公开(公告)号：US20240099272A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US18264305

申请日：2022-02-09

Applicant: CAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Nickolas Junior VER STEEG

IPC: A01K29/00 ,  A01K5/02 ,  G06T7/12 ,  G06T7/62 ,  G06V10/26 ,  G06V20/68

CPC classification number: A01K29/005 ,  A01K5/0283 ,  G06T7/12 ,  G06T7/62 ,  G06V10/26 ,  G06V20/68 ,  G06T2207/10028 ,  G06T2207/20081 ,  G06T2207/20092 ,  G06T2207/30128 ,  G06T2207/30188

Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments for segmenting an animal feed bunk. The feed bunk is segmented, in some embodiments, into segments that include reachable animal feed, and other segments that include unreachable animal feed. Volume estimates of feed in each of the segments are generated, in some embodiments, via imaging data of the feed bunk captured by a LIDAR sensor or passive optical sensor. The volume estimates trigger alerts in some instances indicating feed shortages or a need for a push up operation to move feed from an unreachable segment to a reachable segment. Demarcation of feeding events, coupled with volume estimations of feed remaining provide for determination of refusal volumes, which are useful in determining animal appetite.