JPH05336843A - Multifunctional thermometer system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the subject system designed to predict the meteorological change during agricultural crop growing to select the time to sow seeds and crop type or determine the optimal harvesting time for the crop. CONSTITUTION:The objective system is equipped with (A) temperature measuring sensors 2, 2' to determine air temperature or soil temperature etc. at each specified time by a thermometer 7 set at each farm, (B) an integrated temperature calculating means 4 for the average temperature calculated from the above- determined temperatures, and (C) a temperature storage means 5 for the resulting integrated temperatures together with daily maximum and minimum temperatures. A totalizing computer 9 connected to this thermometer reads data such as the elapsed days, maximum and minimum temperatures, integrated temperatures, etc., stored in the storage means 5, and a totalized storage means 10 to make a processed totalization of these data and store them and an output device 11 for the entire data stored in the means 10 are also provided.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is a multifunctional thermometer for observing the growth degree of agricultural crops, determining the proper harvest time, and determining the variety of agricultural crops to be planted according to the weather conditions. It relates to the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, the temperature of a field is measured in order to judge the proper harvesting time of agricultural products, but conventionally, the temperature of the field is measured by an operator using an ordinary thermometer. The temperature measured at a later date is totaled, or an automatic thermometer is installed, and the temperature and humidity are automatically recorded, and the records at a later date are totaled. In any case, since the accumulated temperature, the maximum / minimum temperature, and the elapsed days are all manually calculated, a calculation error may occur, and the labor is enormous.

Therefore, in recent years, the actual Kaihei 2-103228
As an issue, an automatic accumulator that solves the above problems was devised. The automatic integrating device of No. 2-103228 of this utility model measures temperature and illuminance with a sensor, integrates the measured values of these temperature and illuminance, and judges the optimal harvesting time of the crop from the integrated temperature and the integrated illuminance. It was done.

[0004]

However, since the above-mentioned automatic integrating device has a function of measuring temperature and illuminance and integrating them, it is extremely expensive and the keyboard is operated to perform the integrating and displaying. However, there is a drawback that the operation becomes complicated.

Although it is possible to determine the optimum harvest time of agricultural products by integrating the average temperature and the average illuminance,
Since it is not possible to predict the weather changes during the growth of crops and select the seasons and varieties for planting in response to them, when crops are expected to have insufficient sunshine or sunshine, predict crops of strong varieties in advance. There was a problem that I could not.

[0006] The purpose of the present invention is to predict the weather changes during the growth of agricultural products and select the time and variety for planting,
An object of the present invention is to provide a multifunctional thermometer device which can determine the optimum harvest time of agricultural products and is relatively inexpensive.

[0007]

A multifunction thermometer device according to the present invention is a thermometer installed in each field, wherein a thermometer for measuring a temperature such as an air temperature or a soil temperature at regular intervals,
An integrated temperature calculation means for integrating the average temperature calculated from the measured temperatures and a temperature storage means for storing the integrated temperature together with the elapsed days and the daily maximum / minimum temperatures are provided. An aggregating calculator connected to each of the thermometers reads the data such as the number of days elapsed, the maximum / minimum temperature, and the integrated temperature stored in the temperature storage means of each thermometer, processes and aggregates these data, and stores them. The total storage means and the output device for outputting all the data stored in the total storage means are provided.

[0008]

According to the present invention, the thermometer installed in each field measures the temperature such as the air temperature and the soil temperature at regular intervals by the temperature measuring sensor, and calculates the daily average temperature from the measured temperature. Then, the integrated temperature obtained by integrating the average temperature is stored together with data such as the number of days elapsed and the daily maximum and minimum temperatures. In addition, the total calculation device reads the integrated temperature stored in each thermometer together with the data such as the elapsed days and the maximum / minimum temperature, processes and totals it, stores it, and outputs all the processed and processed data. So
By storing data from each thermometer for a long period of time in a totaling / calculating device, it is possible to predict the weather change during the growth of agricultural products in this season from the stored data and select the time and variety for planting. Further, by directly outputting the data of the thermometer read by the totalizing device, it is possible to determine the optimum harvest time of the agricultural products in each field.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the figure, 1 is a timer, 2 is a temperature measuring sensor that measures the hourly air temperature by the timer 1, and 2'is a temperature measuring sensor that measures the hourly soil temperature by the timer 1, for example. 2, 2'is installed in each field. 3 is an average temperature calculation means for calculating the daily average temperature by adding the temperatures of the hourly temperature and soil temperature measured by the temperature measuring sensors 2 and 2 ', respectively, and dividing by the number of times of measurement, and 4 is an average temperature calculation An integrated temperature calculation means 5 for integrating the average temperature obtained by the means 3 is a temperature storage means for storing the integrated temperature integrated by the integrated temperature calculation means 4 together with the number of elapsed days and daily maximum and minimum temperatures, and 6 is a temperature storage means 5 Is a display means for displaying the integrated temperature stored in the table together with the maximum and minimum temperatures and the number of days elapsed. The timer 1, the temperature measuring sensors 2 and 2 ', the average temperature calculating means 3, the integrated temperature calculating means 4, the temperature storing means 5 and the displaying means 6 constitute a thermometer 7 installed in the field.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a data totaling means for reading the integrated temperature stored in the temperature storage means 5 together with data such as daily maximum / minimum temperature and the number of days elapsed by connecting a totalizing / calculating device 9 to the thermometer 7. A total storage means for processing and totalizing all the data of the thermometer installed in each field read by the data totaling means 8 and a printer 11 which is an output device for outputting all the data stored in the totalizing storage means 10. Then, the printer 11 can print out the data read by the data totalizing means 8. Then, these data totalizing means 8, totalizing storage means 10 and printer 11
The total calculation device 9 is configured by.

As shown in FIG. 2, the totalizing / calculating device 9 has a display section 12 for displaying data and a data input switch 13.
A read data print switch 14, an all data print switch 15, and a reset switch 16 for clearing all data.

Next, the operation of the thermometer 7 will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG. Step ST1 is a step of determining whether or not the time is on the hour, and if the time is not on the hour, the process returns to step ST1 repeatedly to determine whether or not the time is on the hour. Further, when the time becomes the hour on the hour in step ST1, the process proceeds to step ST2, and the temperature measurement sensors 2 and 2'perform current temperature measurement processing.

Step ST3 is a step of judging whether or not the measured temperature is higher than the previously measured temperature. If the measured temperature is higher than the previously measured temperature in this step ST3, the process proceeds to step ST4, otherwise step ST5. Proceed to. Then, in step ST4, the current temperature measured by the temperature measuring sensors 2 and 2'is stored in the temperature storage means 5.

Step ST5 is a step of judging whether or not the measured temperature is lower than the previously measured temperature. If the measured temperature is lower than the previously measured temperature in this step ST5, the process proceeds to step ST6, and if not lower, step ST7. Proceed to. Then, in step ST6, the current temperature measured by the temperature measuring sensors 2 and 2'is stored in the temperature storage means 5.

Step ST7 is a step of determining whether or not a predetermined number of measurements corresponding to one day have been performed. If the predetermined number of measurements have been performed, the process proceeds to step ST8.
If the measurement has not been performed a predetermined number of times, step S
Return to T1 repeatedly. In step ST8, the average temperature calculation means 3 performs the average temperature calculation process.

In step ST9, the integrated temperature calculation means 4 sequentially integrates the average temperatures of one day obtained by the average temperature calculation means 3 from the measurement start date. Then, in step ST10, the temperature storage means 5 stores the integrated temperature and the number of elapsed days.

In step ST11, a process of displaying the data such as the integrated temperature, the maximum / minimum temperature and the elapsed days stored in the temperature storage means 5 is performed.

Next, the operation of the totalization calculation device 9 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. In step ST12, the totalization calculation device 9 is sequentially connected to the thermometer 7 installed in each field, and the data stored in the temperature storage means 5 is read. Step 13 is a step of determining whether or not to print out the data read in step ST12. When the data read in step 13 is printed out, the process proceeds to step ST14. If the data is not printed out, the process proceeds to step ST15.

In step ST14, the data read in step ST12, such as the date, the number of days elapsed, the minimum temperature, the maximum temperature, the integrated temperature, and the thermometer number, is printed out.

In step ST15, the data read from each thermometer 7 is processed and totalized by the data totalizing means 8. Then, in step ST16, a process of storing all the data processed and aggregated in step ST15 by the aggregate storage means 10 is performed.

Step ST17 is a step of determining whether or not to print out all the data stored in the totalizing storage means 10. If all the data are to be printed out, the process proceeds to step ST18. If all the data is not printed out in step ST17, the process returns to step ST12 to read the data. Step ST
In step 18, a process is performed in which all the data such as the minimum and maximum temperatures, the average temperature, and the integrated temperature with respect to the elapsed days are graphed as shown in FIG.

Step ST19 is a step of judging whether or not all the data stored in the totalizing storage means 10 should be cleared by the reset switch 12. If clearing, the process proceeds to step ST20, and if not clearing, step ST19.
Returning to 12, the data is read.

At step ST20, a process of clearing all the data stored in the totalizing storage means 10 is performed, and then step S
Return to T12.

As described above, the thermometer 7 is installed in each field where the crops are cultivated, and the data of each thermometer 7 is read every day by connecting the totalizing calculation device 9 to the thermometer 7. That is, by connecting the totalization calculation device 9 and each thermometer 7, the temperature storage means 5 which is an external RAM is driven by the CPU of the totalization calculation device 9, and the data totalization means which is the RAM built in this CPU. The data is copied to 8 and is processed or printed out as data for aggregation.

Then, by printing out the data in the form of a graph for several years or decades from the totalization calculation device 9, it is possible to predict the temperature change in that year.

For example, sweet corn has passed 20 to 25 days after silk thread extraction, and has an integrated temperature of 450 to 500 ° C.
It is harvested at the time when the accumulated temperature has reached 35-45 days after pollination, and when the accumulated temperature reaches 950-1000 ° C, the rice has accumulated temperature from the heading period of 930-1025.
Since it is known that the grade increases when harvested at ℃, the data stored in the thermometer storage means 5 is read into the totalization calculation device 9 and the data is printed out as it is to harvest various crops. You can know the guideline for the appropriate period.

[0027]

As is apparent from the above description, the present invention has the following effects. By storing the data from each thermometer in the totalizing device for a long period of time, it is possible to predict the weather change when the crops grow in this season and select the time and variety to plant. By outputting the data of each thermometer read by the totalizing device as it is, it is possible to determine the optimum harvest time of the agricultural products in each field.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a multi-function thermometer device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a tallying calculation apparatus of the above.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart explaining the operation of the thermometer of the same.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the above totalization calculation device.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example printed out in a graph format from the tallying calculation apparatus of the above.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 temperature measurement sensor 2'temperature measurement sensor 4 integrated temperature calculation means 5 temperature storage means 7 thermometer 8 data totalization means 9 totalization calculation device 10 totalization storage means 11 printer which is an output device

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A thermometer installed in each field, a temperature measuring sensor for measuring a temperature such as an air temperature and a soil temperature at regular intervals, and an integrated temperature calculation for integrating an average temperature calculated from the measured temperatures. Means and temperature storage means for storing the integrated temperature together with the number of days elapsed and the daily maximum and minimum temperatures are provided, and the total temperature calculation device connected to each of the thermometers stores the temperature of each thermometer. Total storage means for reading data such as the number of days elapsed, maximum / minimum temperature, and integrated temperature stored in the means, processing and totalizing these data, and an output device for outputting all the data stored in the total storage means And a multi-function thermometer device characterized by being provided.