CA3091652A1 - Marine product logistics monitoring apparatus - Google Patents

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CA3091652A1
CA3091652A1 CA3091652A CA3091652A CA3091652A1 CA 3091652 A1 CA3091652 A1 CA 3091652A1 CA 3091652 A CA3091652 A CA 3091652A CA 3091652 A CA3091652 A CA 3091652A CA 3091652 A1 CA3091652 A1 CA 3091652A1
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Lishao Wang
Shiwei Liu
Xiaoge Cheng
Qiaowei Liu
Riming Hao
Fred Lu
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Abstract

A marine product logistics monitoring apparatus is disclosed that controls the operation or shutdown of environment control systems based on environment information inside and outside a logistics box for analysis.

Description

MARINE PRODUCT LOGISTICS MONITORING APPARATUS
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The utility model relates to a marine product logistics monitoring apparatus, belonging to the field of Internet of Things technologies.
Date Recue/Date Received 2020-08-31 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0002] The present invention is illustrated and described herein with reference to the various drawings, in which like reference numbers denote the various components and/or steps, as appropriate. The drawings illustrate example embodiments of the present disclosure and cannot be considered as limiting its scope.
[0003] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the utility model, according to some example embodiments.
[0004] FIG. 2 is a logical flow chart of the utility model, according to one example embodiment.
Date Recue/Date Received 2020-08-31 DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0005] Multiple transitions between multiple links such as land transportation and air transportation are involved in a long-distance transportation process of marine products such as Cambarus and crabs from a source of supply to a supplier.
Some uncertain factors such as the delay of a flight, weather conditions during the transitions, and whether careless loading and unloading are performed in this process would seriously affect the survival rates of marine products. Therefore, the external environment state and the internal environment where the marine products are located in the transportation process are monitored, and the transportation process can be reproduced by analyzing and processing data so that a logistics link that cannot be controlled by a supplier and a consignee becomes a link in which the process is clear and risks are controllable.
[0006] However, transportation monitoring apparatuses currently adopted on the market only acquire and record information such as the temperature and the humidity inside a logistics box, but do not take external environment information as a reference, while the environment information directly affects the internal environment, especially for high-sensitivity objects requiring cold-chain logistics.
Therefore, the apparatuses are not suitable for subsequent analysis and determination of the overall environment information in the transportation process. Thus, the optimization and risk assessment of a transportation route is affected.
[0007] In order to solve the defects and deficiencies existing in the prior art, the utility model provides a marine product logistics monitoring apparatus, which controls the operation or shutdown of an evaporator or a humidifier by acquiring environment information inside and outside a logistics box for analysis and determination. The environment information can be tailored to the requirements of the specific embodiment through additional sensor modules and the tuning of the parameters, while additional environment control components may be added based on the requirements of the cargo. The apparatus will alert the user if any parameter falls outside a set threshold.
[0008] The utility model provides a marine product logistics monitoring apparatus, including: a data acquisition component 120, a humidity control component 130, a temperature control component 140, a power component 150, a microcontroller 101, and a user device 110. The data acquisition component is configured to acquire environment information inside and outside a logistics box and send the environment Date Recue/Date Received 2020-08-31 information to the microcontroller; the microcontroller determines the acquired environment information according to set environment parameter thresholds, and then controls the on or off of the humidity control component and the temperature control component according to the determination results; moreover, the microcontroller sends the environment information inside and outside the logistics box sent by the data acquisition component to the user device by means of a wireless module 103, and the environment information is displayed on the user device; and the power component is configured to supply power to the microcontroller.
[0009] The data acquisition component 120 includes a temperature sensor I 121 for acquiring temperature information inside the logistics box, a temperature sensor II
122 for acquiring temperature information outside the logistics box, a humidity sensor 123 for acquiring humidity information inside the logistics box, an acceleration sensor 124 for acquiring acceleration amplitude information and frequency domain information of a transportation tool within a sampling duration, and a camera 125 for acquiring image information inside the logistics box; and the temperature sensor I, the temperature sensor II, the humidity sensor, the acceleration sensor, and the camera are respectively connected to the microcontroller. Additional sensor modules may be added to the data acquisition component as required by the specific embodiment.
[0010] The humidity control component 130 includes an evaporator control circuit 132 and a humidifier control circuit 134 respectively connected to the microcontroller, and the microcontroller respectively controls the on or off of an evaporator 131 and a humidifier 133 by means of the evaporator control circuit and the humidifier control circuit. The temperature control component 140 includes a temperature control device control circuit 142 connected to the microcontroller, and the microcontroller controls the on or off of a temperature control device 141 by means of the temperature control device control circuit. Additional environmental control components may be added as required by the specific embodiment.
[0011] The wireless module 102 allows connection between the apparatus and the user device through several different connections, including both Bluetooth and through the internet.
[0012] The power component 150 includes a storage battery 152 and a solar panel 151.
[0013] The user device 110 is a PC 111 or a mobile device 112. The user device connects with the apparatus through the wireless module to update the microcontroller Date Recue/Date Received 2020-08-31 for the specific embodiment and set the parameters, as well as receiving real-time updates.
[0014] The monitoring apparatus further includes a GPS module 103 for locating the position of the transportation tool in real-time, and the GPS module is connected to the microcontroller.
[0015] The apparatus further includes a data storage module 104 connected to the microcontroller.
[0016] The beneficial technical effects achieved by the utility model are: the utility model provides a marine product logistics monitoring apparatus; in the apparatus, environment information inside and outside a logistics box is acquired by means of a data acquisition component and sent to a microcontroller; the microcontroller determines the received information according to pre-set environment parameters, and if the temperature is not within a set threshold range, the operation or shutdown of the temperature control device is controlled by means of a temperature control device control circuit; by the same reasoning, if the humidity is not within a threshold range, the operation or shutdown of an evaporator or a humidifier is controlled by means of a corresponding control circuit. Additional sensors and environmental control components can be added as required by the specific embodiment, including ambient light, vibration, sound, movement, oxygen, chemical levels, and more.
[0017] As a specific embodiment of the utility model, environment data in a transportation process is monitored by using the apparatus and used to adjust one or more environmental conditions described herein. The parameters are set by the user device through the wireless module. The temperature sensor I acquires the temperature information in the logistics box and sends the temperature information to the microcontroller, the microcontroller determines the received temperature information according to the pre-set temperature threshold, if the temperature exceeds the threshold range, refrigeration is performed in the logistics box by means of the temperature control device control circuit, and if the temperature is lower than the threshold range, heating is performed in the logistics box by means of the temperature control device control circuit till the temperature in the logistics box is within the threshold range; the temperature sensor II sends the acquired temperature information outside the logistics box to the microcontroller, and the microcontroller sends the temperature information to a memory for storage or sends the temperature information to the user device as a basis for subsequent optimization of a Date Recue/Date Received 2020-08-31 transportation route, so as to minimize the risks in the transportation process; the humidity sensor acquires the humidity information in the logistics box and sends the humidity information to the microcontroller, and the microcontroller controls the operation or shutdown of the evaporator by means of the evaporator control circuit or controls the on or off of the humidifier by means of the humidifier control circuit according to the pre-set humidity threshold; the acceleration sensor acquires speed information of the transportation tool and sends the speed information sends the microcontroller, and the camera acquires picture information in the logistics box and sends the picture information to the microcontroller; in addition, the GPS
module acquires real-time position information of the transportation tool and sends the real-time position information to the microcontroller. The microcontroller retains all recorded data through a data storage module and updates the user device through the wireless module. Additional tweaks to the parameters can be set by the user device, such as automatic adjustment based on GPS location.
[0018] Further description is made by taking the transportation of fish and shrimp as an example. The temperature threshold in the logistic box is pre-set to be -20 C to C, the temperature sensor 1 sends the acquired temperature information in the logistic box to the microcontroller, the microcontroller determines the received temperature information, if the temperature exceeds the threshold range, refrigeration is performed in the logistics box by means of the temperature control device control circuit, and if the temperature is lower than the threshold range, heating is performed in the logistics box by means of the temperature control device control circuit till the temperature in the logistics box is within the threshold range; the temperature sensor 2 acquires a weather environment parameter outside the logistic box, and sends the acquired data to the microcontroller, the microcontroller sends the acquired data to the memory for storage or sends the acquired data to the user device, and a transportation party can obtain optimal matched values of the temperature outside the logistics box and the temperature inside the logistics box by matching according to the stored data so as to ensure the freshness of the fish and shrimp. Data support is provided for the subsequent setting of the temperature in the logistics box, so as to minimize the risks in the transportation process; the humidity threshold in the transportation process of the fish and shrimp is set to be 45% to 70%, the humidity sensor sends the acquired humidity information in the logistics box to the microcontroller, and the microcontroller controls the operation or shutdown of the evaporator by means of the Date Recue/Date Received 2020-08-31 evaporator control circuit or controls the on or off of the humidifier by means of the humidifier control circuit according to the pre-set humidity threshold; in addition, in the transportation process, the acceleration sensor acquires the speed information of the transportation tool and sends the speed information to the microcontroller; if a curve displayed in the microcontroller is in a flat state, it is indicated that the transportation process is relatively smooth, and if a sudden increase in height occurs in the displayed curve, it is indicated that cases such as bumpy or careless transportation occur in the transportation process; the camera acquires the picture information in the logistics box and sends the picture information to the microcontroller; in addition, the GPS locator acquires the real-time position information of the transportation tool and sends the real-time position information to the microcontroller, and whether a flight is delayed or on time can be determined by combining locating information of the GPS and the normal schedule of the flight.
Date Recue/Date Received 2020-08-31

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What is claimed is:
1. A marine product logistics monitoring apparatus, comprising: a data acquisition component, a humidity control component, a temperature control component, a power component, a microcontroller, and a user device, wherein the data acquisition component is configured to acquire environment information inside and outside a logistics box and send the environment information to the microcontroller; the microcontroller determines the acquired environment information according to set environment parameter thresholds, and then controls the on or off of the humidity control component and the temperature control component according to the determination results;
moreover, the microcontroller sends the environment information inside and outside the logistics box sent by the data acquisition component to the user device by means of a wireless module, and the environment information is displayed on the user device; and the power component is configured to supply power to the microcontroller.
2. The marine product logistics monitoring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the data acquisition component comprises a temperature sensor I for acquiring temperature information inside the logistics box, a temperature sensor II for acquiring temperature information outside the logistics box, a humidity sensor for acquiring humidity information inside the logistics box, an acceleration sensor for acquiring acceleration amplitude information and frequency domain information of a transportation tool within a sampling duration, and a camera for acquiring image information inside the logistics box; and the temperature sensor I, the temperature sensor II, the humidity Date Recue/Date Received 2020-08-31 sensor, the acceleration sensor, and the camera are respectively connected to the microcontroller.
3. The marine product logistics monitoring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the humidity control component comprises an evaporator control circuit and a humidifier control circuit respectively connected to the microcontroller, and the microcontroller respectively controls the on or off of an evaporator and a humidifier by means of the evaporator control circuit and the humidifier control circuit.
4. The marine product logistics monitoring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the temperature control component comprises a temperature control device control circuit connected to the microcontroller, and the microcontroller controls the on or off of a temperature control device by means of the temperature control device control circuit.
5. The marine product logistics monitoring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the power component comprises a storage battery and a solar panel.
6. The marine product logistics monitoring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the user device is a PC or mobile device.
7. The marine product logistics monitoring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the monitoring apparatus further comprises a GPS module for locating the position of the transportation tool in real-time, and the GPS
module is connected to the microcontroller.
Date Recue/Date Received 2020-08-31
8. The marine product logistics monitoring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus further comprises a data storage module for storing data, and the data storage module is connected to the microcontroller.
Date Recue/Date Received 2020-08-31
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