AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR MOVING A ROBOTIC ARM ALONG A ROTARY MILKING PLATFORM

摘要

A system for operating a robotic arm comprises a carriage and a robotic arm. The carriage is mounted on a track adjacent to a rotary milking platform having a substantially circular perimeter and a stall for a dairy livestock. The carriage moves along a substantially straight portion of the track tangent to and outside the perimeter of the rotary milking platform at a rate based at least in part upon a speed of rotation of the rotary milking platform. The carriage moves in a direction corresponding to the direction of rotation of the rotary milking platform and such movement of the carriage is independent of any physical coupling between the carriage and the rotary milking platform. The robotic arm extends between the legs of the dairy livestock.

主权项

1. A system for operating a robotic arm, comprising:
a carriage mounted on a track positioned adjacent to a rotary milking platform having a substantially circular perimeter and a stall for a dairy livestock, the carriage operable to move along a substantially straight portion of the track tangent to and outside the perimeter of the rotary milking platform at a rate based at least in part upon a speed of rotation of the rotary milking platform, wherein the carriage moves in a direction corresponding to the direction of rotation of the rotary milking platform and such movement of the carriage is independent of any physical coupling between the carriage and the rotary milking platform; and a robotic arm coupled to the carriage and operable to extend between the legs of the dairy livestock.