CN213515791U

CN213515791U - Low-cost GNSS buoy for measuring sea water level and waves

Info

Publication number: CN213515791U
Application number: CN202023073515.4U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨磊
Original assignee: First Institute of Oceanography MNR
Current assignee: First Institute of Oceanography MNR
Priority date: 2020-12-19
Filing date: 2020-12-19
Publication date: 2021-06-22
Anticipated expiration: 2030-12-19

Abstract

The utility model relates to an ocean monitoring technology field discloses a low-cost GNSS buoy of ocean water level and wave survey, and it includes: the GNSS receiver is arranged in the case, the attitude sensor is arranged in the case, the rechargeable battery module is arranged in the case, the antenna module is arranged in the middle of the upper portion of the case, and the transparent hemispherical glass cover is arranged in the case and is provided with the antenna and the camera positioned on one side of the antenna; the buoy frame structure comprises right-angle three-dimensional five-way connecting pipe fittings, wherein one pipe orifice is vertically connected with a gravity pipe, the other four pipe orifices are respectively and horizontally connected with balance pipes arranged in a cross shape, a floater is hung at the end part of each balance pipe, and the gravity pipe and the balance pipes are made of aluminum alloy materials; anchor system weight block; a floating ball: and the gravity pipe and the anchor system weight are respectively connected through a cable and a connecting ring. The utility model discloses simple structure, on keeping high accuracy measurement's basis greatly reduced manufacturing cost.

Description

Low-cost GNSS buoy for measuring sea water level and waves

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a low-cost GNSS buoy of ocean water level and wave survey belongs to ocean monitoring technology field.

Background

At present, ocean water level data is mainly acquired by a tide gauge configured by a tide station, sea wave data is mainly acquired by a wave buoy configured by a sea station, and the tide stations are sparsely distributed in China and even in the world, so that the acquisition of ocean water levels and wave parameters in any sea area is limited, the GNSS technology is rapidly developed, the buoy carrying a GNSS sensor can realize the acquisition of ocean water levels and waves, however, the sea station tide gauge and the wave buoy in the prior art are not mechanical and can only observe at fixed points; the temporary tide gauge does not have the function of synchronously observing the water level and the waves; the existing GNSS buoy has high manufacturing cost and heavy weight, and is difficult to transport, lay and recover. Therefore, there is a need to design a buoy that can measure ocean water level and waves at low cost.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

To the above-mentioned defect that prior art exists, the utility model provides a low-cost GNSS buoy of ocean water level and wave survey.

A marine water level and wave surveying's low-cost GNSS buoy, include:

the GNSS receiver, the attitude sensor, the antenna module, the data transmission module, the data storage module and the camera are all electrically connected with the rechargeable battery module; the camera can collect images of the surrounding environment of the buoy and transmit the images to the ground base station through the antenna module and the antenna, buoy shaking caused by man-made or large-sized fish is eliminated, and more accurate observation of water level and waves can be assisted. The transparent glass cover can improve the penetration of the solar rays.

The buoy frame structure comprises a right-angle three-dimensional five-way connecting pipe fitting, the top plane of the right-angle three-dimensional five-way connecting pipe fitting is detachably connected with the bottom of a case, one pipe orifice of the right-angle three-dimensional five-way connecting pipe fitting is vertically detachably connected with a gravity pipe, the other four pipe orifices are respectively and horizontally detachably connected with balance pipes arranged in a cross shape, a floater is hung at the end of each balance pipe, a connecting ring I is arranged on each gravity pipe, and the right-angle three-dimensional five-way connecting pipe fitting, the gravity pipes and the balance pipes are all; the combined arrangement of the four floaters and the gravity tube which are arranged in a cross shape can ensure that the buoy has stronger stability and is not easy to be overturned by sea waves, and the gravity tube and the balance tube can be disassembled in the process of laying or recovering the buoy, so that the buoy is convenient to store and transport, and the transport cost and the required transport space are greatly reduced; the right-angle three-dimensional five-way connecting pipe fitting, the gravity pipe and the balance pipe are made of aluminum alloy materials, the weight is light, the price is low, and the manufacturing cost is reduced.

The anchor system weight block is provided with a connecting ring II; the cable is convenient to wind and bind.

A floating ball: and the gravity pipe and the anchor system weight are respectively connected through a cable and a connecting ring.

Preferably, the antenna is a broadband GNSS antenna. Can receive and transmit various types of signals, and has lower cost.

Preferably, a solar panel is further installed on the case inside the glass cover, and the solar panel is electrically connected with the rechargeable battery module. The solar cell panel can charge for rechargeable battery module, greatly increases the endurance of buoy, reduces the later maintenance cost, has no pollution in solar power generation, and is environment-friendly.

Preferably, a night prompting lamp is further arranged on the case. The buoy position can be provided for observers and ships at night.

Preferably, ocean anticorrosive paint is coated on the outer surface of the case and the surface of the buoy frame structure. Prevent that ocean salinity from corroding quick-witted case and buoy frame structure, causing buoy structure to damage.

Preferably, the balance pipe and the gravity pipe are in threaded connection with the pipe orifices of the right-angle three-dimensional five-way connecting pipe fitting respectively. Has the advantages of simple structure, reliable connection and convenient assembly and disassembly of the buoy.

Preferably, the floater is made of polyvinyl chloride foam. The floater made of the polyvinyl chloride foam material has low surface water absorption rate, large buoyancy, good corrosion resistance, environmental protection and low price.

Ocean water level and wave surveying's low-cost GNSS buoy have following beneficial effect:

(1) the buoy structure can be quickly disassembled and assembled, so that the transportation, distribution and recovery costs are reduced;

(2) the camera collects images to assist in judging water level information and wave information, so that the precision of an observation result is higher;

(3) the broadband GNSS antenna is adopted, the signal receiving range is wide, and the production cost is greatly reduced due to the aluminum alloy frame;

(4) simple structure, easy manufacture and less required later maintenance.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view of the structure of the buoy frame.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the chassis.

In the figure: 1. a chassis; 11. a GNSS receiver; 12. an antenna module; 13. a data transmission module; 14. a data storage module; 15. a rechargeable battery module; 2. a glass cover; 3. a balance tube; 4. a gravity tube; 41. a connecting ring I; 5. a float; 6. A floating ball; 7. a cable; 8. anchor system weight block; 81. a connecting ring II; 9. the right-angle three-dimensional five-way is connected with the pipe fitting.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

Example 1:

as shown in fig. 1 to 3, the low-cost GNSS buoy for measuring sea water level and waves of the present invention comprises a case 1, a buoy frame structure, an anchor system weight 8 and a floating ball 6, wherein the buoy frame structure comprises a right-angle three-dimensional five-way connecting pipe 9, one of the pipe orifices of the right-angle three-dimensional five-way connecting pipe 9 is vertically and threadedly connected with a gravity pipe 4 with a length of 100cm, the gravity pipe 4 can provide gravity for the buoy, so that the buoy is not easily overturned by sea waves, the other four pipe orifices of the right-angle three-dimensional five-way connecting pipe 9 are respectively and horizontally and threadedly connected with a balance pipe 3 with a length of 50cm, the threaded connection facilitates disassembly and installation, the efficiency of buoy deployment and recovery is improved, and the transportation; four balance pipes 3 are the cross setting, and every balance pipe 3 is kept away from the one end of the three-dimensional five-way connecting pipe fitting 9 of right angle and is carried

ellipsoid type float

5, and 3 carry floats of float 5 cross settings of balance pipe can make the buoy more steady float on the sea, and gravity pipe 4, balance pipe 3 and the three-dimensional five-way connecting pipe fitting 9 of right angle all adopt the aluminum alloy material, and the pipe diameter is 33mm, and the aluminum alloy material quality is light and the price is low, has reduced manufacturing cost.

The top plane of the right-angle three-dimensional five-way connecting pipe fitting 9 is connected with a case 1 through bolts, the case 1 is of a cuboid hollow closed structure and has an IP67/68 waterproof grade, a GNSS receiver 11, an attitude sensor, a rechargeable battery module 15, an antenna module 12, a data transmission module 13 and a data storage module 14 are arranged inside the case 1, the GNSS receiver 11 adopts a dual-frequency Ublox ZED-F9P chip, can receive satellite navigation positioning signals of Beidou, American GPS, European Galileo, Russian glonass and the like in China, and stores high-frequency original observation data into the data storage module 14; the attitude sensor can measure the attitude of the buoy moving along with the waves, and the attitude information is stored in the data storage module 14; the rechargeable battery module 15 provides electric energy for the GNSS receiver 11, the attitude sensor, the antenna module 12, the data transmission module 13 and the data storage module 14; the hemispherical glass cover 2 is arranged in the middle above the case 1, an antenna and a camera positioned on one side of the antenna are arranged in the glass cover 2 and positioned right above the case 1, the antenna adopts a broadband GNSS antenna, the size is 38mm multiplied by 38mm (diameter) multiplied by 143mm, the cost of the antenna is greatly reduced, the camera can capture image information of the surrounding environment of the buoy and store the image information into the data storage module 14, the image information, the posture information of the buoy and observation data received by the GNSS receiver 11 in the data storage module 14 are transmitted to a ground base station through the data transmission module, the antenna module 12 and the antenna, the image information can eliminate buoy shaking caused by artificial or large fish, and the water level and wave observation results are more accurate; a night prompting lamp is further arranged above the case 1 and inside the hemispherical glass cover 2, and can provide the prompt of the buoy position for observers and ships at night.

A connecting ring I41 is sleeved at the lower middle part of the gravity pipe 4, in order to prevent the buoy from floating with the sea, the buoy is connected with a floating ball 6 through a cable 7 which is wound and bound by the connecting ring I41 on the gravity pipe 4, the floating ball 6 is also connected with an anchor weight 8 through the cable 7, and the anchor weight 8 is provided with a connecting ring II 81, so that the cable 7 can be better wound and bound with the anchor weight 8; the buoy may also be connected directly to the vessel by means of a cable 7.

And marine anticorrosive paint is coated on the outer surface of the case and the surface of the buoy frame structure. Prevent that ocean salinity from corroding quick-witted case and buoy frame structure, causing buoy structure to damage.

The transparent hemispherical glass cover 2 is internally positioned on the case 1 and is also provided with a solar panel, and the solar panel is electrically connected with the rechargeable battery module 15. The solar cell panel can charge the rechargeable battery module 15, the cruising ability of the buoy is greatly increased, the later maintenance cost is reduced, and the solar power generation is pollution-free and environment-friendly.

The floater 5 is made of polyvinyl chloride foam. The floater 5 made of the polyvinyl chloride foam material has low surface water absorption, large buoyancy, good corrosion resistance, environmental protection and low price.

Example 2:

on the basis of the embodiment 1, a plurality of plastic floats are symmetrically arranged in the case 1, and when the floats 5 at the end parts of the balance pipes 3 are lost or the float frame structure is damaged and the balance of the floats is difficult to maintain, the case 1 can still float on the water surface to wait for recovery under the condition of small wind waves.

The utility model discloses a use as follows: will marine water level and wave measuring low-cost GNSS buoy wait to assemble the back and transport to measuring the place through boats and ships, and connect gravity pipe 4 through hawser 7, the other end of hawser 7 can select to fix on floater 6, also can be directly connect with boats and ships, put the buoy down on the sea, GNSS receiver 11 and antenna reception china big dipper, satellite navigation positioning signal such as U.S. GPS and save the original observation data of high frequency to data storage module 14 in, camera collection surrounding environment information, the antenna, antenna module 12 and data transmission module 13 send the data of observing to ground, carry out standard format conversion to data, calculate and resolve analysis through current processing technology and software and obtain water level and wave information.

The utility model has the advantages that: ocean water level and wave surveying's low-cost GNSS buoy installation dismantle convenient, make simply, the transportation of being convenient for adopts GNSS wide band antenna and aluminum alloy frame structure, on the basis that obtains high accuracy ocean water level and wave information, the cost is reduced by a wide margin, can fall to about 3% of current GNSS buoy cost of construction cost.

The utility model discloses can extensively apply to the ocean monitoring occasion.

It is well within the skill of those in the art to implement, without undue experimentation, the present invention does not relate to software and process improvements, as related to circuits and electronic components and modules.

It is noted that, herein, relational terms such as first and second, and the like may be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Also, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A low cost GNSS buoy for ocean water level and wave surveying, comprising:

the box (1) is of a cuboid hollow closed structure, a GNSS receiver (11), an attitude sensor, a rechargeable battery module (15), an antenna module (12), a data transmission module (13) and a data storage module (14) are arranged in the box, a transparent hemispherical glass cover (2) is arranged in the middle of the upper portion of the box (1), an antenna and a camera positioned on one side of the antenna are mounted on the box (1) in the glass cover (2), and the GNSS receiver (11), the attitude sensor, the antenna module (12), the data transmission module (13), the data storage module (14) and the camera are all electrically connected with the rechargeable battery module (15);

the buoy frame structure comprises a right-angle three-dimensional five-way connecting pipe fitting (9), the top plane of the right-angle three-dimensional five-way connecting pipe fitting (9) is detachably connected with the bottom of a case (1), one pipe orifice of the right-angle three-dimensional five-way connecting pipe fitting (9) is vertically detachably connected with a gravity pipe (4), the other four pipe orifices are respectively and horizontally detachably connected with a balance pipe (3) in a cross shape, a floater (5) is hung at the end part of each balance pipe (3), a connecting ring I (41) is arranged on each gravity pipe (4), and the gravity pipes (4) and the balance pipes (3) are made of aluminum alloy materials;

the anchor system weight block (8), the anchor system weight block (8) is provided with a connecting ring II (81);

the floating ball (6) is respectively connected with the gravity pipe (4) and the anchor system weight block (8) through a cable (7) and a connecting ring.

2. The low cost GNSS buoy of sea water level and wave measurements of claim 1, characterized in that the antenna employs a broadband GNSS antenna.

3. The low-cost GNSS buoy for ocean water level and wave surveying of claim 1, wherein a solar panel is further installed inside the glass cover (2) on the case (1), and the solar panel is electrically connected with the rechargeable battery module (15).

4. The low-cost GNSS buoy for ocean water level and wave surveying of claim 1, characterized in that a night warning light is further provided on the case (1).

5. The low-cost GNSS buoy for ocean water level and wave surveying of claim 1, wherein the exterior surface of the case (1) and the surface of the buoy frame structure are coated with an ocean anticorrosive paint.

6. The low-cost GNSS buoy for ocean water level and wave surveying of claim 1, characterized in that the balance pipe (3) and the gravity pipe (4) are respectively in threaded connection with the respective nozzles of the right-angle solid five-way connecting pipe (9).

7. The low cost GNSS buoy of sea water level and wave measurements according to claim 1, characterized in that the buoy (5) is made of pvc foam.