A threshold-based algorithm for the development of inertial sensor-based systems to perform real-time cow step counting in free-stall barns

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 153, Issue , 2017, Pages 99-109

  Arcidiacono, Claudia ^a   Porto, Simona M C ^a   Mancino, Massimo ^a   Cascone, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cow behaviour; Dairy farming; Precision livestock farming; Step counter

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; AGRICULTURE; COMPUTER VISION; ERRORS; INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE; OPEN SYSTEMS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY;

ACCELEROMETER SIGNALS; COMPUTATIONAL PROCEDURES; COW BEHAVIOUR; DAIRY FARMING; MONITORING AND ANALYSIS; PRECISION LIVESTOCK FARMING; SAMPLING FREQUENCIES; STEP-COUNTER;

WEARABLE SENSORS;

EID: 85000443552     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2016.11.003     Document Type: Article

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