SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT AN ANIMAL-RELATED OPERATION, AND IN COMBINATION, A BARN FOR KEEPING ANIMALS AND A SYSTEM OF THIS KIND

A system for carrying out an animal-related operation, in particular removing manure from a floor in a barn for animals, such as cows, includes an autonomous vehicle, which is provided with a drive system for driving the vehicle. The drive system includes at least one electric drive motor. An electronic control system is connected to the drive system for control thereof. A battery system for storing electrical energy is connected to the drive system and the control system. The system includes a charging station for charging the vehicle's battery system. The charging station includes a transmitting body with a primary coil. The vehicle includes a receiving body with a secondary coil. The vehicle is maneuverable relative to the transmitting body of the charging station in such a way that the primary coil of the transmitting body and the secondary coil of the receiving body are mutually aligned in a charging state to transfer electrical energy wirelessly from the primary coil to the secondary coil for wireless charging of the vehicle's battery system. The system includes a cleaning device for cleaning at least the receiving body of the vehicle before the primary coil of the transmitting body and the secondary coil of the receiving body are mutually aligned in the charging state.