EP2506229B1 - Dispositif capteur anti-intrusion de récipient - Google Patents

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EP2506229B1
EP2506229B1 EP20110425080 EP11425080A EP2506229B1 EP 2506229 B1 EP2506229 B1 EP 2506229B1 EP 20110425080 EP20110425080 EP 20110425080 EP 11425080 A EP11425080 A EP 11425080A EP 2506229 B1 EP2506229 B1 EP 2506229B1
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Davide Capello
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    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B13/00—Burglar, theft or intruder alarms
    • G08B13/02—Mechanical actuation
    • G08B13/14—Mechanical actuation by lifting or attempted removal of hand-portable articles
    • G08B13/1436—Mechanical actuation by lifting or attempted removal of hand-portable articles with motion detection
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    • G08B13/00—Burglar, theft or intruder alarms
    • G08B13/02—Mechanical actuation
    • G08B13/14—Mechanical actuation by lifting or attempted removal of hand-portable articles
    • G08B13/1481—Mechanical actuation by lifting or attempted removal of hand-portable articles with optical detection
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    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B13/00—Burglar, theft or intruder alarms
    • G08B13/16—Actuation by interference with mechanical vibrations in air or other fluid
    • G08B13/1654—Actuation by interference with mechanical vibrations in air or other fluid using passive vibration detection systems

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  • the present invention relates to a container anti-intrusion sensor device.
  • This problem is usually resolved by equipping the containers with key and/or combination-based door-locking devices, preferably equipped with electronic devices able to send an alarm signal, for example, via radio or the telephone network, to an external control unit in the event of the locking device being forced or broken.
  • monitoring systems based on various types of sensors
  • temperature, humidity, luminosity, acceleration, proximity and smoke sensors which are preferably installed in combination with each other inside the container to guarantee good reliability, by redundancy, in detecting break-ins or tampering at any point of the container.
  • a monitoring system of this type is described, for example, in US 2006/0181413 .
  • EP 1 355 281 A2 discloses a security device having at least one sensor and at least one transmitter for generating signals to trigger an alarm.
  • the sensor detects a change in position and generates a corresponding signal.
  • the signal may be sent to an analysis unit.
  • the sensor may be a magnetic field sensor and may detect changes on oscillation frequency on change of position of the device.
  • US 5 068 643 A discloses a theft prevention device including an optical sensor for detecting a level of ambient light and a vibration sensor for detecting a vibration of a protected article.
  • the theft prevention device further includes an alarm circuit operatively coupled to the optical sensor and the vibration sensor for providing an alarm when the optical sensor detects a change in the level of ambient light from relative brightness to relative darkness and the vibration sensor detects a vibration of the protected article.
  • the theft prevention device may further include a disconnection sensor for detecting a disconnection of a member attached to the protected article, whereby the alarm circuit activates the alarm upon such disconnection.
  • the theft prevention device may further include a microswitch which is automatically activated upon removal of the protected article from an article casing. Still furthermore, the theft prevention device may include devices located at an exit of a place in which the protected article is located for emitting a high frequency light which may be detected by the optical sensor.
  • US 5 838 231 A discloses a monitoring device for detecting acoustic vibrations in monitored objects having a plurality of several structure-borne sound sensors which are connected to a remote central electronic analyzing system.
  • the individual structure-borne sound sensors are each acoustically coupled with a self-testing unit, which can be activated from the central electronic analyzing system. Activation of the self-testing units is performed by modulation of an operating voltage supplied to structure-borne sound sensors, without additional electric connections to the electronic analysis system.
  • the object of the present invention is that of making a container anti-intrusion sensor device, this device being able to eliminate the above-described drawbacks in an efficient and economic manner.
  • a container anti-intrusion sensor device is made according to the attached claims.
  • a container of known type is indicated, as a whole, by reference numeral 1 and is defined by a box-shaped body delimited laterally by a wall 2 of corrugated sheet metal and closed by a door 3.
  • the container 1 is equipped with a plurality of anti-intrusion sensor devices 4, each one of which is fastened to the inner surface of the wall 2 and, in use, has the function of detecting an attempted break-in through the detection of stress induced on the wall 2 by cutting or perforating tools such as drills, cutters or grinders, and/or light radiation filtering inside the container 1 due to the presence of an opening in the wall 2 or the use of cutting tools such as oxyacetylene flame, blowlamp or grinder.
  • cutting or perforating tools such as drills, cutters or grinders, and/or light radiation filtering inside the container 1 due to the presence of an opening in the wall 2 or the use of cutting tools such as oxyacetylene flame, blowlamp or grinder.
  • each anti-intrusion sensor device 4 comprises two types of sensor for this purpose: a vibration sensor, in this case a plate 5 of a piezoelectric material, and a light radiation sensor, in this case a photodiode 6.
  • the plate 5 and the photodiode 6 are mounted on a support bar 7 suitable for being fastened to the wall 2 in a removable manner by two permanent magnets 8, which are rigidly connected to the bar 7 on the opposite side from the plate 5 and are preferably spaced apart along the bar 7 at a distance equal to the pitch of the corrugations in the wall 2, such that when positioning the bar 7 in a transversal direction to the corrugations, the magnets 8 find themselves in correspondence to the flat peaks of the corrugations and, in consequence, form a stable fastening of the bar 7 to the wall 2.
  • the use of the piezoelectric plate 5 as a vibration sensor and the photodiode 6 as a light radiation sensor is only of exemplifying significance and other sensors of different shape and/or type could be advantageously used for detecting vibrations and light radiation.
  • an optical fibre could be used in place of the photodiode 6.
  • the bar 7 also supports an electronic unit 9, which is electrically connected to the plate 5 and to the photodiode 6 and is powered by a battery 10 that is also placed on the bar 7.
  • the electronic unit 9 is capable of managing, in a manner that shall be described in detail further on, the system's power supply, the storing and processing of data received from the respective plate 5 and the respective photodiode 6, and transmitting, via radio or GSM for example, possible hazard or alarm signals to a control unit (not shown), which could be mounted on the container 1 or be remotely located and positioned, for example, on the means of transport or in a control centre.
  • a control unit not shown
  • control unit (not shown) is preferably mounted on the door 3 and includes a door opening detector.
  • the container 1 is preferably equipped with a door opening detector (not shown) in communication with the control unit.
  • the "dialogues" between the electronic unit 9 and the control unit are preferably one-way, except for alarm reception verification messages, so as not to permit external devices to access or change the settings of the electronic unit 9 itself.
  • the electronic unit 9 is preferably configured to respond to an identification request ('ping') periodically sent by the control unit.
  • Each identification request is stored by the electronic unit 9 in a non-volatile memory, preferably EEPROM, in which all warning signals and alarms sent to the electronic unit 9 by the respective vibration and light radiation sensors are also stored.
  • the memory can only be cleared at the end of the mission by means of a direct connection to a computer or interrogation device.
  • the number and position of the anti-intrusion sensor devices 4 in the container 1 are arbitrary and are chosen, each time, so as to create the most uniform "cover" possible inside the container 1. For example, it is necessary to take into account the amount of cargo and its arrangement in the container 1, as an excessive amount or its positioning against one side of the wall 2 might prevent possible light radiation from filtering inside the container 1 and/or change the mechanical impedance of the side itself, impeding or modifying the propagation of vibrations caused, for example, by a cut or hole made in the sheet metal.
  • the container 1 is equipped with four anti-intrusion sensor devices 4 (of which only three are visible) placed at the four upper vertices of the container 1; in this configuration, each anti-intrusion sensor device 4 is delegated to monitoring the two sides of the wall 2 adjacent to it, with the result that the group of anti-intrusion sensor devices 4 is sufficient to monitor all of the inside of the container 1.
  • each lens of the photodiode 6 of each anti-intrusion sensor device 4 can be chosen so as to have a more or less broad "field of vision".
  • each lens is designed to have a sufficiently broad "field of vision" to cover two or three sides of the wall 2 adjacent to the respective anti-intrusion sensor device 4; in fact, a photodiode 6 with a very large "field of vision", able to cover all of the wall 2 for example, although being utilizable, would render the contribution of a point event less significant and, in any case, would not be able to monitor sides facing the respective anti-intrusion sensor device 4 due to the cargo's presence.
  • the electronic unit 9 is able to guarantee operation of the respective anti-intrusion sensor device 4 for a certain period of time, preferably exceeding three months. Self-power is guaranteed by the presence of the battery 10 and an energy management system that provides for:
  • the above-mentioned power generation unit is preferably a piezoelectric element, which, in virtue of the characteristic of piezoelectric materials of generating current proportional to the level of deformation they are subjected to, enable any vibrations not indicative of a break-in in course to be exploited for recharging the battery 10.
  • This function of recharging the battery 10 can be performed, in addition or in alternative to the above-mentioned piezoelectric element, by the vibration sensor when this is of the piezoelectric type, as in the case of the plate 5 in the example shown.
  • the anti-intrusion sensor device 4 is provided with a low-consumption clock for this purpose, which is programmed to return the circuit to an "awake” state to carry out periodic analysis of the situation.
  • the minimum alarm threshold is exceeded by the energy supplied by the power-generator units, for example a piezoelectric element for detecting vibrations and a photodiode for detecting light radiation.
  • the power-generator units delegated to providing "wake-up" energy are defined by the vibration sensor, at least when this is of the piezoelectric type as in the case of the plate 5, and by the light radiation sensor, at least when this is an optoelectronic element as in the case of the photodiode 6.
  • the alarm management is able to provide a warning when a minimum initial energy threshold is exceeded so as to cause return to the "awake" state and, in any case, corresponding to a minimum energy stimulation indicative of a security risk, for example, a prolonged low-energy stimulus such as that of a hole made by a small drill bit.
  • the system activated itself and starts to make a comparison with a stored digital signature of intrusive event types and a simultaneous analysis of the event's energy threshold.
  • Exceeding the threshold, by the signal generated by the piezoelectric element for example, indicates the presence of a vibration event of a known minimum entity able to include all types of mechanical opening of the container; however, such an event need not necessarily correspond to a break-in, but perhaps to a meteorological event such as rain or hailstones or some other event. For this reason, after the system is activated from a sleep state, a comparison may be made between the signal and a "digital signature" stored in the device.
  • This signature can have different forms, for example, a spectrum of vibration frequencies, and enable the device to differentiate a cut containing high-frequency components from rain, which mainly has low-frequency components.
  • Analysis of the energy threshold can be carried out on certain frequency bands indicating, for example, that the presence of high energy at high frequencies indicates the use of mechanical tools such as drills and so on.
  • Both indicators can generate an alarm using a logical 'OR' operation, which is indicated for detecting cuts made using specific tools that generate a reduced energy level but identifiable in form and type.
  • a logical 'OR' operation which is indicated for detecting cuts made using specific tools that generate a reduced energy level but identifiable in form and type.
  • an alarm will be generated from a logical operation of the type ⁇ "awake” AND ("energy threshold” OR “comparison with stored sample”)>; while for light, a logic operation of the type (“awake” AND “energy threshold”) will be implemented or, in cases where broad spectrum sensors are used, spectral analysis of the radiation can be performed and the radiation be identified and classified as:
  • the identification of a certain type of radiation is provided as a further descriptive item of data of the alarm or generates a 'WARNING' level if the situation indicates an anomaly, but not a full alarm.
  • An alarm is generated in cases classified as 'BREAK-N ALARM'.
  • the temporal analysis of the type of the light signal can allow sparks, due to the use of drills or grinder or similar tools, to be identified.
  • the electronic unit 9 is also able to control the state of the respective anti-intrusion sensor device 4 and to generate a specific alarm in cases of tampering or situations of malfunction in general.
  • the electronic unit 9 is provided with two electrical contacts 11, which are connected to the magnets 8 and enable the electronic unit 9 to take a reading of the system's electrical characteristics and, in particular, to detect the detachment of the magnets 8 from the metal wall 2 of the container 1.
  • the container 1 becomes part of the electrical circuit of the electronic unit 9 and the possible opening of this circuit would cause an energy signal sufficient to trigger return to the "awake” state and a subsequent alarm.
  • the electronic unit 9 can perform thorough analysis following this "wake-up" to confirm the detachment, for example, via the generation-acquisition-testing of a known signal through the circuit defined by the contacts-magnets-wall.
  • FIG. 3 Another solution for testing the continuity of the anti-intrusion sensor device 4 with the wall 2 is obtained by using a bar 7 of ferroelectric material and placing a winding 12 between the two magnets 8 that is electrically connected to the electronic unit 9.
  • the magnetic circuit that is generated in this way between the bar 7, the magnets 8 and the wall 2 is operationally insensitive to the possible presence of paint on the wall 2 itself.
  • the application of a voltage step to the winding 12 generates a current transient easily measurable from the characteristic time of the magnetic circuit and proportional to the impedance of the magnetic circuit itself. Any detachment of the anti-intrusion sensor device 4 from the wall 2 would cause a significant variation in the impedance of the magnetic circuit and would therefore be immediately detectable via the generation-acquisition-testing of an electrical signal through the winding 12.
  • the anti-intrusion sensor device 4 can be integrated with other sensors for monitoring, for example, the temperature, humidity, oxygen percentage, etc., in order to guarantee the continuity of suitable conditions for the conservation and preservation of the transported goods during transportation.

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  1. Dispositif capteur anti-intrusion (4) de conteneur comprenant un élément de support (7), des moyens de fixation (8) pour fixer de manière amovible l'élément de support (7) à une paroi (2) d'un conteneur (1), des moyens capteurs (5, 6) montés sur l'élément de support (7), une unité électronique (9) montée sur l'élément de support (7) et électriquement connectée aux moyens capteurs (5, 6) pour recevoir et traiter des signaux électriques provenant des moyens capteurs (5, 6) afin de déterminer un cas d'effraction sur le conteneur (1) et générant en conséquence une alarme ; et des moyens d'alimentation électrique (10, 5) montés sur l'élément de support (7) pour alimenter l'unité électronique (9) ;
    caractérisé en ce que les moyens capteurs (5, 6) comprennent des moyens capteur à vibration (5) et des moyen capteur à rayonnement lumineux (6), les moyens de fixation (8) (7) comprennent des aimants (8) et l'unité électronique (9) est électriquement connectée aux aimants (8) pour définir, en utilisation, un circuit électrique avec les aimants (8) et la paroi (2) du conteneur (1), et est configurée pour tester l'état de fonctionnement du dispositif capteur anti-intrusion (4) par test-génération-acquisition d'un signal électrique à travers le circuit électrique.
  2. Dispositif capteur anti-intrusion de conteneur selon la revendication 1, dans lequel les moyens capteur à vibration (5) comprennent un élément piézoélectrique (5).
  3. Dispositif capteur anti-intrusion de conteneur selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel les moyens capteur à rayonnement lumineux (6) comprennent une photodiode (6).
  4. Dispositif capteur anti-intrusion de conteneur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel les moyens d'alimentation (10, 5) comprennent une batterie rechargeable (10).
  5. Dispositif capteur anti-intrusion de conteneur selon la revendication 4, dans lequel les moyens d'alimentation (10, 5) comprennent en outre des moyens de génération d'électricité sensibles à la contrainte mécanique.
  6. Dispositif capteur anti-intrusion de conteneur selon la revendication 5, dans lequel les moyens de génération d'électricité comprennent les moyens capteur à vibration (5).
  7. Dispositif capteur anti-intrusion de conteneur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel l'unité électronique (9) est configurée pour prendre un état de veille de consommation d'énergie minimale et pour évoluer dans un état d'éveil quand une effraction se produit ou périodiquement pour réaliser une analyse de l'état de fonctionnement du dispositif capteur anti-intrusion (4).
  8. Dispositif capteur anti-intrusion de conteneur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel l'élément de support (7) comprend une barre (7) de matériau ferroélectrique et est pourvu d'un enroulement (12) électriquement connecté à l'unité électronique (9) de manière à créer, en utilisation, un circuit magnétique entre la barre (7), les aimants (8) et la paroi (2) du conteneur (1) ; l'unité électronique (9) étant configurée pour tester l'état de fonctionnement du dispositif capteur anti-intrusion (4) par test-génération-acquisition d'un signal électrique à travers l'enroulement (12).
  9. Système anti-intrusion de conteneur comprenant au moins un dispositif capteur anti-intrusion (4) de conteneur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, l'unité électronique (9) étant configurée pour recevoir des signaux provenant du dispositif capteur anti-intrusion (4) de conteneur et pour tester périodiquement la bonne installation et le bon fonctionnement du dispositif capteur anti-intrusion (4).
  10. Conteneur comprenant au moins un dispositif capteur anti-intrusion (4) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes.
  11. Utilisation d'un dispositif capteur anti-intrusion (4) de conteneur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans un conteneur (1) pour détecter un cas d'effraction sur le conteneur.
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