Abstract: The invention provides a sensing system for determining a parameter of a set of animals present on a surface area, wherein the sensing system comprises: a controller; at least one range sensor having a Field-of-View to the surface area; wherein the at least one range sensor is configured to at least continually measure heights of animals of the set of animals passing the Field-of-View during a period of time, and to provide a height signal comprising said measured heights during the period of time; wherein the controller is configured to obtain said height signal, and to determine the parameter of the set of animals based on the measured heights during the period of time.

Abstract: The invention provides an aquaculture system (2000) for hosting an aquatic animal. the aquaculture system (2000) comprising (i) a basin (50) configured to host water (51) and the aquatic animal. and (ii) a light generating system (1000) configured to provide system light (1001) to the basin (50), wherein the system light (1001) has controllable polarization. and wherein in an operational mode of the light generating system (1000) the light generating system (1000) is configured to provide system light (1001) sequentially having M different polarization states, wherein M?2. and wherein at least part of the M different polarization states are provided consecutively for time periods selected from the range of 0.005-10 seconds.

Abstract: A system (100) for supplying sustenance to animals is provided, comprising a sustenance unit (110), a light source (120) configured to illuminate the sustenance unit, and a sensor arrangement (130) configured to detect a movement of the sustenance unit, a position of an animal in proximity to the sustenance unit, a motion of an animal in proximity to the sustenance unit, and a sound of an animal in proximity to the sustenance unit. The system further comprises a processor configured to compare the detected motion with a predetermined motion associated with an activity of the animal, and to determine an activity of the animal based on the detected position, motion and/or sound of the animal. The system is configured to, via the processor, control the light source based on the detected movement of the sustenance unit and/or the determined activity of the animal.

Abstract: A liquid supply system (900) in which one or more nipples (920) and one or more sprinklers (930) are all connected to a same set of piping (111) that provides livestock consumable liquid. A nipple provides an amount of liquid responsive to an interaction by the livestock with the nipple. A sprinkler sprays or sprinkles liquid responsive to some predetermined criteria/criterion being met, so as to controllable spray/sprinkle the liquid. In this way, the same liquid is provided for consumption by the livestock as it sprayed by the sprinkler.

Abstract: The invention provides a lighting system controller for mitigating stress of at least one animal intended to move from a first space to a second space, wherein said stress is caused by a perceived difference, as perceived by the at least one animal, between the first space and the second space; wherein the lighting system controller is configured to: obtain a first input indicative of an environmental characteristic of the first space; obtain a second input indicative of an environmental characteristic of the second space; determine a difference feature between the environmental characteristic of the first space and the environmental characteristic of the second space; determine a first light setting for illuminating the first space and/or a second light setting for illuminating the second space based on said difference feature to reduce said perceived difference between the environmental characteristic of the first space and the environmental characteristic of the second space; control at least one first lig

Abstract: The invention provides a system (1000) for providing olfactory molecules (1220) in an animal residence (200), the system (1000) comprising (a) a radiation system (1100), (b) a precursor material providing system (1200), and (c) a control system (300), wherein: the radiation system (1100) is configured to generate first radiation (1111); the precursor material providing system (1200) is configured to provide precursor material 5 (1210). wherein the precursor material (1210) is configured to be at least partly converted by the first radiation (1111) into the olfactory molecules (1220); and the control system (300) is configured to control generation of the olfactory molecules (1220) by controlling one or more of the radiation system (1100) and the precursor material providing system (1200).

Abstract: The invention relates to pre-conditioning an animal(s) to (the risk of) heat stress. The invention provides a control device for controlling a lighting device to illuminate at least one animal in a space, wherein the control device is configured to: obtain prediction data indicative of a value of an environmental condition in said space during a future time period; determine said value of the environmental condition based on the prediction data; determine a prediction of heat stress of the at least one animal in said space during the future time period if said value of the environmental condition falls within a predefined limit for heat stress; control, upon determining said prediction of heat stress, a lighting device to illuminate the at least one animal in said space with a lighting characteristic at least partly before said future time period.

Abstract: The invention provides a system (1000) for distributing an attenuated airborne pathogen (72) in an indoor space (3) for humans or animals, wherein the system (1000) is configured to (a) subject in a treatment mode first air (81) comprising an airborne pathogen (71) to first radiation (111) to attenuate the airborne pathogen (71) to provide second air (82) with the attenuated airborne pathogen (72), and to (b) introduce the second air (82) in the indoor space (3); wherein a spectral power distribution of the first radiation (111) is controllable in at least part of a wavelength range of 100-380 nm, wherein the system (1000) comprises a control system (300) configured to control the spectral power distribution of the first radiation (111) of the treatment mode in dependence of the airborne pathogen (71) to be attenuated.

Abstract: An inspection system (100) for inspecting a lighting device (150) during an assembly process of the lighting device; wherein the lighting device comprises a base plate (153) and a plurality of components (155) mounted on the base plate; wherein the inspection system comprises: a light source (120) arranged for illuminating the lighting device according to a first light output spectrum for providing a luminance contrast between the base plate and the plurality of components; an imaging unit/camera (130) arranged for capturing a first image of the illuminated lighting device; a controller (110) comprising a processing unit for determining a luminance contrast measure of the captured first image; wherein the processing unit is further arranged for, when the luminance contrast measure of the captured first image exceeds a threshold value, adapting the first light output spectrum, and wherein the imaging unit is further arranged for capturing a second image of the lighting device illuminated according to the adapt

Abstract: A system is disclosed for monitoring pollination of plants carrying one or more flowers. The system comprises a plurality of microphones for monitoring an area comprising said one or more flowers. Each microphone out of the plurality of microphones is configured to monitor a sub-area of the monitored area. Further, each microphone is suitable for recording sounds produced by a pollinator, such as a bumblebee, that is present in the microphone's sub-area and is configured to output one or more signals indicative of recorded sounds. The system further comprises a data processing system that is configured to receive, from each of the plurality of microphones, said one or more signals indicative of recorded sounds. The data processing system is further configured to determine, based on the signals received from the plurality of microphones, a value of a pollination quality parameter indicative of how well one or more flowers in the monitored area are pollinated.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for growing arthropods and photo-autotrophic organism in a shared water recipient (2000), wherein the method comprises: (a) monitoring an arthropod monitoring parameter of the arthropods in the shared water recipient, wherein the arthropod monitoring parameter is related to one or more of growth, metabolism, and behavior of the arthropods: and (b) controlling an photo-autotrophic organism control parameter of the photo-autotrophic organism in the shared water recipient in dependence of the arthropod monitoring parameter, wherein the photo-autotrophic organism control parameter influences one or more of growth and metabolism of the photo-autotrophic organisms.

Abstract: A method (100) for disinfection using a lighting system (200), comprising: •determining (140) a mid-infrared (IR) and/or far-IR wavelength configured to disrupt a target macromolecule of a target pathogen, wherein the target macromolecule is DNA, RNA, and/or •a protein of the target pathogen; and exposing (150), via a light source (210) of the lighting system (200), •exposing (150), via a light source of the lighting system (200), the target pathogen to the determined mid-IR and/or far-IR wavelength, wherein the target macromolecule is directly disrupted and the target pathogen is neutralized by the exposure; and •detecting (160), by a sensor (224) of the lighting system (200), neutralisation of the target pathogen by exposure.

Abstract: A system (100) for analyzing mating behavior of an animal species, comprising: an image-capturing device (110) configured to capture a plurality of time-successive image frames, and a processor (120), wherein the system is configured to detect and track at least one male (130) and female (140) of an animal species, register a motion pattern (150) of at least one of the tracked male and the tracked female, compare the registered motion pattern with a predetermined motion pattern (160), determine the likelihood of an action associated with a mating behavior between the tracked male and the tracked female, and, based on the determined likelihood, capture, via the image-capturing device, a set of time-successive image frames, wherein each image frame set of time-successive frame comprises at least one of the tracked male and the tracked female, and register the motion pattern as a function of the captured set of time-successive image frames.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a shelf (10) for a UV-C disinfection chamber (12) comprising at least one UV-C light source (24) adapted to emit UV-C radiation (22) inside the UV-C disinfection chamber, the shelf comprising: a metal mesh shelf plate (14); and at least one optical element (26), wherein each optical element of the at least one optical element is adapted to locally modify the UV-C radiation relative to an object (28) supported by the shelf in conjunction with the optical element when the shelf is placed inside the UV-C disinfection chamber.

Abstract: A method and system for detection and alerting of a known condition within an environment. The systems and methods obtain a plurality of reference images from a plurality of samples under known conditions, provide each of the plurality of reference images to an image recognition algorithm and generate a historical database of reference images to be used in real-time. The system can obtain real-time samples, render spectral ages of the sample's composition, and use the image recognition algorithm to compare the overall shape of the image to the overall shapes in the reference images to determine if they match to within a threshold value. Upon a positive determination that the images match within a threshold value, an alert can be sent to the supervisor of an environment to warn them of the onset of a known condition. In some examples, counter-measures can be employed to alleviate certain known conditions.

Abstract: The lighting device includes a lens array having a plurality of lenses and a focal surface located at a focal distance from the lens array, a light source array having a plurality of light sources arranged to emit light towards the lens array with a light output distributed around a primary axis, and a cover layer having a light-transmissive surface portion delimiting light exit openings. The cover layer is positioned to substantially coincides with the focal surface. Each light source forms a combination with a closest lens, each combination having, in a plane perpendicular to the primary axis, a displacement length and a displacement direction, such that there are least two different displacement lengths and at least two different displacement directions.

Abstract: The invention provides a fused deposition modeling 3D printer (500), comprising (i) a printer head (501), (ii) a 3D printable material providing device (575), (iii) an actuator (610) for moving one or more of (a) the printer head (501) and (b) a receiver item (550), (iv) an optical sensor (620), and (v) n optical elements (630), wherein n?1; wherein: - in an operational mode of the fused deposition modeling 3D printer (500) the optical sensor (620) senses one or more of (i) reflection of radiation (11) at 3D printed material (202) on the receiver item (550), (ii) reflection of radiation (11) at at least one of the n optical elements (630), and (iii) transmission of radiation (11) through at least one of the n optical elements (630), thereby sensing at least part of a space between the receiver item (550) and the printer head (501); - during the operational mode at least one of the group of optical elements (630) and the optical sensor (610) are configured at equal heights or higher than a printer nozzle (502)

Abstract: A method for determining the growth stage of a plant is disclosed. The method comprises illuminating the plant with illumination light. The illumination light causes response light from the plant. The method further comprises detecting the response light from the plant, and, based on the detected response light, determining the growth stage of the plant. In this method, (i) illuminating the plant comprises illuminating with at least partially polarized illumination light, and/or (ii) detecting the response light comprises polarization filtering the response light.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods and systems for repelling one or more fish eating predators (4) from a fish-containing area (6) within a sea, fjord, river or lake, wherein a moving image of a predator (18) of the one or more fish eating predators (4) is provided at and/or near a boundary of the fish-containing area (6).

Abstract: The invention relates to an illumination system comprising at least one illumination device as well such illumination device, both the system as the device capable of implementing a lighting functionality as well as an air treatment (disinfecting or purifying) functionality. According to a first aspect of the invention an illumination system composed of at least one illumination device is proposed, with the at least one illumination device comprising a support structure; at least one light emitting source coupled with the support structure for emitting visible light radiation; an ion generating source coupled with the support structure for at least generating ionized molecules in air; and at least one UV light emitting source coupled with the support structure for emitting UV light radiation in a wavelength range for depleting ozone generated by the ion generating source.