Sensing system for determining parameter of animal group

• Main Authors: BROERS HARRY, SEKULOVSKIAGAN, DE SABAULT MARC ANDRE
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 31.01.2023
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CALCULATING; CARE OF BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; DIAGNOSIS; FISHING; FORESTRY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HUNTING; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; MEASURING; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS; PHYSICS; RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; SURGERY; TESTING; TRAPPING

The invention provides a sensing system for determining a parameter of a group of animals present on a surface area, wherein the sensing system comprises: a controller; at least one distance sensor having a field of view to the surface area; wherein the at least one distance sensor is configured to: at least continuously measure a height of an animal in the group of animals passing through the field of view during a period of time; and providing a height signal comprising the measured height during the period of time; wherein the controller is configured to: obtain the height signal; and determining a parameter of the group of animals based on the measured height during the period of time. 本发明提供了一种用于确定存在于表面区域上的动物组的参数的传感系统，其中所述传感系统包括：控制器；至少一个距离传感器，所述至少一个距离传感器具有到所述表面区域的视场；其中所述至少一个距离传感器被配置为：在一段时间期间至少连续地测量所述动物组中经过所述视场的动物的高度；以及在该段时间期间提供包括所测量的高度的高度信号；其中，所述控制器被配置为：获得所述高度信号；以及在该段时间期间基于所测量的高度来确定所述动物组的参数。