Efficient Monitoring of Livestock Feed Inventories

Tim Bell; Roger D. Chamberlain; Chris Edmiston; Addison Elliott; Todd Steinbrueck

doi:10.1109/CAFE58535.2023.10291580

Efficient Monitoring of Livestock Feed Inventories

Tim Bell
, Roger D. Chamberlain
, Chris Edmiston
, Addison Elliott
, Todd Steinbrueck

Department of Computer Science & Engineering

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

Understanding the current inventory of livestock feed is crucial to modern farm operations. While typically accomplished via monitoring the weight of feed bins, commercially available calibrated load cells suitable for this purpose can be prohibitive in cost. Here, we describe an approach to using uncalibrated load cells, which are inexpensive to produce, that then undergo a persistent, non-linear calibration process during manufacturing. By comparing the output signal from multiple load cells on an individual feed bin, we also diagnose failures in the field, continuing functional operation prior to repair.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2023 IEEE Conference on AgriFood Electronics, CAFE 2023 - Proceedings
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	75-79
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9798350327113
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CAFE58535.2023.10291580
State	Published - 2023
Event	1st IEEE Conference on AgriFood Electronics, CAFE 2023 - Torino, Italy Duration: Sep 25 2023 → Sep 27 2023

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Name	2023 IEEE Conference on AgriFood Electronics, CAFE 2023 - Proceedings

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Conference	1st IEEE Conference on AgriFood Electronics, CAFE 2023
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Torino
Period	09/25/23 → 09/27/23

Keywords

bi-directional communications
calibration
grain bins
livestock feed
load cells

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Bell, T., Chamberlain, R. D., Edmiston, C., Elliott, A., & Steinbrueck, T. (2023). Efficient Monitoring of Livestock Feed Inventories. In 2023 IEEE Conference on AgriFood Electronics, CAFE 2023 - Proceedings (pp. 75-79). (2023 IEEE Conference on AgriFood Electronics, CAFE 2023 - Proceedings). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/CAFE58535.2023.10291580

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Bell, T, Chamberlain, RD, Edmiston, C, Elliott, A & Steinbrueck, T 2023, Efficient Monitoring of Livestock Feed Inventories. in 2023 IEEE Conference on AgriFood Electronics, CAFE 2023 - Proceedings. 2023 IEEE Conference on AgriFood Electronics, CAFE 2023 - Proceedings, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 75-79, 1st IEEE Conference on AgriFood Electronics, CAFE 2023, Torino, Italy, 09/25/23. https://doi.org/10.1109/CAFE58535.2023.10291580

Efficient Monitoring of Livestock Feed Inventories. / Bell, Tim; Chamberlain, Roger D.; Edmiston, Chris et al.
2023 IEEE Conference on AgriFood Electronics, CAFE 2023 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023. p. 75-79 (2023 IEEE Conference on AgriFood Electronics, CAFE 2023 - Proceedings).

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