Lidar and Radar Enable the Next Generation of Dairy Cattle Feeding

IF 0.8 4区农林科学 Q4 AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING

Applied Engineering in Agriculture Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI:10.13031/aea.14741

Matthias Reger, J. Stumpenhausen, H. Bernhardt

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Abstract

HighlightsDevelopments in automatized feeding lead to farms being locked industrial production sites.LiDAR and Radar facilitate driverless feed mixers by covering navigation and safety aspects.External safety of driverless vehicles can be compensated with optical, acoustical and organizational measures.Abstract. Present automatic feeding systems (AFS) for dairy cattle are predominantly machines with additional external structures, e.g., bus bars and guide rails. In order to achieve complete automation of the feeding process, future AFS must be adaptable to different types of farm structures. Technologies such as LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) and Radar (Radio Detection and Ranging) enable free navigation of self-propelled feed mixer wagons and make important contributions to personal protection and collision avoidance. This enables the feed mixer to reach silo systems independently, remove feed and present it at the feed table. Using a self-propelled mixer feeder, both LiDAR and Radar are comparatively analyzed in a practical series of tests under farm conditions. Research into the legal framework and an exemplary risk assessment lay the conceptual basis for future automatic feeding systems. The aim of this consideration is to derive a coordinated concept for the areas of navigation and collision protection in an automatic feeding system for next-generation dairy cattle. Keywords: AFS, AGV, Automation, Dairy, Feeding, Laser, LiDAR, Radar.

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激光雷达和雷达使下一代奶牛饲养成为可能

自动化饲养的发展导致农场被锁定为工业生产场所。激光雷达和雷达通过覆盖导航和安全方面来促进无人驾驶馈电搅拌机。无人驾驶汽车的外部安全可以通过光学、声学和组织措施来补偿。目前用于奶牛的自动饲喂系统(AFS)主要是带有额外外部结构的机器，例如母线和导轨。为了实现饲喂过程的完全自动化，未来的AFS必须适应不同类型的农场结构。激光雷达(LiDAR，光探测和测距)和雷达(Radar，无线电探测和测距)等技术使自行式饲料搅拌器车辆能够自由导航，并为个人保护和避免碰撞做出了重要贡献。这使得饲料搅拌器能够独立到达筒仓系统，移除饲料并将其呈现在饲料表上。采用自走式混合式给料机，在农场条件下进行了一系列实际试验，对激光雷达和雷达进行了对比分析。对法律框架的研究和示范性风险评估为未来的自动喂食系统奠定了概念基础。这一考虑的目的是为下一代奶牛自动喂养系统的导航和碰撞保护领域得出一个协调的概念。关键词:AFS, AGV，自动化，奶牛，喂饲，激光，激光雷达，雷达。

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Applied Engineering in Agriculture 农林科学-农业工程

CiteScore

1.80

自引率

11.10%

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审稿时长

6 months

期刊介绍： This peer-reviewed journal publishes applications of engineering and technology research that address agricultural, food, and biological systems problems. Submissions must include results of practical experiences, tests, or trials presented in a manner and style that will allow easy adaptation by others; results of reviews or studies of installations or applications with substantially new or significant information not readily available in other refereed publications; or a description of successful methods of techniques of education, outreach, or technology transfer.