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A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING A ROTARY MILKING PLATFORM TO MAXIMISE THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS MILKED PER UNIT TIME AND A ROTARY MILKING PLATFORM
A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING A ROTARY MILKING PLATFORM TO MAXIMISE THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS MILKED PER UNIT TIME AND A ROTARY MILKING PLATFORM
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机译:一种用于操作旋转挤奶平台的方法和装置,以最大化每单位时间挤奶的动物数量和旋转挤奶平台
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A method and apparatus (3) for operating a rotary milking platform (1) to maximise the number of animals milked per unit time. The milking platform (1) is rotated about a central vertical axis (4) by a variable speed motor (6), and comprises a plurality of animal accommodating locations (5) for the animals being milked. An entry position (7) and an exit position (9) accommodate animals to and from the platform (1). A position sensor (10) monitors the angular position of the platform (1). An RFID sensor (12) reads the identity of animals entering the platform (1). Historical data relating to milking time per milking session and the milk yield per animal per session is stored in an electronic memory (17). A microprocessor (15) reads signals from flow meters (14) which monitor the milk flow from milking clusters of each animal accommodating location (5). The microprocessor (15) is configured as each animal enters the platform (1) to compute an optimum angular velocity for the platform (1) in order to maximise the number of animals milked per unit time. The optimum angular velocity is computed as a function of the historical data of each animal on the platform (1), and the current milk yield of each animal on the milking platform (1) determined from the flow meter (14).
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