System and method for controlling the position of a robot carriage based on the position of a milking stall of an adjacent rotary milking platform

摘要

A system includes a carriage track positioned adjacent to a rotary milking platform, a robot carriage positioned on the carriage track such that the robot carriage may move along the carriage track, and a controller. The controller determines a movement of a milking stall of the rotary milking platform from a first rotational position to a second rotational position. The controller further determines a position of the robot carriage on the carriage track corresponding to the movement of the milking stall of the rotary milking platform. The controller also communicates a position signal to a carriage actuator coupled to the robot carriage and the carriage track. The position signal causes the carriage actuator to move the robot carriage along the carriage track to the determined position in conjunction with the movement of the rotary milking platform.

主权项

1. A system for controlling the position of a robot carriage, comprising:
a linear carriage track positioned adjacent to a rotary milking platform; a robot carriage positioned on the carriage track such that the robot carriage may move along the carriage track; and a controller that:
determines a movement of a milking stall of the rotary milking platform from a first rotational position to a second rotational position;determines a position of the robot carriage on the carriage track corresponding to the movement of the milking stall of the rotary milking platform; andcommunicates a position signal to a carriage actuator coupled to the robot carriage and the carriage track, the position signal causing the carriage actuator to move the robot carriage along the carriage track to the determined position in conjunction with the movement of the rotary milking platform.