CN109074541A - The perishable farm products status system of AD-HOC wireless mesh network including detector - Google Patents

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CN109074541A
CN109074541A CN201780026261.2A CN201780026261A CN109074541A CN 109074541 A CN109074541 A CN 109074541A CN 201780026261 A CN201780026261 A CN 201780026261A CN 109074541 A CN109074541 A CN 109074541A
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A kind of computer implemented method of operated products status system is included the steps that through multiple networking detector monitors perishable farm products.It is then possible to detect first state by the first detector in the multiple networking detector.Then, the first data packet of the first state is indicated by first detector and by the transmission of at least one other detector.Then, first data packet is sent to monitoring terminal by least one other detector.

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The perishable farm products status system of AD-HOC wireless mesh network including detector
Background technique
This disclosure relates to a kind of perishable farm products status system, and more particularly, to a kind of ad- with detector The perishable farm products status system of hoc wireless mesh network.
Traditional goods transport systems can monitor and collect ambient parameter data, temperature during such as Refrigerated Transport, Humidity and ethylene concentration.The supplemental characteristic of collection can be used for inferring in very versatile mode the state of perishable farm products.In general, from It is concluded that predictive in such data, and product may be suffered a loss due to suboptimum environmental parameter.It is expected that changing Into the transport and/or storage of perishable farm products.
Summary of the invention
According to the computer implemented method of the operated products status system of the disclosure non-limiting embodiments Including passing through multiple networking detector monitors perishable farm products;The first shape is detected by the first detector in multiple networking detectors State;The first data packet of instruction first state is transmitted by the first detector and by least one other detector;And lead to It crosses at least one other detector and sends monitoring terminal for first data packet.
Other than foregoing embodiments, the method includes passing through the second detector detection second in multiple detectors State;The second data packet of second state that indicates is transferred at least one other detector by the second detector;And Before the data packet with highest priority, by least one other detector to the first data packet and the second data packet Carry out priority ranking.
In alternative embodiment or in addition to this, in foregoing embodiments, the first data packet and the second data Packet includes the detector mark of corresponding first detector and the second detector.
It is every in multiple networking detectors in foregoing embodiments in alternative embodiment or in addition to this One is wireless electron device.
It is every in multiple networking detectors in foregoing embodiments in alternative embodiment or in addition to this One wireless communication.
It is every in multiple networking detectors in foregoing embodiments in alternative embodiment or in addition to this One includes at least one sensor;It is configured to handle the microcontroller from the received data of sensor;Being configured to will be by Transceiver of the sensor data transmission of microcontroller processing to other detectors of at least one of multiple networking detectors;With And computer readable storage medium.
In alternative embodiment or in addition to this, in foregoing embodiments, the method includes by multiple The networking new detector of detector monitors;New detector is detected by least one of multiple networking detectors;And by alarm Database downloads to new detector from least one of multiple networking detectors.
In alternative embodiment or in addition to this, in foregoing embodiments, the method includes monitoring new inspection Survey device;New detector is detected by least one of multiple networking detectors;And alerts database is examined from multiple networkings It surveys at least one of device and downloads to new detector.
In alternative embodiment or in addition to this, in foregoing embodiments, the first data packet include alarm simultaneously And second data packet do not include the alarm.
In alternative embodiment or in addition to this, in foregoing embodiments, the first data packet includes and alarm The associated alarm of alert threshold specified in database, and the second data packet does not include the alarm.
According to another non-limiting embodiments for saving the computer for the perishable farm products being stored in containment Program product includes: pass-thru software, and the pass-thru software is stored in each of multiple networking detectors In computer-readable medium, the pass-thru software is configured so that a detector energy in multiple networking detectors Enough by by least one received data packet of at least one other detector;And the excellent software of row, the excellent software storage of row In the computer-readable medium of each of multiple networking detectors, and it is configured to carry out at least one data packet Priority ranking, thus using one at least one data packet first by being controlled.
Other than foregoing embodiments, computer program product includes signal exchange software, the signal exchange (handshake) software is stored in each of multiple networking detectors, and be configured to poll be added to it is multiple The new detector of networking detector will be simultaneously stored in the computer readable storage medium of multiple each of detectors of networking Alarm summary download to new detector.
In alternative embodiment or in addition to this, in foregoing embodiments, alarm summary includes alert threshold.
In alternative embodiment or in addition to this, in foregoing embodiments, alarm summary includes detector mark.
In alternative embodiment or in addition to this, in foregoing embodiments, alert threshold is based on temperature.
In alternative embodiment or in addition to this, in foregoing embodiments, alert threshold is based on ethaline Concentration.
Preceding feature and element not exclusively can be combined with various combinations, unless be in addition explicitly indicated.According to following Description and attached drawing, these features and element and its operation will become apparent.However, it should be understood that be described below and Illustrate be intended to be exemplary in nature and not restrictive.
Detailed description of the invention
According to the specific descriptions below to disclosed non-limiting embodiments, various features are for those skilled in the art It will become obvious for member.Diagram with detailed description can be briefly described below:
Fig. 1 is the side view of the tractor-trailer system of a non-limiting application of the goods transport systems of the disclosure;
Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram of goods transport systems;
Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram of the Product Status system of goods transport systems;
Fig. 4 is secured to the perspective view of the detector of the goods transport systems of perishable farm products;
Fig. 5 is the pre-programmed product type list of Product Status system;
Fig. 6 is the second layer of product type table;
Fig. 7 is the flow chart of the method for operated products status system;
Fig. 8 is the schematic diagram for showing the Product Status system of multiple ad hoc networking detectors;
Fig. 9 is the schematic diagram of networking detector;
Figure 10 is overall flow chart associated with the signal exchange software of each detector;
Figure 11 is overall flow chart associated with the coordination of the basic software of each detector;
Figure 13 is overall flow chart associated with the alarm software of each detector;And
Figure 14 is an exemplary table for showing the alerts database of each detector.
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Referring to Fig.1, tractor is shown as a non-limiting application of the transportation safety shell component of the disclosure to hang Vehicle system 20.Tractor-trailer system 20 may include tractor 22, trailer 24 and the cargo transport system for controlling environmental parameter System 26.Tractor 22 may include operator cockpit or driver's cabin 28 and as tractor 22 powertrain or driving system The engine (not shown) of a part of system.Trailer 24 may include the multiple wheels 30 for being rotatably coupled to frame or platform 32, institute Tractor 22 can be removably coupled to by stating frame or platform 32.Frame 32 be configured to supporting goods transportation system 26 with In ground transport to desired destination.Goods transport systems 26 can be the integral part of frame 32, or can be constructed use It is removed in from frame.It is contemplated that can be configured in addition to tractor-trailer system with understanding, transportation safety shell component 26 It is other kinds of to transport and/or may be adapted to use in a plurality of types of transports (for example, land transportation, sea-freight and/or air transportion).
Referring to Figures 1 and 2, goods transport systems 26 may include container 34 and environmental Kuznets Curves component 36.Container 34 may include Limit together the roof 38 on the boundary in cargo hold or space 50, bottom wall 40, two side walls 42,44, antetheca 46 and rear wall 48 (referring also to Fig. 2).Environmental Kuznets Curves component 36 can be the integral part of container 34, and can be located at or near antetheca 46.Environmental Kuznets Curves Component 36 promotes the environmental parameter in control cargo hold 50.Container 34 can include also that door (does not show at rear wall 48 or any other wall Out).It is contemplated that and understands, container 34 can be any shape, and in some applications can be with endless totally-enclosed (for example, not having There is roof 38 and/or without side wall 42,44 etc.).
Depending on the environmental parameter controlled, environmental Kuznets Curves component 36 may include refrigeration unit 52, humidity controlling unit 54, Air exchange unit 56 and environment composition control unit 58.Although being separately depicted, it should be appreciated that in unit 52,54,56,58 Any two or more usually can integrate together, so that shared various parts control one or more environment ginsengs to realize Several final goals.For example, the temperature that environmental parameter can be controlled by refrigeration unit 52.Environmental parameter can be by humid control list The humidity of 54 control of member.However, can be controlled by the air exchange realized via air exchange unit 56 according to external status Humidity and/or temperature processed.Another environmental parameter can be the molecular chaperones of the air in cabin 50.If the air detected at It is undesirable for dividing, then can solve via environment composition control unit 58, according to an example, environment composition control unit 58 It may include a series of bottles comprising one or more compressed gas, the compressed gas can be by injection cabin 50.Depending on goods Object or product 60, compressed gas can be inert gas.Other examples for the environmental parameter that can control include oxygen concentration, dioxy Change concentration of carbon, ethylene concentration, ozone and 1- methyl cyclopropene.
The control module 62 of environmental Kuznets Curves component 36 is configured to any one of control unit 52,54,56,58 or more It is a, and may include computer based processor 64, computer-readable and writable storage medium 66 and according to various units 52, at least one of any kind of environmental detector 68 that 54,56,58 needs and control are determined.Environmental detector 68 can be configured to monitor and/or measure at least one environmental parameter and control are arrived in associated signal output (referring to arrow 70) Molding block 62.The processor 64 of control module 62 can be configured to processing signal 70 and associated command signal sent (ginseng See arrow 72) to any one or more of unit 52,54,56,58 to control and maintain any kind of environmental parameter.
Environmental detector 68, which can be located in containment 50, usually surrounds product 68 to be commonly used to measure in containment Air environmental parameter.Environmental parameter can depend on the product 60 for being stored and/or being transported, and can usually determine institute The type of the detector 68 utilized.For example, environmental detector 68 can be humidity sensor, chemical sensor, temperature sensor, Any one or more of oxygen sensor, carbon dioxide sensor, optical sensor, ethylene sensor, ozone sensor etc.. More specifically, environmental detector 68 can be temperature sensor if environmental parameter is temperature.If environmental parameter is molecule Ingredient, then environmental detector 68 can be chemical sensor, and if environmental parameter is humidity, and environmental detector 68 can be with It is humidity sensor.The environmental signal 70 generated by environmental detector 68 can be by wired or wireless path transmission.For example, such as Fruit control module 62 is fixed to container 34 (that is, advancing together with container), then environmental detector 68 can use wireline pathway.Such as Fruit control module 62 is remotely located (for example, in driver's cabin 28 or at position land based), then environmental detector can To utilize wireless path.
Monitoring and/or preservation perishable farm products
Referring to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, product 60 can be itself using goods transport systems 26 Product Status system 74 (referring to Perishable farm products Fig. 4).Product Status system 74 may be adapted to monitor perishable farm products 60, save perishable farm products, and/or report is easy The possibility real-time status of rotten product.Product Status system 74 may include module 75, and the module 75 may include the product of pre-programmed Information database 76, detector data module 78, analysis module 80 and reporting modules 82.Product Status system 74 may also include by It is configured to Product Status data be transmitted/are sent at least one Product Status detector 84 of module 75.Product Status system 74 module 75 can be substantially based on software and be programmed into such as control module 62.More specifically, pre-programmed product Information database 76 and detector data module 78 are storable in computer-readable and writable storage medium 66;Analysis module 80 It can be a part of processor 64;And reporting modules 82 may include information, the information by processor 64 export (that is, through By handling by the received status signal 86 of state detector 84), and be stored in medium 66 so that user retrieves afterwards. Additionally or alternatively, reporting modules 82 can be configured at least partly into unit 52,54,56,58 any one It is a to send command signal to change environmental parameter so that the degradation of perishable farm products 60 minimizes or prevent its degradation.It is also contemplated that and Understand, Product Status detector 84 can be environmental parameter detector 68, therefore detector can be used for Product Status system 74 provide the data of the state of instruction perishable farm products 60 and the associated environmental parameter in containment 50 are usually monitored and controlled Dual purpose.It is also contemplated that Product Status system 74 may include processor and computer-readable and writable storage medium, it is described Computer-readable and writable storage medium is separated with control module 62, and on the contrary, is configured to via such as reporting modules 82 It is communicated with control module 62.Perishable farm products 60 can be any substance that can be degraded during storage and/or transport, including vegetable Dish, fruit, meat, flowers and other edible and inedible products.
As shown in figure 3, state detector 84 can be the confession that the refrigeration unit 52 of environmental Kuznets Curves component 36 is for example arranged in Answer the detector in pipeline 88.Product Status system 74 can be configured to the content of monitoring ethylene and alert refrigeration unit 52 Corrective action is taken in the ethylene threshold value for reaching pre-programmed, the threshold value can indicate such as postmaturity.Such movement can To reduce the temperature in the containment 50 as measured by parametric detector 68.It is also contemplated that and understands, for example, can be via parameter Detector 68 monitors the temperature in containment, and sends it to Product Status system 74 for reporting later, to provide peace The time-based record of both full shell temperature and ethylene contents.
In one example, perishable farm products 60 can be apple.Can be controlled to save apple environmental parameter may include Humidity, temperature, luminous intensity, ethylene, ethyl alcohol and acetaldehyde.It, can be by containment 50 in order to save apple and delayed maturity process Be maintained under about centesimal low oxygen content, under the carbon dioxide content between 1 percent and 5 percent, about In a low temperature of zero degrees celsius, under 90 to percent 95 about percent high humility, and/or about hundred a ten thousandths extremely Under 400/1000000ths ethylene concentration range.
It in another example, can be by the temperature in control containment 50 and by control air-flow (that is, air is handed over Change) maturation of banana is controlled to adjust the amount of carbon dioxide present in containment air and ethylene.Can by measurement by Banana generates and the concentration of gas that finds in containment air determines and record maturity.In this illustration, it comes from The analysis module 80 that the data of environmental detector 68 can be supported by processor 64 is used and is used, then via such as control module The environmental Kuznets Curves component 36 that 62 command signal 72 determines is suitably adjusted and is controlled.
In an alternative embodiment, state detector 84 can be multiple detectors, and wherein at least one detector leans on The corresponding storage crate being closely stored in multiple crate (not shown) in containment 50.Each crate may include difference The perishable farm products of type.In yet another embodiment (referring to fig. 4), state detector can be affixed directly to perishable farm products 60 Possibility randomly choose (for example, the respectively random selection of apple associated with detector).It can be direct by state detector 84 Perishable farm products are attached to, directly, objectively measure to key state attribute.As non-limiting example, such measurement Can include: color, solidness and composition transfer, and/or the gas issued by breathing.Detector type may include being imaged (i.e. Camera), color, solidness, temperature, chemicals etc..For example, if product composition of interest is solidness, detector 84 It can be a kind of film strain gauge, the film strain gauge can also be one of the stretchable band of elasticity of package perishable farm products 60 Point.Another example of state detector 84 may include the RFID tag (RFID) with onboard gas sensing ability.
Referring to Fig. 5, product information database 76 may include multiple tables 90, wherein each table is programmed and specific to easy The type 92 of rotten product 60.For product type 92, table 90 may include at least one Product Status type 94 (that is, being shown as Three kinds of 94A, 94B and 94C).The non-limiting example of Status Type 94 may include color, solidness, gas concentration etc..For Every kind of Status Type 94, product information database 76 can store at least one threshold value or range 96 (that is, being shown as 96A, 96B With three of 96C), it is pre-established to implement specific action, for example, alarm is transferred to user via reporting modules 82, and/or adopt Take may include startup environment control assembly 36 corrective action.It is also contemplated that and understand, once user know storing and/or The type of the product of transport, user can pre-select spy via the user interface (not shown) communicated with Product Status system 74 Fixed table 90.In addition, system 74 can be configured to know which type of state detector 84 can with or be provided in advance specific Container 34, to automatically select correlated condition type 94 associated with the type of detector.
Referring to figure 5 and figure 6, each table of specific products type 92 and particular state type 94 may include at least one environment Parameter objectives 98 (that is, three that are shown as target 98A, 98B, 98C).Environmental parameter target 98 can be desired value and/or Desired preferred value range, to save perishable farm products and/or to inhibit the degradation (or further degradation) of perishable farm products 60.Ring Border parameter objectives 98 can depend on specific threshold 96A, 96B, 96C, can represent the specific products type of perishable farm products 60 92 state.The example of environmental parameter target 98 may include containment temperature, humidity, gas concentration, air exchange rate etc..
Referring to Fig. 2-3 and Fig. 5-6, storage medium 66 can be with: the algorithm that storage is executed by the analysis module 80 of processor 64; It can store the detector 68 accumulated during the storage and/or transport of specific products 60,84 data;And spy can also be stored Due to the tables of data 92 of the type of product 60.For example, " banana " tables of data 90 may include protecting if perishable farm products 60 are bananas It deposits banana and/or prevents banana mature or desired environmental parameter range or target 98 that too fast maturation is required.These data can Presence including temperature, humidity and the certain gases (for example, carbon dioxide and ethylene) generated in maturation.
Application-dependent data table 90, analysis module 80 once receive parameter and/or status signal 70,86, so that it may hold Then command signal appropriate can be generated to determine related and desired environmental parameter target 98 first in the associated algorithm of row 72, the command signal 72 is sent to environmental Kuznets Curves component 36.Then, environmental Kuznets Curves component 36 can star unit appropriate 52,54,56,58, to adjust the environmental parameter of the containment air of measurement.It is contemplated that and understanding, the environmental parameter and survey of measurement The Product Status of amount can be the function of algorithm.
In another example, the Product Status of measurement can be the function of algorithm, and the environmental parameter measured by with In directly controlling environmental Kuznets Curves component 36.That is, the combination of " target " environmental parameter can working as based on perishable farm products 60 Preceding state and need and will influence product in various ways, the mode include slow down or hasting of maturity, inhibit harvest after plant Object pathogenic growth inhibits water loss, inhibition or promotes color change, and/or adjust the variation of cooling sensitivity.Ying Li Solution, term " target " environmental parameter are the parameters calculated by control module 66 based on the real-time status of product 60.Believe via order Numbers 72, the target of environmental Kuznets Curves component 36 is directed towards parameter objectives or the adjustment of value 98 or obtains parameter objectives or value 98.It should also be pre- Phase and understanding, this process can save energy because environmental Kuznets Curves component 36 can with real-time operation and only needs (that is, It is current to need) when consume energy.
Although the tables of data of not specifically illustrated Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, it is also contemplated that and understands, pass through executable algorithm, threshold Any one or more of value 96 can depend on two or more Status Types 94.Similarly, environmental parameter target 98 It can depend on two or more threshold values 96 of multiple Status Types 94 and specific products type 92.Although such calculating may It needs to increase the Quantityanddiversity of detector, but threshold value 96 is established by the function of multiple Status Types 94;And/or Person establishes environmental parameter target 98 by the function of multiple threshold values 96 of different conditions type 94, can optimize Product Status system The reliability and accuracy of system 74.
Referring to Fig. 7, the method for operation goods transport systems 26 includes that user is perishable via the selection of user interface (not shown) Product type 92, so that analysis module 80 to be directed to the first frame 100 of product type tables of data 90 appropriate.Frame 102 needs Automaticly inspect detector 68,84 by analysis module 80, with determine table 90 any kind of Status Type 94 applicability simultaneously It is associated with detector 68,84.Other than frame 102 or alternatively, frame 104 includes user from provided various states class Status Type 94 appropriate is selected or selected in type.
Frame 106 includes by least one state of at least one state detector 84 measurement perishable farm products 60, and difference Match at least one Status Type 94.Frame 108 needs to measure containment air extremely by least one parametric detector 68 A few environmental parameter.Frame 110 is needed the state and parameter signal of instruction measured Product Status and surrounding air parameter 86, the 70 detector data module 78 for being sent to Product Status system 74, so that analysis module 80 retrieves and processes.
Frame 112 needs to select the appropriate product table 92 to match with 60 type of perishable farm products by analysis module 80.Frame 114 needs By from the state of the measurement of various state detector type receptions in table 90 at least one preassigned threshold value 96 into Row compares.Frame 116 needs to take movement according to which threshold value 96 for meeting particular state type 94.
For specific products type 92 and particular state type 94, frame 118 is needed to be met each of threshold value 96 Select at least one environmental parameter target 98.Frame 120 need by analysis module 80 by environmental parameter target 98 and measurement ring Border parameter is compared, and by 82 output report of reporting modules, wherein report can be the suitable of environmental Kuznets Curves component 36 When/command signal 72 of associated unit 52,54,56,58 to be to reach associated/corresponding target.
The detector directly networked
Referring to Fig. 8, Product Status system 74 usually may include or form the ad-hoc wireless network for usually passing through software realization Shape network.That is, detector 84 can pass through road in the application using multiple detectors 84 (that is, detector network) Diameter 126 is in direct communication with each other, and the path 126 can be wireless.Each detector 84 executes a degree of sensor number According to the processing and collection of (for example, Product Status data).This communication between detector 84 can be classified and be prioritized.So Afterwards, module can be sent as combination or multiple status signals (referring to arrow 86) by the data of priorization using passage path 128 75, the path 128 can be wireless.
The detector data module 78 of module 75 can be arranged to data (for example, status signal 86) being transferred to mould The cold chain Mesh Network Gateway of block 80, the module 80 may, for example, be internet and/or Cloud Server.From module 80, data The reporting modules 82 of module 75 can be transferred to, the module 75 can be at least one monitoring terminal.Module 75 can be matched It is set to and order and/or data is transferred to detector 84.In one embodiment, module 75 may be located remotely from networking detector 84 Positioning.
Referring to Fig. 9, in order to promote this ability, each detector 84 may include processor or controller 130, transceiver 132, computer-readable memory or medium 134, power supply 136 and at least one sensor 138, can measure the shape of product 60 The parameter of state and/or for example foregoing containment air.Controller 130 can be microcontroller, however, other alternatives Case may include digital signal processor, FPGA and ASIC.Due to low cost, the flexibility for being connected to other equipment, it is easily programmed And low-power consumption, microcontroller can be used in many embedded systems.
Detector 84 (that is, sensor node) can use ISM band, can provide free radio, frequency spectrum distribution And global availability.The example of wireless transmission medium may include radio frequency (RF), optic communication (that is, laser) and infrared.Transceiver 132 It can be with the function of both combined transmitter and receiver.The mode of operation of transceiver 132 may include transmission, reception, free time and sleep Dormancy state.Transceiver 132 may also include the built-in state machine (not shown) that can be performed automatically some operations.It is also contemplated that and reason Solution, transceiver 132 can be configured to be completely closed when not transmitting or receiving to save electric power in some cases.
The power supply 136 of detector 84 is ensured to be enough energy needed for each detector is powered, for including sensing, leading to The function of letter and data processing.Detector 84 can be positioned at the position for being difficult to reach, so that running hardwired from remote power supply Power line is unpractical.Therefore, the example of power supply 136 can be integrated into battery in each individual detector 84 or Capacitor.The example of battery 136 may include nickel-cadmium (NiCd), nickel-zinc (NiZn), nickel-metal hydrides (NiMH), lithium ion Deng the power demand of detector can be met within the scheduled duration, it should be appreciated that in the storage and/or fortune of product 60 Defeated period replacement battery or charging are probably unpractical.Other power supplys may include solar energy source, temperature difference technology and/or vibration It is dynamic.Power supply 136 may also include or be configured with power saving strategy, and the power saving strategy can be dynamic power management (DPM) or dynamic State voltage adjusts (DVS).DPM can save electric power by closing the part of current unused or movable detector 84.DVS Scheme can change the power level in detector 84 according to uncertainty workload.It, can by changing voltage and frequency To obtain the secondary reduction of power consumption.Because detector 84 can be very small electronic device, power supply 136 may be by one Determine the limitation of degree, and for example electric power can be transmitted with about 0.5 to 2.0 ampere-hour under 1.2 to 3.7 volts.
Each detector 84 may include at least one sensor 138 (that is, two shown in Fig. 9).Sensor 138 is hard Part equipment, the hardware device generate measurable response to the variation (for example, temperature or pressure) of physical state.Sensor 138 can measure the physical data or parameter of the state to be monitored.The continuous analog signal generated by sensor 138 can be by mould Number converter (ADC) 139 digitizes and is sent to controller 130 to be further processed.Detector 84 and/or detector Sensor 138 can be small size, the low-down energy of consumption, with high volume density operation, be autonomous and at nobody It is operated in the case where keeping an eye on, and adapts to environment.
Sensor 138 can be classified approximately into three classes: passive omnidirectional's sensor;Passive narrow beam sensor;And active sensor Device.Passive sensor can sense data without manipulation of physical environment by active probe.Passive sensor can be confession Electricity, wherein needing energy only to amplify its analog signal.Active sensor can be with active probe environment, such as sonar or radar Sensor.Active sensor may need the Continuous Energy from power supply 136.Narrow beam sensor can have clearly defined Orientation measurement concept (that is, being similar to camera), and omnidirectional's sensor may not be related to the concept in direction in its measurement.
As previously mentioned, sensor 138 can be any kind of sensor for the state for being able to detect product 60.For example, Sensor can be the imaging sensor for detecting color or change in shape.Sensor 138 can directly be contacted with product 60, And firmness degree can be able to detect.Alternatively, sensor 138, which can be, can measure product 60 itself and/or surrounding Any kind of sensor of the temperature of surrounding air.Another example of sensor can be gas sensor, the gas Sensor is configured to measure the ethylene for example issued during mature and/or degradation by product 60.
The computer-readable medium 134 of detector 84 may include basic software 140, alerts database 142, pass-thru Software 144, signal exchange software 146 and the excellent software 148 of row.When new detector 84 becomes a part of networking detector 84, Signal exchange software 146 can be from new detector acquisition sensing data and product data, by information write-in inventory database simultaneously Inventory database and priority list and the excellent software 148 of row are shared with new detector.Any kind of road can be used in data packet By program in the detector 84 of networking and/or between move.In addition, when more than one data packet reach same detector with into When row retransmits, arranges excellent software 148 and determine transmission sequence.For example, data packet may include alarm, it is related to sensing/siren detector Connection other data and can sensing detector alert threshold a certain range (for example, 20 percent) in shape State data.In this illustration, alarm can be transmitted first by arranging excellent software, then transmission other numbers associated with sensing detector According to then transmission state data.After checking both situations, when GPS data instruction detector 84 is the one of its destination When in mile, priority ranking is carried out to ordered data.After those problems, if not meeting standard, data packet is passed It is defeated that priority ranking is carried out by priority list.
Referring to Fig. 9 and Figure 10, in operation, the usual supervisory signals switch software 146 of basic software 140, the excellent software 148 of row With the coordination of pass-thru software 144.The signal exchange software 146 of each detector 84 continuously carries out other detectors Signal exchange (referring to frame 150) is to determine whether to have added new detector.If any one of detector 84 of networking determines It is added to new detector, then alerts database 142 is downloaded to the memory of the detector of new/addition by detector 84 of networking 134.In frame 152, it may then pass through alarm and arrange excellent software 148 and be continuously checked networking detector 84, and if it find that Alarm then sounds an alarm.In frame 154, regardless of whether discovery alarm, can run pass-thru software 144 can with process There can be the detector 84 of any connection of alarm.Finally, alarm makes it return to analysis mould to cold chain Mesh Network Gateway 78 Then block or cloud 80 arrive monitoring terminal 82 (referring also to Fig. 8)
Referring to Fig.1 4, show the alerts database 142 in the computer-readable medium 134 of each detector 84 Example.Alerts database 142 usually may include the sensor and product data for all detectors in particular network.It is alert Report database 142 can be filled by signal exchange software 146.
Referring to Fig. 9 and Figure 11, in operation and when detector of networking identifies new detector 84, alerts database 142 are downloaded to new detector 84.This downloading can directly occur from a detector to next detector, and be not required to It for example to be downloaded by cloud 80.More specifically, frame 156 is to ask whether new detector being added to networking detector.If so, Then frame 158 is the connection or communication directly between new detector and networking detector.Then, frame 160 is by alerts database 142 are written or download to the detector of addition from networking detector 84.
It referring to Fig. 9 and Figure 12, indicates in operation and in frame 162, networking detector 84 touches any sensor The alarm of hair executes self-test.If triggering alarm, in frame 164, sensing detector 84 can will test via transceiver 132 Device/sensor identification and the alarm sensed are sent to other networking detectors 84.
Referring to Fig. 9 and Figure 13, in operation and as indicated in frame 166, pass-thru software 144 promotes detector Poll, the poll usually ask whether the new sensor data for having with the alarm received.If it is, in frame 168 In, the detector 84 of alarm (that is, come from another detector) is received by relevant sensor identification, alarm and other sensors Data (that is, the data for the detector that its sensor is triggered) are transmitted to next detector and/or gateway.Once having correlation The alarm of detectors/sensors mark reaches gateway 78 simultaneously back to monitoring terminal 82, then terminal 82 (or associated server or place Reason device) it can determine what movement needed to take.In this way, monitoring terminal 82 can manage or enable many sub- disconnection nets The management of the cold chain detector of network.
The advantages of disclosure and benefit are come including the use of the growth of the detector in cold chain supply line with communication capacity It creates and ad hoc mesh network of the priority ranking to be used for transmission is carried out to freshness data.Real-time Monitoring Data can be mark Quasi- priority, until any perishable farm products 60 in network start to show them just towards lower than the development of desired retail state Sign.Then, the data about those projects for carrying out self-detector 84 can receive the transmission of higher priority.If threshold value Limitation detector/sensor needs to send such as freshness alert/alarm, then can only distort this higher priority.Other Advantage may include the mode that consignor monitors perishable farm products state in transport.In addition, system can be perishable farm products (such as agricultural production Product) grower and sellers provide to transport middle peasant's Product Status real time access.
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The disclosure can be system, method and/or computer program product.Computer program product may include having on it There is the computer readable storage medium (or medium) of computer-readable program instructions, the computer-readable program instructions are for making Processor executes each aspect of the present invention.
Computer readable storage medium, which can be, is able to maintain and stores the tangible of the instruction used for instruction executing device Device.Computer readable storage medium can be such as but not limited to electronic storage device, magnetic storage device, optical storage dress It sets, any appropriate combination of electromagnetic storage device, semiconductor storage or aforementioned device.Computer readable storage medium is more The non-exhaustive list of specific example includes the following terms: portable computer diskette, hard disk, random access memory (RAM), only Read memory (ROM), Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory EPROM (EPROM or flash memory), static random access memory (SRAM), portable optic disk read-only storage (CD-ROM), digital versatile disc (DVD), memory stick, floppy disk, mechanical coding Any suitable group of device (bulge-structure in such as punched card or slot, record has instruction thereon) and aforementioned storage medium It closes.Computer readable storage medium as used herein is not necessarily to be construed as being temporary signal in itself, such as radio wave or The electromagnetic wave of other Free propagations, the electromagnetic wave propagated by waveguide or other transmission mediums are (for example, pass through the light of fiber optic cables Pulse) or the electric signal that passes through wire transmission.
Computer-readable program instructions described herein can download to corresponding meter from computer readable storage medium Calculation/processing unit, or via network (such as internet, local area network, wide area network and/or wireless network) download to outer computer or External memory.Network may include copper transmission cable, optical transmission fibers, wireless transmission, router, firewall, interchanger, Gateway computer and/or Edge Server.Network adapter cards or network interface in each calculating/processing unit are from net Network receives computer-readable program instructions, and forwards computer-readable program instructions for storage in respective calculating/processing In computer readable storage medium in device.
Computer-readable program instructions for executing operation of the invention can be assembly instruction, instruction set architecture (ISA) instruction, machine instruction, machine-dependent instructions, microcode, firmware instructions, state set data or with one or more programmings The source code or object code that any combination of language is write, the programming language include the programming language of object-oriented, such as Smalltalk, C++ or similar language and conventional program programming language, such as " C " programming language or similar programming language. The computer-readable program instructions can execute on the user's computer completely, partly hold on the user's computer Row is executed as independent software package, is partly executed on the remote computer on the user's computer and partly, or It executes on a remote computer or server completely.In latter, remote computer can pass through any kind of net Network is connected to the computer of user, and the network includes local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN);Or it may be coupled to outside Computer (for example, the internet by using ISP is attached).In some embodiments, including example As the electronic circuit of programmable logic circuit, field programmable gate array (FPGA) or programmable logic array (PLA) can lead to It crosses using the status information of computer-readable program instructions and executes computer-readable program instructions so that electronic circuit is personalized, To execute each aspect of the present invention.
Herein with reference to the flow chart of the method for embodiment according to the present invention, equipment (system) and computer program product Diagram and/or block diagram describe each aspect of the present invention.It should be understood that each frame and process of flow chart diagram and/or block diagram The combination of figure diagram and/or the frame in block diagram can be realized by computer-readable program instructions.
These computer-readable program instructions can be provided to general purpose computer, special purpose computer or other programmable datas The processor of processing equipment is to generate machine, so that executing via computer or the processor of other programmable data processing devices Instruction generate for realizing the mode of function action specified in one or more frames of flowchart and or block diagram.These Computer-readable program instructions are also stored in computer readable storage medium, and the computer readable storage medium can draw It leads computer, programmable data processing device and/or other devices to work in a specific way, so that being wherein stored with instruction Computer readable storage medium includes product, and the product includes institute in one or more frames of implementation flow chart and/or block diagram The instruction of the various aspects of specified function action.
Computer-readable program instructions can also download to computer, other programmable data processing devices or other devices On with cause on the computer, other programmable devices or other devices execute series of operation steps to generate computer The process of realization so that the instruction implementation flow chart that is executed on the computer, other programmable devices or other devices and/ Or specified function action in one or more frames of block diagram.
Flowcharts and block diagrams in the drawings show system, method and the computers of various embodiments according to the present invention The architecture, functionality and operation of the possible embodiment of program product.In this respect, each frame in flowchart or block diagram can be with Representation module, segment or part instruct, and the part instruction includes can for realizing the one or more of specified logic function It executes instruction.In some alternative implementations, the function of mentioning in frame can not be occurred by the sequence mentioned in attached drawing. For example, two frames continuously shown can actually substantially simultaneously execute or frame can execute in the opposite order sometimes, This depends on related functionality.Will additionally note that, block diagram and or flow chart diagram in each frame and block diagram and/or The combination of frame in flow chart diagram can be realized that the system based on specialized hardware is executed by the system based on specialized hardware Specified function or movement or the combination for executing specialized hardware and computer instruction.
The benefit and advantage of the disclosure include in the time span during such as transport to practical perishable farm products state Objective evaluation.Other advantages include the Real-time Feedback to transport refrigeration unit (TRU);To the smart steering of environmental parameter to arrive Up to when optimize perishable farm products state;Minimize the abrasion on TRU;And optimization energy efficiency.Further, since perishable farm products Current state be known during transportation, therefore real-time technique, operation and business decision may be implemented.
Although describing the disclosure with reference to the embodiment shown, it will be appreciated, however, by one skilled in the art that can make Various changes and can carry out equivalent replacement without departing from spirit and scope of the present disclosure.Furthermore it is possible to be repaired using various Change to make the teaching content of the disclosure be suitable for specific condition, application and/or material without departing from its essential scope.Therefore, this public affairs It opens and is not limited to particular example disclosed herein, but all embodiment party including falling within the scope of the appended claims Case.

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1. a kind of computer implemented method of operated products status system comprising:
Pass through multiple networking detector monitors perishable farm products;
First state is detected by the first detector in the multiple networking detector;
The first data of the first state are indicated by first detector and by the transmission of at least one other detector Packet;And
Monitoring terminal is sent by first data packet by least one other detector.
2. computer implemented method according to claim 1, further include:
The second state is detected by the second detector in the multiple detector;
The second data packet for indicating second state is transferred at least one other inspection by second detector Survey device;And
Before through the data packet with highest priority, by least one other detector to described first Data packet and second data packet carry out priority ranking.
3. computer implemented method according to claim 2, wherein first data packet and second data packet Detector mark including corresponding first detector and second detector.
4. computer implemented method according to claim 3, wherein each of the multiple networking detector is Wireless electron device.
5. computer implemented method according to claim 3, wherein each of the multiple networking detector nothing Line communication.
6. computer implemented method according to claim 5, wherein each of the multiple networking detector wraps It includes: at least one sensor;It is configured to handle the microcontroller from the received data of the sensor;Being configured to will be by institute The sensor data transmission of microcontroller processing is stated to the receipts of other detectors of at least one of the multiple networking detector Send out device;And computer readable storage medium.
7. computer implemented method according to claim 6, further include:
Pass through the new detector of the multiple networking detector monitors;
New detector is detected by least one of the multiple networking detector;And
By alerts database from the multiple networking detector described at least one download to the new detector.
8. computer implemented method according to claim 2, further include:
Monitor new detector;
New detector is detected by least one of the multiple networking detector;And
By alerts database from the multiple networking detector described at least one download to the new detector.
9. computer implemented method according to claim 3, wherein first data packet includes alarm, and described Second data packet does not include the alarm.
10. computer implemented method according to claim 8, wherein first data packet includes and the alarm number According to the associated alarm of alert threshold specified in library, and second data packet does not include the alarm.
11. a kind of for saving the computer program product for the perishable farm products being stored in containment, the computer program is produced Product include:
Pass-thru software, the pass-thru software are stored in the computer-readable of each of multiple networking detectors In medium, the pass-thru software is configured so that a detector in the multiple networking detector can pass through By at least one received data packet of at least one other detector;With
Excellent software is arranged, the excellent software of row is stored in the computer-readable medium of each of multiple networking detectors In, and be configured to carry out priority ranking at least one described data packet, to utilize at least one described data packet In one first by being controlled.
12. computer program product according to claim 11, further include:
Signal exchange software, the signal exchange software is stored in each of multiple networking detectors, and is configured At poll be added to it is the multiple networking detector new detector and by be stored in it is the multiple networking detector in it is every Alarm summary in one computer readable storage medium downloads to the new detector.
13. computer program product according to claim 12, wherein the alarm summary includes alert threshold.
14. computer program product according to claim 13, wherein the alarm summary includes detector mark.
15. computer program product according to claim 14, wherein the alert threshold is based on temperature.
16. computer program product according to claim 14, wherein the alert threshold is based on ethaline concentration.
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