SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MILKING STALL ASSIGNMENT USING REAL-TIME LOCATION

摘要

A system comprises a memory and a processor. The memory stores information about a milking stall where a dairy livestock is located at a first time, and a coordinate location of the dairy livestock at a second time. The processor is communicatively coupled to the memory and determines if the coordinate location of the dairy livestock at the second time is different than the milking stall where the dairy livestock is located at the first time. If the coordinate location where the dairy livestock is located at the second time is not the milking stall, the processor generates an error flag associated with the dairy livestock.

主权项

1. A system for milking stall assignment in a milking parlor, comprising:
a plurality of identification devices positioned within or adjacent to a milking parlor; a plurality of tags that are worn by a plurality of dairy livestock positioned with or adjacent to the milking parlor; a controller comprising:
a memory module that stores:
first location information associated with a first tag worn by a first dairy livestock, the first location information comprising a first coordinate location of the first dairy livestock within the milking parlor at a first time, the coordinate location based at least in part upon signals communicated between the first tag and at least one identification device; andsecond location information associated with the first tag worn by the first dairy livestock, the second location information comprising a second coordinate location of the first dairy livestock within the milking parlor at a second time, the second coordinate location based at least in part upon signals communicated between the first tag and at least one identification device; anda processor communicatively coupled to the memory module and that:
analyzes the first location information to identify a milking stall in which the dairy livestock is located at the first time;assigns the dairy livestock to the milking stall in which the dairy cow is located at the first time;analyzes the stored second location information to identify a milking stall in which the dairy livestock is located at the second time;determines whether the milking stall in which the dairy livestock is located at the second time is the milking stall assigned to the dairy livestock; andif the milking stall in which the first dairy livestock is located at the second time is the milking stall assigned to the first dairy livestock, determine whether a milking process for the first dairy livestock is complete.