Feed system and method for the feeding of animals

摘要

A feed system (1) for the feeding of animals, comprising: —a feed wagon (3), having: •a holder (4), •a dispensing device (5), •a regulating unit (8), comprising a sending and receiving device (9), and being connected to a drive and control system, and —a feed loading device (12), —a feed site, —a central control system (16) provided with a sending and receiving device (17) which is configured to communicate wirelessly with the sending and receiving device of the regulating unit, and comprising a memory in which are stored navigation data on the basis of which the feed wagon is capable of covering a route from the feed loading site to the feed site, and wherein the central control system transmits a packet of data comprising these navigation data to the regulating unit. The regulating unit regulates the drive and control system on the basis of that packet of data.

主权项

1. A feed system for the feeding of animals, which feed system comprises:
an operating zone having a ground surface; a feed wagon, said feed wagon being provided with:
a holder for the reception of feed;a dispensing device for the dispensing of feed held in the holder;a plurality of wheels, said plurality of wheels being transportable over the ground surface;a drive and control system for driving and controlling the feed wagon; anda regulating unit, said regulating unit being provided with a sending and receiving device and being connected to the drive and control system for the regulation thereof; a feed storage system for holding at least one variety of feed; a feed loading site for the feed wagon, said feed loading site being located in the operating zone; a feed loading device, said feed loading device being configured to transfer feed from the feed storage system to the holder of the feed wagon when the feed wagon is stationed at the feed loading site; a feed site for the feeding of the animals, said feed site being located in the operating zone at a distance from the feed loading site, and being reachable for the feed wagon from the feed loading site by transporting of the feed wagon, with its wheels, over the ground surface; and a central control system, said central control system being provided with a sending and receiving device configured to communicate with the sending and receiving device of the regulating unit of the feed wagon, wherein the central control system is provided with a memory in which are stored data comprising navigation data on the basis of which the feed wagon is capable of covering a route from the feed loading site to the feed site, and the central control system is configured to transmit a packet of data comprising these navigation data from the sending and receiving device of the central control system to the sending and receiving device of the regulating unit of the feed wagon, and the regulating unit of the feed wagon is provided with a memory for the storage of that packet of data, and the regulating unit of the feed wagon is configured to regulate the drive and control system of the feed wagon, on the basis of that packet of data, for the autonomous running of the feed wagon from the feed loading site to the feed site.