Real-Time Location Tracking for Dairy Livestock Stall Assignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for milking stall assignment in dairy operations are inefficient, leading to inaccurate association of milk production data with individual dairy livestock, which hampers herd management and milk quality monitoring.
Innovation Solution
A method that uses real-time location information from identification devices to accurately assign dairy livestock to milking stalls by comparing their coordinates with stall layouts, ensuring accurate data association and monitoring of milk characteristics over time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If real-time location tracking is implemented to accurately assign dairy livestock to milking stalls, then data association accuracy is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The identification device serves multiple functions: it tracks real-time location of dairy livestock, determines stall assignment, and enables data association. This multi-functional approach improves measurement precision without proportionally increasing system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual stall assignment and monitoring with an automated electronic system using identification devices and coordinate-based tracking. This substitution improves data association accuracy while the modular electronic architecture keeps complexity manageable
2Productivity
If manual methods are used for milking stall assignment, then system complexity is reduced, but productivity and monitoring accuracy deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically performs stall assignment and data association without manual intervention. The identification device and control system work autonomously to track livestock location and assign stalls, improving productivity while requiring minimal operational complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors livestock location and provides real-time feedback for stall assignment. This automated feedback loop improves herd management efficiency by enabling dynamic, accurate tracking without proportional increases in operational complexity
Data Source
AI summary
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.