Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100049392 | SYSTEM FOR DEMARCATING AN AREA - A system for demarcating an area comprises a first vehicle, an attachment point, a demarcating element, a motor and a vehicle control unit. The demarcating element extends from the first vehicle to the attachment point. The system furthermore comprises a camera, which camera is operatively connected to the vehicle control unit. | 02-25-2010 |
20110185975 | UNMANNED VEHICLE COMPRISING A PROTECTION DEVICE - Unmanned vehicle to carry out an animal-related action, provided with a frame and a control device to control the vehicle and a locomotion device to move the unmanned vehicle, and with a protective device to protect the vehicle against obstacles, wherein the protective device includes a touchable electrical conductor which extends on the outside of, advantageously around, the vehicle, and a voltage source to supply voltage to the conductor under the control of the control device. | 08-04-2011 |
20110296635 | DEVICE FOR REMOVING MANURE FROM A FLOOR, IN PARTICULAR A CLOSED FLOOR - The present invention relates to an unmanned self-propelled and self-steering device for removing manure present on a floor, including a manure slide and a drive for moving the device over the floor, wherein the manure slide is substantially U-shaped or V-shaped with two legs in order to define autonomously a manure-accommodating-space which opens in a forward direction and is closed in a rearward direction, and wherein the legs have a length in the order of magnitude of the width of the manure slide. | 12-08-2011 |
20120090110 | AUTONOMOUS MOVABLE VEHICLE HAVING A FILLABLE CONTAINER AND AN ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE AUTONOMOUS MOVABLE VEHICLE AND A FILLING STATION - An autonomous movable vehicle including: a propelling device; a fluid receiving conduit having at least one fill opening through which a container can be filled; at least one fluid dispensing opening through which a fluid is dispensed; and a controller that causes the vehicle to autonomously approach a fluid delivery station that is separate from the vehicle and that causes the fill opening to couple to the fluid delivery station, wherein when the fill opening and the fluid delivery station are in an interfacing position, fluid is transferred from the fluid delivery station into the container, and the fill opening of the fluid receiving conduit is disposed at a location spaced apart from and to one side of a central mirror axis of the vehicle which axis extends in the direction of travel of the vehicle. | 04-19-2012 |
20130073137 | VEHICLE FOR DISPLACING FEED - The invention provides an autonomous vehicle for displacing feed laterally, comprising a frame having two separately drivable rear wheels and a front supporting point, and a feed displacer in the form of an annular element which is freely rotatable and has a radius r, said element forming the outer circumference of the vehicle. In order to enhance the control stability, the rear wheels are situated at a distance of less than a radius from the geometric centre of the vehicle. | 03-21-2013 |
20130269625 | ASSEMBLY FOR AND METHOD OF GRAZING - Assembly for delimiting a grazing area for cattle, in particular dairy cattle, comprising at least three holders which are spaced apart and which are directly or indirectly interconnected by one or more delimiting elements, such as wires, which are displaceable by the holders, wherein at least two of the holders are self-propelled and at least one of the holders is designed as a milking station. | 10-17-2013 |
20140034750 | AUTONOMOUSLY DISPLACEABLE FEED DISPLACEMENT VEHICLE - A feed displacement vehicle which can move on a surface autonomously, the vehicle comprising a frame which is provided with a drive mechanism, a feed displacement device configured to push aside feed situated on the surface, a container for a feed supplement to be dispensed, and a dispensing device for dispensing the feed supplement from the container. The vehicle further comprises an adjustment device configured such that the dispensing device of the vehicle can be adjusted in order to dispense the feed supplement at a desired, adjustable dispensing distance. | 02-06-2014 |
20150034014 | FEED CONTROL SYSTEM, FEEDING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FEEDING ANIMALS - A feed control system, a feeding system and a method for feeding animals comprises an autonomous feed displacer which displaces animal feed and subsequently measures the height of the displaced animal feed using a feed level meter. Since the displaced, pushed back animal feed results in heaps of surprisingly constant shape, it is possible to obtain a reliable indication of the quantity using only the feed level. | 02-05-2015 |
20150086687 | APPARATUS FOR MIXING AND CUTTING ANIMAL FEED AND METHOD OF OPERATING SUCH AN APPARATUS - An apparatus for mixing and cutting animal feed comprising a container with a side wall, a rotary mixing and cutting device positioned inside the container and arranged to be driven by a driving unit. At least one counter element is provided at the sidewall. The apparatus comprises positioning device for moving the counter element between a retracted position and an inserted position, and a control unit to control the positioning device of the counter element and arranged to determine an indication of the amount of power consumed by the driving units for driving the rotary mixing and cutting device and to control positioning device based on the determined indication of the amount of power. | 03-26-2015 |