KR102546183B1 - Method and system for managing smart farm - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses an intelligent farm management method and system for monitoring information on resources and related event information located in a smart farm and effectively integrating and controlling resources and events based on the monitoring information. The intelligent farm management system stores a monitoring unit that monitors resources including manpower, equipment, facilities, measuring devices, and logistics, location information about resources, movement information, and status information, and connects relational information between objects of resources. Based on the monitoring results of the managing database, the crop management department that manages the growth, disease and environment of crops in the farm based on the monitoring results of the monitoring unit, the human resources management unit that manages the first resource and the first event related to manpower based on the monitoring results of the monitoring unit, and the monitoring unit monitoring Based on the results, the equipment management unit manages the second resource and the second event related to the production facilities in the farm, and the logistics management unit manages the third resource and the third event related to the production volume management and logistics movement in the farm based on the monitoring results of the monitoring unit. includes

Description

Intelligent farm management method and system {METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING SMART FARM}

The present invention relates to a farm management technology, and more particularly, to an intelligent farm that monitors information about resources and related event information located within a smart farm and effectively manages resources and events based on the monitoring information. It is about management methods and systems.

Recently, due to climate change and the aging and reduction of the labor force, there is a significant shortage of labor resources, and the shortage of labor resources has become a social problem. In particular, the problem of labor resource shortage is more serious in rural areas than in urban areas.

As an alternative to this, we are trying to change from farms in rural areas to smart farms, but reengineering techniques for effectively maintaining and managing the minimum required manpower, multiple measuring devices, necessary facilities, and management systems are not yet available. Until now, it has not been properly applied to smart farms.

An example of a farm work management system and method using some reengineering techniques is disclosed in Publication No. 10-2019-0142291 (2019.12.26.). The farm work management system of this Patent Publication is distributed and installed in a work space and includes a plurality of location tags having location identification information, a location tag reader capable of recognizing location identification information in close proximity to the location tags, and a work machine including work machine identification information. A work machine including a tag, a worker terminal including a work machine tag reader capable of recognizing work machine identification information by being close to the work machine tag, receiving location information recognized through the work machine and work machine identification information recognized through the worker terminal Disclosed is a configuration in which location information in a work space according to the movement of a work machine is checked and the checked location information is monitored as work performance information of a worker.

In addition, the prior art described above recognizes the location of the work machine as a worker terminal through location tags distributed in the work space, transmits it to a work management server, manages the work machine and the worker in conjunction, detects the carbon dioxide concentration in the work space, It is configured to modify the work execution plan of the work machine and transmit the revised work plan to the operator's terminal.

However, the prior art described above does not consider relational information between resources including manpower or equipment in a work space, such as a farm, and objects of these resources. Therefore, in the prior art described above, it is impossible to perform integrated management of resources based on relational information between objects.

In this way, there is a demand for a plan capable of effectively performing integrated management of resources based on relational information between manpower or equipment in a specific work space, such as a farm.

Publication No. 10-2019-0142291 (2019.12.26.)

The present invention was derived to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to improve management efficiency by performing monitoring throughout resources in a specific work area such as a farm and reorganizing tasks and organizations. It is to provide an intelligent farm management method and system that can increase and maximize management performance.

Another object of the present invention is to facilitate the development of applications or solutions as a framework for integrated management of smart farms, and to modularize specific functions to effectively design, implement, and reproduce. It is to provide an intelligent farm management method and system.

An intelligent farm management system according to an aspect of the present invention for solving the above technical problem is a monitoring unit for monitoring the location or state of resources including manpower or equipment - the manpower or equipment is a terminal for positioning in the farm have-; a database that stores location information, movement information, and state information about the resource and manages information related to objects of the resource by connecting them to each other; Crop management unit for managing the growth, disease and environment of the crops in the farm based on the monitoring result of the monitoring unit; a manpower management unit that manages a first resource and a first event related to the manpower based on the monitoring result of the monitoring unit; an equipment management unit that manages a second resource and a second event related to equipment in the farm based on a monitoring result of the monitoring unit; And a logistics management unit for managing a third resource and a third event related to production management and logistics movement within the farm based on the monitoring result of the monitoring unit.

In one embodiment, the monitoring unit may include: an information obtaining unit acquiring location information, status information, and event information from the terminal for determining the location; an image acquisition unit acquiring image signals from a plurality of cameras installed in the farm; a statistics management unit for classifying and accumulating the information acquired by the information acquisition unit according to preset criteria; a real-time task management unit that classifies the information acquired by the image acquisition unit and the statistics management unit according to preset criteria; a work path management unit generating a work path of a designated object based on the object-specific information classified by the real-time task management unit; and connected to the information acquisition unit, the image acquisition unit, the statistics management unit, the real-time task management unit, and the work path management unit, and according to a request message through a user interface, a real-time task management screen, a daily task statistics screen, a work path inquiry screen, An output screen manager for generating a video signal for outputting an event statistics screen, a real-time environment monitoring screen, or a combination thereof on a screen of a display device.

In one embodiment, the terminal for location determination includes a mobile communication terminal or a mobile terminal equipped with a global positioning system (GPS), or includes the mobile terminal and a wireless kit, and the wireless kit may exchange communication signals with a plurality of beacons disposed in the farm and generate its own location information based on identifiers or preset location information of the beacons.

In one embodiment, the intelligent farm management system further includes a quality management unit for managing quality of products of the farm. The quality control unit may determine the quality of the product based on a linear condition of a quality analysis result according to a combination of a date of production and storage temperature or a combination of storage period and storage temperature.

An intelligent farm management method according to another aspect of the present invention for solving the above technical problem is an intelligent farm management method executed in an intelligent farm management system, and the management of resources including manpower or equipment having a terminal for positioning in a farm. monitoring location and status; Storing location information, movement information, and state information of the resource in a database, and connecting and managing relational information between objects of the resource through the database; Managing the growth, disease and environment of crops in the farm based on the monitoring results in the monitoring step; managing a first resource and a first event related to the manpower based on a monitoring result in the monitoring step; Managing a second resource and a second event related to equipment in the farm based on a monitoring result in the monitoring step; and managing a third resource and a third event related to production management and logistics movement within the farm based on the monitoring result in the monitoring step.

In one embodiment, the monitoring may include an information acquisition step of obtaining location information, status information, and event information from a terminal for determining the location; An image acquisition step of acquiring image signals from a plurality of cameras installed in the farm; a statistics management step of classifying and accumulating the information acquired in the information acquisition step according to preset criteria; a real-time task management step of classifying the information obtained in the image acquisition step and the statistical work step according to preset criteria; a work path management step of generating a work path of a designated object based on the object-specific information classified by the real-time work manager; Real-time job management screen and daily job statistics based on signals and data received from the information acquisition step, the image acquisition step, the statistics management step, the real-time job management step, and the job path management step according to a request message through the user interface. and an output screen management step of generating a video signal for outputting a screen, a work path inquiry screen, an event statistics screen, a real-time environment monitoring screen, or a combination thereof on a screen of a display device.

In one embodiment, the terminal for location determination includes a mobile communication terminal or mobile terminal equipped with a global positioning system (GPS), and a wireless kit, the wireless kit being disposed in the farm It exchanges communication signals with a plurality of beacons and generates its own location information based on identifiers of the beacons or preset location information. Here, the monitoring step obtains location information, movement information, status information, and event information for each object of the resource through the mobile terminal and the radio kit.

An intelligent farm management system according to another aspect of the present invention for solving the above technical problem is an intelligent farm having a plurality of work objects that perform work while moving along a work space and work path divided by a certain unit of area sector. A management system comprising: at least one location recognition device for detecting the location of the work object; an image collection device for acquiring image information of the work object; A cloud server provided with a smart farm platform for managing and controlling work objects by receiving location information and work event information provided from the location recognition device and the image collection device; a database for storing location information and generated event information for each of the work objects in conjunction with the cloud server; and a viewer connected to the cloud server to monitor the work objects and a manager device in which a control program based on a web or app is installed.

In one embodiment, the location recognition device includes a first work object device that generates work event information based on GPS signal-based location information and an installed smart farm application while being carried by a worker among work objects and one of the work objects. It includes a second work object device that is attached to or possessed by one or more and can provide location information through any one of a WiFi signal-based method, a beacon signal-based method, a Bluetooth signal-based method, and an RFID tag-based method.

In one embodiment, the job event information generated from the first work object device is a job start event that notifies job preparation and job end by logging in before the job starts or a job end event at the end of the job, and the job object performs It includes a task selection event that selects a task to be performed, a task status event that provides the task status of a work object, and a position correction event that manually corrects and provides the location of a task object.

In one embodiment, the smart farm platform, a real-time environment monitoring module that provides a function to monitor the location information and video screen of work objects in real time; An event information processing module that receives a work event, authenticates and confirms location information and work event information for an event that has occurred, and provides an event notification function in a pop-up form on the screen of the manager device in real time when the confirmed work event occurs; an event statistics providing module for calculating task statistics of a work object with respect to the task event information received from the event information processing module; and a work path inquiry module providing a function of displaying real-time information of work objects so as to be able to check the movement path of each work object.

In one embodiment, the database stores a work space and a work path classified for each area sector of a certain unit as a data map.

An intelligent farm management method according to another aspect of the present invention for solving the above technical problem is an intelligent farm management method operated in a cloud server, wherein a first work object device attached to or possessed by a work object in a smart farm or a second work object device an information reception step of receiving location information and job event information provided from the work object device; an information monitoring step of monitoring the location information and work event information of the work object in real time; an information processing step of processing location and work event information of the work object monitored in real time and storing the information in a database; and an information statistics calculation step of classifying task event information of the work object and calculating task event statistics.

In one embodiment, the information receiving step further receives image information of at least one IP camera-based image collecting device provided in a space classified according to a certain unit of area or sector.

In one embodiment, in the information monitoring step, a notification function for a work event is visualized by one or more colors according to the classification of the work type, provided as a pop-up, and displays the level according to the severity and severity of the work event.

In one embodiment, in the information processing step, after selecting a work event, work event information is processed as resolved or unresolved and stored in a database.

In one embodiment, in the information statistics calculation step, items such as work type, work time, and work travel distance are statistically extracted on a weekly, monthly, yearly basis with respect to work event information according to work objects, and are visually displayed in the worker management device.

In the case of using the above-mentioned intelligent farm management method and system, monitoring is performed throughout resources in a specific work area such as a farm, and based on the monitoring results, tasks and organizations are reorganized in real time to increase management efficiency and management performance can be maximized.

In addition, according to the present invention, by providing a framework for integrated management of smart farms, it is easy to develop applications or solutions and modularize specific functions to effectively design, implement, and reproduce can be done

In addition, according to the present invention, in the process of changing an existing farm to a smart farm, by complexly monitoring work event information and location information of increasing work objects, processing work event information, and providing event statistics for each work object, the farm It has the effect of providing a platform to redistribute resources or maximize management performance.

In addition, according to the present invention, the positioning system is applied to all objects in the farm to monitor the location information, movement information, status information or event information of all objects in real time, and based on this, the farm manager can remotely monitor object information or work information. can be provided, and by visually monitoring all events occurring in the farm, it has the advantage of being able to respond and manage all situations occurring in the farm more efficiently.

Figure 1a is a configuration diagram for explaining a farm to which the intelligent farm management system according to the present embodiment is applied.
Figure 1b is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an intelligent farm management system (hereinafter referred to simply as 'farm management system') employable in the farm of Figure 1a.
Figure 2 is a diagram for explaining the main operating principle of the farm management system of Figure 1b.
Figure 3 is a block diagram of the configuration of a wireless kit that can be employed in the farm management system of Figure 1b.
Figure 4 is an exemplary view showing the detailed configuration of the monitoring unit that can be employed in the farm management system of Figure 1b or Figure 2.
5 is a diagram illustrating an operating principle of an application loaded in a first work object device in the form of a mobile terminal that can be employed in the farm management system of FIGS. 1B and 2 .
6 is a diagram illustrating a real-time work management screen of the farm management system according to this embodiment.
7 is a flowchart illustrating an intelligent farm management method (hereinafter simply referred to as a 'farm management method') according to another embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a diagram illustrating a daily work statistics screen that can be employed in the farm management method according to the present embodiment.
9 is a diagram illustrating a real-time environment monitoring screen that can be employed in the farm management method according to the present embodiment.
10 is a diagram illustrating a mobile terminal of a worker or manager outputting the real-time environment monitoring screen of FIG. 9 .
11 is a schematic block diagram of a farm management system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The terms or words used in this specification and claims should not be construed as being limited to ordinary or dictionary meanings, and the inventors may appropriately define the concept of terms in order to explain their invention in the best way. It should be interpreted as a meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention based on the principle that there is.

Therefore, since the embodiments described in this specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only one of the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not represent all of the technical ideas of the present invention, various equivalents that can replace them at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be waters and variations.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1a is a configuration diagram for explaining a farm to which the intelligent farm management system according to the present embodiment is applied.

Referring to FIG. 1A, the farm 100 to which the intelligent farm management system 200 according to the present embodiment is applied includes a first work object device 110, a second work object device 120, a beacon 130, and an unmanned An automated guided vehicle (AGV) 140, drones 150, a camera 160, and a sensor 170 are provided.

The farm 100 is an agricultural facility that optimally maintains a growing environment for crops or livestock, has a certain area and a certain space, and may be provided with a work space and a work path divided by area and sector in a certain unit. A work space corresponds to a work area. In the farm 100, there is an object or work object that performs a certain task for a certain time while moving along a preset path. The work object may include a worker, work robots optimized for farm work, an AGV 140, a drone 150 as an unmanned aerial vehicle, and the like. The work object may attach or possess at least one location recognition device to sense its own location or provide location information.

The first work object device 110 may be a mobile communication terminal or a mobile terminal, equipped with a global positioning system (GPS) and providing location information or event information to the intelligent farm management system 200. can In addition, the first work object device 110 may be equipped with a specific app having a user interface (UI) configuration with an intuitive screen, such as a smart farm app. The first work object device 110 may be a smart phone installed with an operating system such as Android OS (operating system) or a dedicated terminal device equipped with a GPS function and a smart farm application.

Here, the smart farm app may be an application that provides the intelligent farm management system 200 with location coordinates generated by a worker among work objects and work events generated by the worker. The smart farm app may have a registration and login function for each work object, a selection function for each task, a current work status display function, and a cloud server linkage function.

The second work object device 120 may include a wireless kit for transmitting and receiving beacon signals with the beacon 130, generating location information based on the beacon signals, and transmitting the generated location information to the intelligent farm management system 200. can When the second work object device 120 is used, location information of a worker holding the second work object device 120 or a device equipped with the second work object device 120 is acquired through a nearby beacon 130 can do. In addition, the intelligent farm management system 200 may obtain event information occurring around a specific worker or equipment through an event reporting interface mounted on the second work object device 120 .

For example, the second work object device 120 performs received signal strength indication (RSSI) measurement and distance conversion according to the WiFi signal to calculate location information including location coordinates, or a WiFi signal-based sensor or WiFi It is an AP (Access Point) device, a beacon signal-based sensor that detects signals from a plurality of beacons and calculates location information, or a master beacon, or an advertising packet including an identifier (ID) and location information in a plurality of Bluetooth sensors. ) to calculate distance and location information.

The beacon 130 includes a plurality of beacons arranged regularly or at regular intervals within a specific area 102 or a specific building within the farm 100 . When applied to a space of about 200 m in width and about 100 m in height, a plurality of beacons may be installed in the form of 32 lattice points arranged at equal intervals, 8 in width and 4 in length.

The beacon 130 basically transmits a beacon signal to the second work object device 120 . The beacon 130 may be a device for an indoor positioning system that transmits ultrasonic waves in an unlicensed ISM band. The second work object device 120 may generate its own location information based on at least two beacon signals.

The AGV 140 includes an AVG (first AVG) used to transport items necessary for the farm, farm products, etc., as well as an AVG (second AVG) used to manage and harvest crops in the farm. The AVG 140 searches for a specific guide pipe designated by the intelligent farm management system 200 among a plurality of guide pipes arranged spaced apart from each other in a specific type of farm, for example, a crop growing area arranged in multiple rows, and climbs up to perform a preset task. It may be made to perform work on the guide pipe with respect to the crops at a specific location in the crop growing zone according to the command. When the AGV 140 is used, for example, the length of a hose connected between a tank for storing pesticides, water, etc., and a fluid application nozzle is automatically extended according to the work location, and sequentially applied to the crops in the work area. You can spray pesticides or water.

The drone 150 may be operated intermittently or as needed within the farm 100 . The drone 150 may be equipped with a camera, and may capture a camera image on a work area of a worker or equipment or a crop cultivation area and provide the image to the intelligent farm management system 200 . In particular, the driving path of the drone 150 may be adjusted in real time by the intelligent farm management system 200 so as to capture images not only of a preset area but also of an area where an event occurs.

In addition, the location information of the above-mentioned AGV 140, drone 150, worker, robot, etc. is a signal by the first work object device 110, the second work object device 120, or other wireless communication modules in addition to GPS It can be obtained using triangulation, which calculates distance and position based on the propagation delay of

Camera 160 may include multiple cameras installed at multiple locations within farm 100 . That is, in the farm 100, a plurality of cameras may be installed for each area of a certain unit in order to acquire images of work objects such as workers or equipment. The camera 160, as one of the image collection devices, is disposed in a work area or crop cultivation area within the farm 100 to provide the intelligent farm management system 200 with images for monitoring the work process of workers or equipment or the growth of crops. An image of a state or environmental state may be provided to the intelligent farm management system 200 . The camera 160 may be an internet protocol (IP) based camera, but is not limited thereto.

The sensor 170 may include various sensors installed in the farm 100 in addition to the camera 160 . The sensor 170 may include a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a motion detection sensor, a human body detection sensor, a height sensor, and the like installed in a crop cultivation area. In particular, the sensor 170 may include a water shortage detection sensor and a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of a plant. This sensor 170 is an IoT (internet of thing) sensor and can transmit a detected signal to the intelligent farm management system 200 through a wireless kit or an access point installed in the farm.

The above-described first work object device 110, second work object device 120, AGV 140, drone 150, camera 160, and sensor 170 provide an intelligent farm management system through a wired or wireless network. (200). The wired network may include an intranet and the Internet, and the wireless network may include a mobile communication network and a local area network.

In addition, the location recognition device including the first work object device 110 or the second work object device 120 and the image collection device including the aforementioned camera 160 form an IoT sensor network within the farm 100. can do. The IoT sensor network may be connected to the external Internet or a gateway serving as a passage providing an interface with an external network. In this case, the gateway may be connected to the intelligent farm management system 200 that identifies location information of work objects located in the farm 100 and manages event processing for each of the work objects, and the intelligent farm management system 200 ) signals and data from the first work object device 110, the second work object device 120, the AGV 140, the drone 150, the camera 160, and the sensor 170 according to preset rules or policies can be processed accordingly.

Figure 1b is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an intelligent farm management system (hereinafter referred to simply as 'farm management system') employable in the farm of Figure 1a.

Referring to FIG. 1B, the farm management system 200 according to this embodiment performs monitoring throughout resources in a specific work area, such as the farm 100, and reorganizes tasks and organizations in real time based on the monitoring results. A monitoring unit 210, an integrated management unit 220, a database system 230, and a user interface 240.

The farm management system 200 may build a work space and a work path classified for each sector of a certain unit into a data map and store them in the database 230 .

At least a part of the monitoring unit 210 may be provided as a main framework for intelligent farm management. The monitoring unit 210 may include a cloud server. In addition, the monitoring unit 210 includes the first work object device 110, the second work object device 120, image recognition devices such as the camera 160, and the sensor 170, including manpower, equipment, and crops. monitor resources; Here, manpower such as workers or equipment such as AGVs, drones, work robots, cameras, and sensors may be equipped with terminals for positioning within the farm.

The terminal for location determination may correspond to a location determination device such as the first work object device 110 or the second work object device 120, an image collection device such as the camera 160, a sensor 170, or a combination thereof. can In addition, the terminal for location determination may include a mobile communication terminal or a mobile terminal equipped with a Global Positioning System (GPS), or may include a mobile terminal and a radio kit. The wireless kit sends and receives communication signals with a plurality of beacons deployed in the farm, generates its own location information based on the identifiers of the beacons or preset location information, and transmits signals or data including location information to a cloud server or intelligent farm management system. can be sent to

The integrated management unit 220 may include a crop management unit 221, a manpower management unit 222, an equipment management unit 223, a logistics management unit 224, and a quality management unit 225. The integrated management unit 220 is a processor that executes programs or software stored in the memory of the computing device, and the crop management unit 221, manpower management unit 222, equipment management unit 223, logistics management unit 224, and quality control unit ( 225) A series of processes for performing each function or operation can be performed. In particular, the integrated management unit 220 compares the location information of the object or work object collected by the monitoring unit 210 with preset reference location information to adjust the location of the object, or to determine the growth state or environmental state of the crop in advance. Comparing with crop-related reference information, necessary instructions or commands may be delivered to the operator's first work object device or AGV.

The crop management unit 221 manages the growth, disease, and environment of crops in the farm based on the monitoring results of the monitoring unit 210 . The crop management unit 221 generates a work instruction signal for a worker or equipment having the first work object device 110 or the second work object device 120 based on the monitoring result by the camera 160 or sensor 170. can do.

The manpower management unit 222 manages manpower-related resources (first resources) or corresponding events (first events) according to the monitoring result of the monitoring unit 210 or the work instruction signal of the crop management unit 221 . Manpower management unit 222 may generate an event processing signal for the processing of the first event and pass it to the relevant operator side.

The equipment management unit 223 manages resources (second resources) or corresponding events (second events) related to equipment or production facilities in the farm according to the monitoring result of the monitoring unit 210 or the work instruction signal of the crop management unit 221. do. The equipment management unit 223 may generate an event processing signal for processing the second event and transmit it to related equipment.

The logistics management unit 224 determines a resource (third resource) or a corresponding event (third event) related to in-farm production management or logistics movement according to the monitoring result of the monitoring unit 210 or the work instruction signal of the crop management unit 221. manage The distribution management unit 224 may generate an event processing signal for processing the third event and transmit it to a related worker or corresponding equipment.

The quality control unit 225 manages the quality of crops or products in the farm according to the monitoring result of the monitoring unit 210 or the work instruction signal of the crop management unit 221 . The quality control unit 225 is based on the linear condition of the quality analysis result of the corresponding crop according to the combination of the date after production (production date) and storage temperature, or the combination of storage period and storage temperature, for example, in relation to the quality of the crop. Thus, the quality of the crop, that is, the harvested crop (product) can be determined.

The database system 230 stores location information, movement information, and state information about resources, and manages information related to objects of resources by connecting them to each other. The database of the database system 230 may store information about work spaces and work paths for each area of a farm in a certain unit, work object information in each work space, and movement path information about a movement path for each work object.

The user interface 240 relays communication between the farm management system 200 and the user terminal. When the user interface 240 is used, the user terminal may display first information obtained from the farm management system 200 and second information about an object or task being managed based on the first information. The first information may include monitoring information, and the second information may display information on a moving path of an object in real time. In addition, using the user interface 240, the user can create a necessary work schedule, work instructions or commands on the monitoring screen of the user terminal and transmit them to personnel or equipment.

The aforementioned farm management system 200 may be implemented as a computing device installed in a farm, but is not limited thereto. The farm management system 200 may be implemented in the form of a cloud server.

Figure 2 is a diagram for explaining the main operating principle of the farm management system of Figure 1b. Figure 3 is a block diagram of the configuration of a wireless kit that can be employed in the farm management system of Figure 1b.

Referring to Figure 2, the farm management system (200a) according to this embodiment includes a cloud server form. In this case, the farm management system 200a establishes a network with the first work object device 110, the second work object device 120, the AGV 140, the user terminal 300 corresponding to the manager terminal, or a plurality of them. As a cloud server that transmits and receives signals and data through, means for performing the functions of each component of the farm management system described above with reference to FIG. 1B may be provided.

The first work object device 110 determines its current location based on GPS or beacon signals of beacons 130 arranged relatively regularly at regular intervals from each other in a specific area 102 within the farm. And, it can deliver the determined location information to the farm management system (200a). In addition, the first work object device 110 sends a signal or message about work start, work selection, current work status, event occurrence or work end through login through the smart farm app mounted on the device to the farm management system 200a. can be sent to

The AGV 140 may transmit and receive signals and data to and from the farm management system 200a through a wireless communication module mounted in the vehicle. The AGV 140 may provide information about the current location and movement state of the vehicle to the farm management system 200a through a wireless communication module.

The second work object device 120 determines its current location based on the beacon signals of the beacons 130 arranged relatively regularly at regular intervals from each other in the specific area 102 in the farm, and transmits the determined location information. It can be transmitted to the farm management system (200a). In addition, the second work object device 120 transmits a signal or message for start of work through login, selection of work, current work status, occurrence of event or end of work through the smart farm app mounted on the device to the farm management system 200a. can be sent to

As shown in FIG. 3 , the second work object device 120 may include a positioning unit 121, a control unit 122, a communication unit 123, and a power supply unit 124.

The positioning unit 121 may include a means for determining its position using a triangulation method based on a plurality of beacon signals around the device, or a component that performs a function corresponding to the means.

The controller 122 is connected to the positioning unit 121 and may perform a series of operations for transmitting location information from the positioning unit 121 to the farm management system 200a through the communication unit 123 . The control unit 122 may be a controller including a memory and a processor.

The communication unit 123 is connected to the control unit 122 and uses one or more of various existing wireless communication methods, such as a sub communication system for short-distance wireless communication and a sub communication system for transmitting and receiving signals and data through a mobile communication network. Communication system may be included.

The power supply unit 124 is connected to the positioning unit 121, the control unit 122, and the communication unit 123 to supply power to them. The power supply unit 124 includes a battery or a rechargeable secondary battery, and may further include a solar cell or a fuel cell in another implementation.

The above-described second work object device is any one of a location recognition tag or a location recognition device capable of providing location information detected through any one of a WiFi signal-based method, a beacon signal-based method, a Bluetooth signal-based method, and an RFID tag-based method. can respond to one.

The aforementioned farm management system 200a may be implemented as a cloud server in which a smart farm platform is embedded. In this case, the cloud server may interoperate with a database system that stores location information about work objects and intermittently obtained event information. In addition, the cloud server mounts a control program based on a web, an app, or a combination thereof, monitors work objects, allows access of a user terminal or manager device, and displays monitoring results as a display viewer (viewer). ), etc., and can be provided to the user terminal 300. The user terminal or manager device may be a mobile communication terminal or mobile terminal such as a smart phone, as well as a computing device such as a personal computer or a notebook computer that works with a server.

Figure 4 is an exemplary view showing the detailed configuration of the monitoring unit that can be employed in the farm management system of Figure 1b or Figure 2.

Referring to FIG. 4, the monitoring unit 210 of the farm management system according to this embodiment includes an information acquisition unit 211, a statistics management unit 212, a real-time task management unit 213, a work path management unit 214, and an output screen. It includes a management unit 215. At least some components of the monitoring unit 210 may include a smart farm platform of a cloud server or correspond to a smart farm platform.

In addition, the monitoring unit 210 may include a real-time environment monitoring module, an event information processing module, an event statistics providing module, and a work path inquiry module. In this case, the information acquisition unit 211 may include a real-time environment monitoring module, the statistics management unit 212 may include an event statistics providing module, and the real-time task management unit 213 may include an event information processing module. and the work path management unit 214 may include a work path search module.

In the information acquisition unit 210, the real-time environment monitoring module is attached to or possessed by a work object in the farm 100 through image information provided from a first work object device or a second work object device as well as an image collection device such as a camera. It monitors the location, movement and work status of work objects. The monitoring result may be provided to be output in a display viewer and control program of a user terminal or manager device. Through this, the manager device may provide real-time environment monitoring results to the user or manager.

The statistics management unit 212 includes the first work object device or the second work object device attached to or possessed by the work object in the farm as well as the location information of work objects provided from the image collection device and each work object provided through the smart farm app. Receives messages or event occurrence information according to registration and login function, selection function for each task, current work status display function, and cloud server linkage function, and classifies and stores location information, status information, or history information about work objects or events .

The pop-up notification function provides visualization of work types by color and level display according to severity and severity of work event notifications. At this time, the manager device can process the event information as resolved or unresolved after selecting the task event through the resolve button. It provides functions that can

When an event occurs, the event information processing module in the real-time task management unit 213 informs the occurrence of the event through a pop-up on the screen of the manager device in real time, and processes the event related to the event to the corresponding personnel or equipment according to a control signal or command from the manager device. Request messages can be forwarded.

The event statistics providing module of the statistics management unit 212 calculates job statistics of work objects on a weekly, monthly, annual, or combination basis with respect to the work event information received from the event information processing module, and according to the identification code of the work object. Work distance items such as work time (start time, end time) and work distance may be statistically extracted and provided to worker devices, user terminals, or manager devices in the form of visual information.

In the work path management unit 214, the work path lookup module checks the movement path of each work object by referring to the work space and work path divided by zone and sector of a certain unit built as a data map and stored in the database. Provides real-time information display function of work object. The work path search module can provide a function to search the work path by entering a specific date for each work object.

In addition, the smart farm platform of the cloud server updates the program for each of the manager device, the first work object device, and the second work object device, or a program version check function and program automatic distribution that can be installed by distributing and installing a web or app program or device firmware. function can be provided. In addition, the cloud server may include a software module for a manager registration management function and a security function for managing an ID and password.

The farm management system according to this embodiment is the location information and image of the first work object device and the second work object device, which are the location recognition devices, possessed by work objects (object 1, object 2, object 3, etc.) working in the farm. Through a real-time environment monitoring function that comprehensively monitors event information of work objects generated through a collection device, event information processing function for each work object for event and location information generated from work objects, event statistics provision function for each work object, And work path search function for each work object can be performed.

5 is a diagram illustrating an operating principle of an application loaded in a first work object device in the form of a mobile terminal that can be employed in the farm management system of FIGS. 1B and 2 .

As shown in (a) of FIG. 5, the first work object device 110 according to this embodiment is equipped with a smart farm application, and registers and logs in for each work object through the smart farm app. A user interface screen 111 may be provided.

The registration and login function for each work object is a function that generates a work start event that informs the start of a work through a login function before a work object starts work. Even if the first work object device is changed, information can be checked in the cloud server according to the login account. In addition, the manager can create an account by registering the information of the work object in the database in advance by the manager device.

In addition, as shown in (b) of FIG. 5, the smart farm app may include a user interface screen 112 for a task selection function. The task-specific selection function is a function that provides a notification event to an administrator device through a cloud server through a task selection event in which a task object selects a task to be performed, and a task list can be added or removed from the database. In addition, a selection function for each task is provided so that another task can be selected after completion of a certain task.

In addition, as shown in (c) of Figure 5, the smart farm app may be provided with a user interface screen 113 for displaying the current work status. On the current job status screen, the selected job display function displays the job selected by the job object, the job start time function displays the time the job started, the job elapsed time function displays the time elapsed from the job start time, and the worker's location and movement A movement speed display function for displaying the speed and a total movement distance display function for displaying the total distance traveled for the selected task may be provided.

In addition, the current task status screen may be provided with an input interface for enabling a task object to intuitively check the current task status and reporting event occurrence in the current task, and a task end interface for user input on task termination. When a user input for job end is generated, a job end event notification notifying the manager device of job end is transmitted, and upon restart after the job is finished, a rework selection screen enabling selection of another job may be provided. In addition, a work position correction function for manually correcting and providing the position of a work object through a button provided in a user interface may be provided on the current work situation screen.

According to the current work status display function, as shown in (d) of FIG. 5 , a work object may select an event occurring during work from a preset screen 114 and transmit corresponding event occurrence information to the cloud server. Such event generation information may be transmitted to the manager device through the cloud server. In this case, in the manager device, a worker can search for an event list through a search bar, and details or location information on a selected event can be shared in real time on the screen of the first work object device of another worker in the vicinity. The event list can be added and removed from the database, and can be updated in real time in the first work object device.

When the job is completed, the operator can end the current job by selecting job end on the current job status screen of the first work object device 110 and selecting a completion or end button on the job completion inquiry screen 115 .

The above-described smart farm app may be downloaded and installed from an application provider such as an app store in the same manner as the application program installation method of the first work object smartphone.

6 is a diagram illustrating a real-time work management screen of the farm management system according to this embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 6 , the farm management system according to this embodiment may provide a real-time task management screen 310 to the user terminal as one of the user interfaces.

The real-time work management screen 310 is a screen mode selection area 311 for selecting real-time or specific workers (worker 1, worker 2, etc.) and a map on a farm map displaying most of the farm including a specific area 102. A map display area 313 displaying objects such as manpower and equipment, a work status display area S315 displaying work details including work A to work E, the number of workers, total work time, average moving speed, etc., and event a It may include an event display area 317 displaying event types such as event c and other events and the number of occurrences of the corresponding event.

Tasks A through E may include net removal, pruning, harvesting, line work, cleaning, and the like. In addition, events a to c may represent events related to diseases and pests, equipment abnormalities, worker injuries, and the like.

According to the above-mentioned real-time work management screen 310, the manager or worker can check the location or movement route of manpower or equipment in the farm, and can check the work history currently working, the number of workers, work time, work speed, event occurrence, etc. can be checked in real time.

In this way, the farm management system according to the present embodiment receives user input or work order signals for position change or movement of manpower or equipment, change in work details, etc. based on real-time work management information, and responds to user input or work order signals It is possible to transmit a work order signal or a work order signal to a worker or equipment side, thereby functioning to achieve integrated and comprehensive management and control of work within the farm.

7 is a flowchart illustrating an intelligent farm management method (hereinafter simply referred to as a 'farm management method') according to another embodiment of the present invention. 8 is a diagram illustrating a daily work statistics screen that can be employed in the farm management method according to the present embodiment. 9 is a diagram illustrating a real-time environment monitoring screen that can be employed in the farm management method according to the present embodiment. 10 is a diagram illustrating a mobile terminal of a worker or manager outputting the real-time environment monitoring screen of FIG. 9 .

Referring to FIG. 7 , in the farm management method according to the present embodiment, location information of an object corresponding to a work object and event information from an object, camera, or sensor are received (S111), and resources in the farm are monitored in real time through this. Do (S112). Then, the occurrence of an event is detected (S113), a command for processing the detected event is output through the first work object device and the second work object device (S114), and the received information or event is classified and statistics are calculated. It can be calculated (S115).

Specifically, in the information receiving step (S111), the farm management system not only includes the first work object device or the second work object device attached to or possessed by the work objects in the farm, but also location information and images of work objects additionally provided from the image collection device. You can receive the current work situation or event occurrence information for each work object collected through information and smart farm apps.

Next, in the monitoring step (S112), the farm management system is built into a data map based on the location information and event information of the received work objects and based on the work space by area or work path by work object in a certain unit stored in the database. It is possible to monitor the currently working work object for each work object and display the monitoring result on the screen of the manager device in real time. In the monitoring step (S112), the farm management system combines the location coordinates of the first work object device, the location coordinates of the second work object device, and the image information of the work object in order to determine the location of the work object, and accurately determines the location coordinates. can be done

For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the farm management system provides a user interface that can query the work time, total moving distance, and work history of a specific date for each work object in a color-coded stacked bar graph in the monitoring step (S112). can do. When a bar portion of a specific work history of a specific worker is selected on the specific user interface screen 320 of the user terminal or a cursor is placed on the bar portion, details of the work history (eg, pruning) and work time of the corresponding worker Information may be displayed in the form of a pop-up window.

In addition, in the monitoring step ( S112 ), the farm management system may provide a notification popup for work events to the manager device screen. The notification pop-up can provide high user convenience through the visualization of task types by color, and can support effective real-time monitoring by the manager by displaying the level according to the severity and severity of task event notifications.

In addition, the farm management system can improve user convenience by providing worker statistics inquiry screens for each worker, weekly, monthly, and yearly, and visualizing work types by color. On the worker statistics inquiry screen, worker names, work hours, and total moving distance items may be listed and displayed in order.

In addition, the farm management system may provide a screen for inquiring a specific date for each worker and inquiring a route that the corresponding worker worked. On the path search screen, a movement path of a worker may be displayed in a specific color on a path between crop growing areas for each zone or sector.

In addition, the farm management system may provide an event statistics screen for checking information on events that have occurred. On the event statistics screen, pop-ups can be displayed in real time when an event occurs. On the event statistics screen, the worker can proceed with event processing through the 'Resolve' button for the event, and can process the event that does not require or is not processed by selecting the 'Unresolved' button. These event alarms may be output differently through different colors or different sounds on the event statistics screen according to severity levels such as important events and general events.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 9 , the farm management system may provide a monitoring result image 330 in the form of a multi-screen including an image of information collected in the monitoring step (S112) and crop conditions to the user terminal. Also, as shown in FIG. 10 , the farm management system may provide a monitoring result image 330a to the mobile terminal or the first work object device 110 of a related worker or manager. These monitoring result screens may be collected in real time through cameras or closed circuit televisions (CCTVs) installed in each area of the farm and provided to the user terminal.

In the event occurrence detection step (S113), the farm management system may receive an event occurrence message from the first work object device or the second work object device, detect the occurrence of the event through a camera or sensor, and a camera installed in the drone. Event occurrence can also be detected through sensors.

In the event processing step (S114), the farm management system processes the event according to preset processing rules or processing policies for the event occurrence information acquired in the information receiving step (S111), monitoring step (S112), or event occurrence detection step (S113). It is possible to transmit work instructions, commands, etc. for workers or equipment. For example, in the event processing step ( S114 ), the farm management system may transmit a water injection command message to a specific AGV according to the command output. In this case, the AGV finds a guide pipe extending between crops according to the location information included in the water spray command message, automatically lands on it, and waters the crop area or work area corresponding to the location information while moving along the guide pipe. It can be sprayed to supply moisture or extinguish a fire.

In addition, in the event processing step (S114), the farm management system monitors the event processing and transmits information on the resolution or unresolvedness of the corresponding event to the database system according to the progress of monitoring so that the event processing record is stored in the database. .

Next, in the statistics calculation step (S115), the farm management system can classify the received information or events and calculate statistics for each work object or collectively. In addition, the farm management system calculates job statistics of work objects on a weekly, monthly or annual basis for the event processed in the event processing step (S114) in the statistics calculation step (S115), and the work according to the identification code of the work object. Items of work distance such as time and daily travel distance can be extracted statistically.

The aforementioned information receiving step (S111), monitoring step (S112), event detection step (S113), event processing step (S114), and statistics calculation step (S115) may be performed in the cloud server, but are not limited thereto. .

11 is a schematic block diagram of a farm management system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 11 , the farm management system 200b according to this embodiment may be mounted on a manager terminal, a manager device, or a user terminal 300 . In addition, the farm management system 200b is connected to the cloud server and acquires location information of work objects in the farm, work situation information, event occurrence information, etc. through the cloud server, and obtains information about crops in the farm or the surrounding environment of the crops. can do.

In the above case, the cloud server may be a means corresponding to the information acquisition unit of the monitoring unit of the farm management system or a component that performs functions corresponding to these means. The cloud server may be configured to deliver the acquired information to the farm management system 200b mounted on the user terminal 300 .

The farm management system 200b may include all of the components of the farm management system described with reference to FIG. 1B except for at least some functions or configurations of the monitoring unit.

According to this embodiment, data collection is mainly performed in the cloud server, and data processing may be performed directly in the user terminal.

The farm management system according to this embodiment described above may be implemented in the form of a program that can be executed through various computer components. The program may be specially designed and configured for the present invention or may be known and usable to those skilled in the art of computer software.

As described above, the detailed description of the present invention has been described with respect to preferred embodiments, but those skilled in the art within the scope that does not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention described in the claims below It will be understood that various modifications and variations may be made to the present invention.

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delete delete delete delete Monitoring resources including manpower and equipment with a terminal for location determination by a monitoring unit within the farm;
A database storing location information, movement information, and state information about the resource and managing information related to objects of the resource by connecting them to each other;
Crop management unit managing the growth, disease and environment of the crops in the farm based on the monitoring results in the monitoring step;
Managing a first resource and a first event related to the manpower based on the monitoring result in the monitoring step by a manpower management unit;
Managing a second resource and a second event related to the equipment in the farm based on the monitoring result in the monitoring step by an equipment management unit;
Managing a third resource and a third event related to the production management and logistics movement within the farm based on the monitoring result in the monitoring step by the logistics management unit;
Quality management unit managing the quality of the farm's products, determining the quality of the product based on the linear condition of the quality analysis result according to the combination of the date of production and storage temperature or the combination of storage period and storage temperature;
transporting, by the first AVG, items necessary for the farm and farm products;
managing and harvesting crops in the farm by a second AVG; and
Adjusting a driving route in real time so that a drone equipped with a camera captures an image of a preset area of the farm and an image of an area where an event occurred; Including, Including,
The monitoring step is
an information acquisition step in which an information acquisition unit obtains location information, status information, and event information from the terminal for location determination;
An image acquisition step in which an image acquisition unit acquires image signals from a plurality of cameras installed in the farm;
a statistics management step of classifying and accumulating the information acquired in the information acquisition step by a statistics management unit according to preset criteria;
a real-time task management step in which a real-time task management unit classifies the information obtained in the image acquisition step and the statistics management step according to preset criteria;
Work path management unit A work path management step of generating a work path of a designated object based on the object-specific information classified in the real-time task management step; and
A real-time task management screen based on signals and data received from the information acquisition step, the image acquisition step, the statistics management step, the real-time task management step, and the work path management step according to the request message through the user interface by the output screen management unit. , an output screen management step of generating a video signal for outputting a daily work statistics screen, a work path inquiry screen, an event statistics screen, a real-time environment monitoring screen, or a combination thereof on the screen of a display device,
The terminal for determining the location includes a mobile communication terminal or mobile terminal equipped with a global positioning system (GPS), and a wireless kit, wherein the wireless kit includes a plurality of beacons disposed in the farm and Sending and receiving communication signals and generating own location information based on identifiers of the beacons or preset location information;
The beacon,
An intelligent farm management method that is installed in the form of grid points in the farm and transmits ultrasonic waves in a fixed manner.
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