KR100965267B1 - System of measuring environment of sea in automatically with unmanned and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an unmanned marine environment automatic measuring device and method thereof, and in particular, the unmanned measuring vessel for automatically operating the unmanned marine area by controlling the designated sea area, collecting marine samples, measuring the marine environment information and transmitting in real time; A mobile communication network wirelessly connecting to an unmanned measuring vessel by a cellular method and transmitting automatic navigation control signals and measured marine environment information; A marine center that connects to a mobile communication network, transmits an automatic flight control signal of an unmanned measuring vessel, receives and records measured marine environment information, and provides real time; Public communication network for retrieving and receiving the marine information managed by the marine center, and a public communication network: and a wireless network connected to the marine center and wirelessly connected to the unmanned measuring vessel to wirelessly transmit automatic flight control signals and measured marine environment information; It is characterized by the configuration, including the real-time analysis of marine environment information and samples in a designated sea area quickly and accurately even in poor marine climate, real-time analysis of information of the marine environment, reducing the damage of professional personnel by using unmanned vessels As it reduces maintenance costs and provides various information of the acquired marine environment on the Internet in real time, it is useful in various fields and increases the interest in the marine field.

Unmanned, Vessel, Marine Environment, Navigation, Sailing, Route, Chlorophyll, Dissolved Oxygen, Nutrients

Description

Unmanned marine environment automatic measuring device and its method {SYSTEM OF MEASURING ENVIRONMENT OF SEA IN AUTOMATICALLY WITH UNMANNED AND METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention is to automatically measure the marine environment information for the designated sea area of the sea, in particular, automatically unmanned navigation in the designated sea area using the vessel and obtain marine samples from the sea area and analyzed marine environment information and image information, etc. The present invention relates to an unmanned marine environment automatic measuring device and method for transmitting the collected marine sample to a mobile communication network.

Korea has three (3) planes on the top of the sea, which has many economic effects from the nearby ocean, and if such marine resources are polluted or temperature changes occur, it directly or indirectly affects the surrounding climate and living environment. Is the reality.

In addition, due to land development and industrialization, land soil flows into nearby oceans, or various environmental pollutants are introduced or dumped, causing marine pollution.

Due to the topographical conditions of Korea, the sea, especially the surrounding marine environment, is directly and intimately intimately connected with real life.

It is important to prevent the inflow of soil from the land, the introduction of various environmental pollution blisters, and the dumping of the environment. However, due to natural influences and unavoidable circumstances caused by temperature changes due to global warming, etc. In some cases, the marine environment may change significantly.

Therefore, it is necessary to quickly and accurately investigate the state of the surrounding marine environment or the marine environment of the designated area and take appropriate response.

According to the prior art, the marine environment survey in Korea is a method in which a person with expert knowledge navigates to a specific ocean using a vessel and directly inspects and samples the ocean to measure the state of inspection and environmental change.

However, the number of people with expertise is relatively small and it takes a long time to be skilled at the same time, and the sea area to be investigated is very wide, and the ocean is severely threatened to safe voyage due to the severe climate change. Due to the very limited date, it is often difficult to make the necessary surveys and measurements. In addition, the continuous investigation in real time due to the rapid climate change of the ocean is very difficult reality.

Therefore, the conventional marine survey method as described above is very economically burdensome, there is a problem that can not be investigated in real time at the same time limited by the time and physical conditions of the researchers or professional personnel.

Some improvement of the problems of the prior art as described above is a method of installing a fixed buoy.

BUOY talks about mooring buoys, is fixed not to float in a specific area of the sea, and it is equipped with various measuring and observing equipment, so that wind, air pressure, temperature, humidity, water temperature, digging, flow rate, etc. There is an advantage of acquiring various marine environment information included in real time.

Since buoys are fixed on a specific specific sea, there are very limited sea areas for obtaining information, and in order to acquire marine environment information in a large sea area, buoys need to be installed in many sea areas, which is economically burdensome. Still remains.

In addition, since it is fixedly installed at a specific sea, various attached organisms are parasitic and degrade or degrade the performance of precise high-value measuring equipment, requiring periodic management, such as the reliability of the measured information decreases over time and maintenance costs. This takes a lot of trouble and so on.

Therefore, there is a need to develop a technology that safely and automatically navigates a large area at a reasonable cost, arrives at a designated area, collects marine or seawater samples, precisely measures marine environment information, and provides it in real time.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the problems and necessity according to the prior art, in particular, an unmanned marine environment automatic measurement device that collects samples from the sea area and acquires various marine environment information by the ship that is automatically and safely operated unmanned in the designated sea area And a method thereof.

In addition, the present invention provides an unmanned marine environment automatic measuring device and method for collecting and analyzing real-time marine samples from a designated sea area and the information measured from the surrounding marine environment of the region in real time through a mobile communication network and a method thereof. The purpose is to.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide an unmanned marine environment automatic measuring apparatus and method for collecting, storing and providing marine samples from designated sea areas.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an unmanned marine environment automatic measuring device and method for measuring, recording and managing marine environment information in real time and providing the same in real time through the Internet.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an unmanned marine environment automatic measuring device and method for rapidly and accurately measuring the marine environment information of a designated area at any time and anywhere regardless of a rapid change in marine climate such as bad weather.

The present invention devised in order to achieve the above object, the unmanned measuring vessel for automatically operating the designated sea area unmanned by the control, collecting marine samples, measuring the marine environment information and transmitting in real time; A mobile communication network wirelessly connecting to an unmanned measuring vessel by a cellular method and transmitting automatic navigation control signals and measured marine environment information; A marine center connected to a mobile communication network, transmitting an automatic flight control signal of the unmanned measuring vessel, receiving, recording, and managing measured marine environment information in real time; Public communication network for retrieving and receiving the marine information managed by the marine center, and a public communication network: and a wireless network connected to the marine center and wirelessly connected to the unmanned measuring vessel to wirelessly transmit automatic flight control signals and measured marine environment information; Present a configuration comprising a.

Preferably, the unmanned measuring vessel is connected to the marine center through a mobile communication network and a mobile communication unit for transmitting and receiving information for automatic operation and measured marine environment information; A control unit for connecting to a mobile communication unit, automatically operating a route set by a command of the marine center, collecting information on a navigation route, collecting seawater in a designated sea area, and controlling and monitoring marine environment information; An automatic navigation unit configured to automatically navigate along the route set by the control unit; A navigation route section for recording navigation information of a route automatically sailed by the control of the controller; A navigation observation unit for observing the navigation information on the automatic navigation route under the control of the controller; Propulsion adjustment unit for generating and adjusting the driving force and steering force for the operation of the control unit; A GPS unit which accesses the controller and receives and provides the GPS position information; And a memory unit for connecting to the control unit and recording various operation information, measurement information, and control information. Characterized in that the configuration is included.

In addition, the unmanned measuring vessel is a climate observation unit for measuring the climate of the sea area specified by the control of the control unit; Marine observation unit for measuring the marine environment information of the sea area specified by the control of the control unit; A photographing unit which photographs the water and the sea in the sea area designated by the control of the controller; An intake unit configured to collect marine samples from a designated depth of a designated sea area under control of a controller; A sample storage unit for storing marine samples collected by the water intake unit under control of a controller; And a wireless communication unit for accessing the control unit and selectively transmitting / receiving control commands and marine environment information wirelessly. Characterized in that the configuration further comprises.

In addition, the unmanned measuring vessel is characterized in that it consists of a configuration for automatically operating in the sea area by remote radio control of the marine center or by remote manual control.

The unmanned measuring vessel may be configured to wirelessly transmit and record flight route information including GPS information, bearing information, speed information, direction information, and horizontal information of a flight route.

The navigation observation unit may include an azimuth unit configured to measure an azimuth in which an unmanned measuring vessel is located; Speed unit for measuring the operating speed of the unmanned measuring vessel; A direction unit configured to detect, by inertia, the traveling direction by the operation of the unmanned measuring vessel; A horizontal unit measuring a horizontal state of the unmanned measuring vessel at sea; And a proximity monitoring unit for monitoring an object approaching underwater and at sea on an unmanned measuring vessel; Characterized in that comprises a.

In addition, the climate observation unit air temperature unit for measuring the temperature of the sea where the unmanned measuring vessel is located; Wind speed section for measuring the blowing speed of the wind; Wind direction unit for measuring the blowing direction of the wind; Humidity unit for measuring the humidity of the sea where the unmanned measuring vessel is located; And a rainfall unit for measuring rainfall at sea where the unmanned measuring vessel is located; Characterized in that the configuration consisting of.

In addition, the ocean observation unit is a water temperature unit for measuring the water temperature of the sea area where the unmanned measuring vessel is located; A flow rate unit measuring a moving speed of sea water in the sea area; Frankincense to measure the direction of movement of sea water in the sea area; Salinity portion for measuring the concentration of the salt contained in the sea water of the sea area; Dissolved oxygen unit for measuring the concentration of oxygen contained in sea water of the sea area; Chlorophyll portion for measuring the chlorophyll density in the sea area; And a nutrient unit for measuring nutrient density in the sea area; Characterized in that the configuration consisting of.

In addition, the water intake unit is configured to take down the water intake pipe to the water depth specified by the control of the control unit to take the samples for each layer of the water, such as, for example, the surface layer, the middle layer, the bottom layer, the sample of the specified depth. It is done.

In addition, the marine center is characterized in that consisting of the configuration to separately record and manage the marine environment information measured from the unmanned measuring vessel and provide in real time through the public communication network.

In addition, the marine center is characterized in that the unmanned measuring vessel is configured to operate in any one of the manner of operation by automatic control or by remote manual control along the designated route to the destination.

The photographing unit may be configured to photograph an image of a designated sea area as a selected image from a still image and a moving image.

The control unit may be configured to control the photographing unit to capture an image signal of the object when the object approaching the unmanned measuring vessel is detected by the proximity monitoring unit.

In addition, the propulsion control unit is characterized in that the configuration consisting of a water jet propulsion method.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for automatically measuring a marine environment using an unmanned measuring vessel, and when it is determined that an automatic mode operation command is input from a marine center by a control unit of an unmanned measuring vessel, the operation route information Automatic process of searching and loading the navigation mode by setting the automatic mode; The control unit controls the propulsion control unit to record the various flight information measured while operating in the designated sea area and transmits to the marine center; A marine process that collects seawater samples and measures marine information when surveying marine environment information in designated waters; A climate process that stores samples of seawater collected and measures and returns to climate information; A manual process of setting a manual mode and operating by a remote control signal when it is confirmed by the control unit of the unmanned measuring vessel that the manual mode operation command is input from the marine center; Present a configuration comprising a.

Preferably, the flight route information is one of those recorded on the unmanned measuring vessel or downloaded wirelessly from the marine center.

In addition, the measured flight information is characterized in that it includes the route information, the speed information, the orientation information, the horizontal maintenance information by the GPS while sailing the flight route.

In addition, the measured marine information is characterized in that the water temperature, flow rate, frankincense, salinity, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll, nutrients in the designated area.

In addition, the measured climate information is characterized in that the temperature, wind speed, wind direction, humidity, rainfall information of the designated area.

The present invention has the industrial use effect of analyzing and using the information of the marine environment in real time by measuring the marine environment information of the designated sea area at any time and anywhere regardless of the rapid change of the ocean climate.

In addition, there is an industrial use effect to quickly and accurately collect and secure marine samples in a designated sea area even in a rapidly changing bad marine climate.

In addition, by using the unmanned vessels to immediately collect and measure marine samples and environmental information of the designated area anytime, anywhere, there is a convenient effect of reducing the damage of professional personnel and reducing maintenance costs.

In addition, since various information of the marine environment measured in real time is provided on the Internet in real time, it is useful to use marine environment information in various fields and to increase interest in the marine field.

In addition, there is an industrial use effect that contributes to the development of country-based technology and industry by accumulating the technology for the operation of unmanned vessels, marine sample collection and management, marine information acquisition and analysis process.

Hereinafter, according to the present invention having the above-described configuration, it will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, preferred embodiments of the unmanned marine environment automatic measuring device and method thereof.

Example

1 is a functional configuration diagram of an automatic unmanned marine environment automatic measuring device according to an example of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a functional configuration diagram of an unmanned measuring vessel according to an example of the present invention. 3 is a detailed functional configuration diagram of the navigation observation unit provided in the unmanned measuring vessel according to an example of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a detailed functional configuration diagram of the marine observation unit provided in the unmanned measurement vessel according to an example of the present invention. 5 is a detailed functional configuration diagram of a climate observation unit provided to an unmanned measuring vessel according to an example of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a method of operating an automatic measuring apparatus for an unmanned marine environment according to an example of the present invention. Is an example of the present invention and is a perspective view of an unmanned measuring vessel.

In describing an example of the present invention, drawings and descriptions of well-known technical contents that are not directly related to the present invention are omitted, and thus the present invention is clearly communicated without obscuring the gist of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, an unmanned marine environment automatic measuring device according to an example of the present invention will be described. An unmanned measuring vessel 10 which automatically operates unattended, collects marine samples, and measures marine environmental information; A mobile communication network 20 communicating with the unmanned measuring vessel in a cellular manner; A wireless network 30 communicating with the unmanned measuring vessel over a long distance; A marine center 40 for accessing the mobile communication network and the wireless network, transmitting an automatic flight control signal, and recording and managing the received marine environment information; And a public communication network 50 providing a search and transmission path for marine information managed by the marine center. This is the configuration that is included.

The unmanned measuring vessel 10, the mobile communication unit 100; Control unit 110; Automatic navigation unit 120; A flight path unit 130; Operation observation unit 140; Propulsion control unit 150; GPS unit 160; A memory unit 170; Climate observation unit 180; Ocean observation unit 190; Photographing unit 200; Water intake unit 210; Sample storage unit 220; A wireless communication unit 230; It includes a configuration.

The mobile communication unit 100 is wireless with a mobile communication network 20 and a portable terminal (PORTP CELLULAR PHONE: PCP) or pager (PAGER) used for public communication that repeatedly forms a wireless communication service area in a cellular manner. Is connected to the marine center 40, and transmits and receives various information for the automatic operation and the measured marine environment information, etc., the control unit 110 is automatic operation, route information collection, collection of marine or seawater samples and marine Control and monitor environmental information.

The mobile communication unit 100 communicates wirelessly in a service area of a mobile communication network, and the service area is an area in which the mobile communication unit and the mobile communication network receive and receive data of the other party at a valid level to transmit and receive data without error.

However, since the unmanned measuring vessel 10 is a ship sailing at sea, RF (RADIO FREQUENCY) may be out of the service area in case of various causes such as tidal current, wind, and the sea to be searched is located at too far distance. ) To expand the service area with an amplifier to enable communication.

The automatic navigation unit 120 manages to operate the unmanned measuring vessel 10 automatically along the set route by a program that operates and navigates unattended to a sea area designated as searched, loaded and set, and the navigation route The unit 130 records the navigation information including the route information, the speed information, the orientation information, the horizontal maintenance information by the GPS along the navigation route, the navigation observation unit 140 all the operation information of the flight route Observe or measure.

The navigation observation unit 140 includes an azimuth unit 141 which measures an orientation of the unmanned measuring vessel 10, that is, a north, south, east, west, and north directions; A speed unit 142 for measuring a current flight speed; A direction unit 143 for detecting, by inertia, the amount of displacement in the current traveling direction when the unmanned measuring vessel 10 is sailing; A horizontal portion 144 for measuring a horizontal state of a ship maintained at sea in the process of sailing; And a proximity monitoring unit 145 for monitoring an object approaching or approaching underwater and at sea. It includes a configuration.

The controller 110 controls the photographing unit 200 to capture a video signal of the object in real time to the marine center when detecting the state that another object approaches or approaches underwater or at sea from the proximity monitoring unit 145. Simultaneously transmit, control other functions to make the necessary observations or measurements.

The propulsion control unit 150 receives the control signal of the automatic navigation unit 120 through the control unit 110 and generates a driving force and a steering force for the unmanned measuring vessel 10 to sail along a designated path, the GPS unit 160 analyzes signals received from multiple GPS satellites floating in orbit of the earth and provides information including latitude, longitude, elevation and time at the current location.

The memory unit 170 records programs, operation information, measured information, control information, and the like of a designated route for automatic navigation in each allocated area, and the climate observation unit 180 stores temperature, wind speed, wind direction, and humidity. Observing rainfall, rainfall, etc., the ocean observation unit 190 observes the marine environment information of the designated sea area.

The climate observation unit 180 is a temperature unit 181 for measuring the sea temperature of the designated sea area; Wind speed section 182 for measuring the wind speed; Wind direction unit 183 for measuring the wind direction; A humidity unit 184 for measuring humidity; The configuration includes a rainfall unit 185 for measuring rainfall.

The marine observation unit 190 is a water temperature unit 191 for measuring the water temperature from the designated depth of the designated sea area; A flow rate unit 192 for measuring a moving speed of sea water; A heading unit 193 for measuring a moving direction of seawater; Salinity portion 194 for measuring the salt concentration of seawater; A dissolved oxygen unit 195 for measuring the concentration of oxygen dissolved in seawater; Chlorophyll unit 196 for measuring the density of chlorophyll (CHLOROPHYLL) contained in sea water; Nutrients 197 for measuring the density of nutrients contained in sea water; It includes a configuration. In addition, the function of observing the crest may be further included.

The chlorophyll is a chlorophyll or green pigment, and the nutrients (NUTRIENT SALTS) are salts that affect phytoplankton breeding and include silicates, phosphates, nitrates, nitrites, ammonium salts, etc. The sea area contains many nutrients because of the discharge of marine organisms and harmful debris, and the coastal sea area has many nutrients because the result of human activities is introduced through rivers.

The photographing unit 200 captures the water and the sea image of the designated sea area as a still image and a video, and the water intake unit 210 collects or collects seawater or marine samples by lowering the intake pipe to the designated depth of the designated sea area. And, the sample storage unit 220 stores the sample collected by the water intake unit 210.

The designated depth may include a water layer formed by a surface layer, a middle layer, and a bottom layer, or the depth of the depth may be designated as a predetermined value.

Since the wireless communication unit 230 is connected to the marine center 40 by wirelessly connecting to the wireless network 30, various automatic and manual control commands and marine environment information are wirelessly transmitted and received. The wireless communication unit 230 may be alternatively operated for emergency in case of a failure or normal function of the mobile communication unit 100.

Referring to the operation of the configuration described in detail with reference to Figures 1 and 2, the marine center 40 is the unmanned measurement through a mobile communication network 20 or a dedicated wireless network 30 used for public communication Wireless connection with the ship 10 is carried out.

The mobile communication network 20 is called a cellular method because a large number of cells, which are small wireless communication service areas, form a nationwide and each island as a wireless communication service area. The mobile communication network 20 uses a portable terminal or a pager used for general public communication as a communication terminal. And, the wireless network 30 is a dedicated wireless communication network (NETWORK) that is installed for individual purposes.

The marine center 40 receives the marine environment information measured from the unmanned measuring vessel 10 in real time, records and manages it in a corresponding database, and in real time to a third party connected through a public communication network 50 including the Internet. to provide.

In addition, the marine center 40 wirelessly connected to the unmanned measuring vessel 10 transmits a navigation program including the navigation route information for automatic navigation in the unmanned state to the designated sea area and operates the automatic mode to automatically operate to the target point Setting or manual mode to operate manually by remote control.

The unmanned measuring vessel 10 is provided with marine environment information including flight route information, climate information, and marine information, which are measured or provided in real time from a designated sea area while operating along a navigation route.

That is, the unmanned measuring vessel 10 is not directly adjusted by a person, and is unmanned by a nautical program downloaded through the mobile communication network 20 and the wireless network 30 or manually controlled by a wireless command signal. Sailing in the state, arriving in the designated sea area to measure and return to marine environment information.

The mobile communication unit 100 or the wireless communication unit 230 of the unmanned measuring vessel 10 wirelessly connects to the marine center 40 through the mobile communication network 20 or the wireless network 30, and controls the received signal to the controller 110. To apply.

When the navigation program is downloaded, the controller 110 records the navigation program in the allocated area of the memory unit 170, and analyzes the command signal to search the memory unit and searches the memory unit for the designated navigation program. In the case of operating in the manual mode, the control signal input from the marine center for navigation is applied to the automatic navigation unit 120.

The automatic navigation unit 120 analyzes the navigation information directly input by the navigation path unit 130 or the navigation information directly input by the manual mode, and controls the propulsion control unit 150 to perform normal navigation along the corresponding route. Outputs through the control unit 110.

The controller 110 controls the flight observation unit 140 to measure information measured on the flight path, for example, azimuth, speed, direction, and horizontal information, and apply the same to the automatic navigation unit 120 to the marine center. Approved to the wireless communication unit or mobile communication unit which is activated to be transmitted.

Referring to Figure 3 in detail the configuration of the navigation observation unit 140, a bearing unit 141 for measuring the orientation at the current position, a speed unit 142 for measuring the moving speed, the direction of movement gyroscope ( Direction unit 143 for measuring by inertia such as GYROSCOPE), horizontal unit 144 for measuring the inclination of left and right, and proximity monitoring unit 145 for detecting an approaching or approaching object with sound waves, lasers, radars, and the like. do.

The GPS unit 160 analyzes signals received from a plurality of GPS satellites and detects latitude, longitude, sea level, and time information at the current location and applies them to the controller 110. It is provided to the marine center 40 through the automatic navigation unit 120 and the activated wireless communication unit 230 or the mobile communication unit 100.

When it is determined that the automatic navigation unit 120 has arrived in the designated sea area, the controller 110 is notified, and the control unit 110 controls the water intake unit 210 to send down the water intake pipe to the depth of the designated depth. Alternatively, the marine sample is collected and the sample storage unit 220 is controlled and stored after measuring the necessary information, for example, water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll and nutrients from the collected sample.

The controller 110 controls the climate observation unit 180 to measure the sea temperature, wind speed, wind direction, humidity, and rainfall, and controls the ocean observation unit 190 to determine the flow rate of the sea water temperature and the speed at which the sea water flows, Measure and confirm frankincense, the concentration of salt in seawater, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll, and nutrients.

Referring to FIG. 4, the marine observation unit 190 will include a water temperature unit 191 for measuring the temperature of seawater, a flow rate unit 192 for measuring the flow rate of seawater, and a directional unit for measuring the direction in which the seawater flows ( 193), the salinity unit 194 for measuring the salt concentration of seawater, the dissolved oxygen unit 195 for measuring the dissolved oxygen concentration of seawater, the chlorophyll unit 196 for measuring the chlorophyll concentration of seawater, and the nutrient salt concentration of the seawater. The nutrient unit 197 to measure is included. In addition, a function unit for measuring the crest height may be added.

Referring to FIG. 5, the climate observation unit 180 will be described. The air temperature unit 181 measuring the sea temperature, the wind speed unit 182 measuring the wind speed, and the wind direction unit 183 measuring the wind blowing direction ), A humidity unit 184 for measuring humidity, and a rainfall unit 185 for measuring rainfall.

The controller 110 controls the photographing unit 200 to photograph underwater or at sea when an object approaching or approaching through the proximity monitoring unit 145 is detected, and the photographed information is transmitted to the marine center 40. If necessary, the climate observation unit 180 and the marine observation unit 190 may be controlled to measure and confirm more accurate information of the object.

The propulsion control unit 150 is propelled in a water jet (WATER-JET) method to solve the problem of navigating the sea due to underwater seaweed and dumped garbage.

When the controller 110 determines that all necessary marine environment information in the designated sea area is measured, the control unit 110 controls the auto-navigation unit 120 and moves to the next designated sea area or returns to the mother port.

Referring to FIG. 6, according to an example of the present invention, a method of operating an unmanned marine environment automatic measuring device is described. If the control unit 110 of the unmanned measuring vessel analyzes a command signal applied from the marine center, it sails in the automatic mode. Or check whether the navigation in the manual mode (S100).

When the automatic mode is confirmed, the navigation route information retrieved from the memory unit is loaded into the navigation route unit (S110), and the controller sets the automatic mode so that route information navigating from the navigation route unit to the designated route is provided to the automatic navigation unit. So the unmanned measuring vessel operates (S120).

In addition, if the manual mode is confirmed, the manual mode is set, so that the navigation control signal wirelessly received from the marine center is applied to the automatic navigation unit to operate by remote control (S130).

Measure and record the route information including GPS position information, speed information, bearing information, horizontal information, etc. of the unmanned measuring vessel operating in the automatic mode or the manual mode as described above, and wirelessly transmit it to the marine center ( S140).

The controller 110 determines whether it is located in a designated sea area (S150), and if it is located in a designated sea area, checks whether marine environment information is investigated (S160). (S170), and measure and record the water temperature, flow rate, frankincense, salt, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll, nutrients, and other information in real time to the marine center (S180), the collected seawater is stored in the sample storage unit Save (S190).

In addition, the controller measures and records the temperature, wind speed, wind direction, humidity, rainfall information of the sea and transmits it to the marine center in real time (S200), and returns to the designated mother port when the measurement of the marine environment information is completed (S210).

Referring to FIG. 7, there is shown a perspective view of an unmanned measuring vessel, by way of example.

Unmanned measuring vessels are not embarked by skilled technical personnel, so they can operate in designated areas even in bad weather and require low maintenance costs, and have the advantage of quickly and accurately measuring real-time marine environment information in designated areas.

Although the present invention has been described as an example, it is not necessarily limited to such an example, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the examples disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by the examples. The scope of protection of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope equivalent thereto should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

1 is a functional configuration diagram of an unmanned marine environment automatic measurement device according to an example of the present invention,

2 is a functional configuration diagram of an unmanned measuring vessel according to an example of the present invention;

3 is a detailed functional configuration diagram of the navigation observation unit provided in the unmanned measuring vessel according to an example of the present invention;

4 is a detailed functional configuration diagram of the marine observation unit provided in the unmanned measuring vessel according to an example of the present invention;

5 is a detailed functional configuration diagram of a climate observation unit provided in an unmanned measuring vessel according to an example of the present invention;

6 is a flowchart of a method for operating an unmanned marine environment automatic measuring device according to an example of the present invention;

7 is a perspective view of an unmanned measuring vessel by one example of the present invention.

          ** Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawing **

10: unmanned measuring vessel 20: mobile communication network

30: wireless network 40: marine center

50: public communication network 100: mobile communication unit

110: control unit 120: automatic navigation unit

130: operation route unit 140: operation observation unit

141: defense unit 142: speed unit

143: direction portion 144: horizontal portion

145: proximity monitoring unit 150: propulsion control unit

160: gPS section 170: memory section

180: climate observation 181: Gion

182: wind speed section 183: wind direction section

184: humidity unit 185: rainfall unit

190: Ocean observation unit 191: Water temperature unit

192: flow rate section 193: frankincense section

194: salt portion 195: dissolved oxygen portion

196: Chlorophyll Part 197: Nutrients

200: recording unit 210: water intake

220; Sample storage unit 230: wireless communication unit

Claims (22)

An unmanned measuring vessel that automatically operates a designated area unmanned by control, collects samples, and measures marine environment information in real time; A mobile communication network wirelessly connecting the unmanned measuring vessel to a cellular method to transmit automatic flight control signals and measured marine environment information; A marine center connected to the mobile communication network, transmitting an automatic flight control signal of the unmanned measuring vessel, receiving, recording, and managing measured marine environment information in real time; And Public communication network for setting up a route for searching and receiving marine information managed by the maritime center, including; The unmanned measuring ship, A mobile communication unit for connecting to a marine center through the mobile communication network and transmitting and receiving information for automatic operation and measured marine environment information; A control unit for connecting to the mobile communication unit, automatically operating a route set by a command of the marine center, collecting information on a navigation route, collecting seawater in a designated sea area, and controlling and monitoring marine environment information; An automatic navigation unit that manages to automatically navigate along a path set by the control of the controller; A navigation route unit for recording navigation information of a route automatically sailing under the control of the controller; A navigation observation unit for observing the navigation information on the automatic navigation route under the control of the controller; Propulsion adjustment unit for generating and adjusting the driving force and steering force for the operation of the control unit; A GPS unit which accesses the controller and receives and provides GPS location information; And A memory unit which is connected to the control unit and records various operation information, measurement information, and control information; Unattended marine environment automatic measurement device configured to include. The method of claim 1, A wireless network for wirelessly transmitting an automatic flight control signal and measured marine environment information by connecting to the marine center and wirelessly connecting to the unmanned measuring vessel; Unattended marine environment automatic measurement device further comprising a. delete According to claim 1, The unmanned measuring vessel, Climate observation unit for measuring the climate of the sea area specified by the control of the controller; Marine observation unit for measuring the marine environment information of the sea area specified by the control of the controller; A photographing unit which photographs the water and the sea in the sea area designated by the control of the controller; An intake unit configured to collect marine samples from a designated depth of a designated sea area under control of the controller; A sample storage unit for storing marine samples collected by the water intake unit under control of the controller; And A wireless communication unit accessing the control unit and selectively transmitting and receiving a control command and marine environment information wirelessly; Unattended marine environment automatic measurement device characterized in that the configuration further comprises. According to claim 1, The unmanned measuring vessel, Unmanned marine environment automatic measurement device, characterized in that consisting of a configuration that operates automatically by the remote radio control of the offshore center or by remote manual control. The method of claim 5, wherein the unmanned measuring vessel, Unmanned marine environment automatic measuring device comprising a configuration for recording and wirelessly transmitting the flight route information including the GPS information, the direction information, the speed information, the direction information, the horizontal information of the route to operate. The method of claim 1, wherein the navigation observation unit, An azimuth unit for measuring an azimuth in which the unmanned measuring vessel is located; Speed unit for measuring the operating speed of the unmanned measuring vessel; A direction unit for detecting, by inertia, a traveling direction by the operation of the unmanned measuring vessel; A horizontal unit measuring a horizontal state of the unmanned measuring vessel at sea; And Proximity monitoring unit for monitoring the object approaching underwater and at sea to the unmanned measuring vessel; Unattended marine environment automatic measurement device comprising a configuration comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein the climate observation unit, A temperature unit for measuring a temperature of the sea at which the unmanned measuring vessel is located; Wind speed section for measuring the blowing speed of the wind; Wind direction unit for measuring the blowing direction of the wind; Humidity unit for measuring the humidity of the sea where the unmanned measuring vessel is located; And A rainfall unit for measuring rainfall at sea where the unmanned measuring vessel is located; Unattended marine environment automatic measurement device characterized in that the configuration consisting of. The method of claim 4, wherein the marine observation portion, Water temperature unit for measuring the water temperature of the sea area where the unmanned measuring vessel is located; A flow rate unit for measuring a moving speed of the sea water in the sea area; A frankincense part for measuring a moving direction of seawater in the sea area; Salinity portion for measuring the concentration of the salt contained in the sea water of the sea area; Dissolved oxygen unit for measuring the concentration of oxygen contained in the sea water of the sea area; Chlorophyll portion for measuring the chlorophyll density of the sea area; And Nutrients unit for measuring the nutrient density in the sea area; Unattended marine environment automatic measurement device characterized in that the configuration consisting of. The method of claim 4, wherein the water intake unit, The unmanned marine environment automatic measurement device, characterized in that consisting of a configuration for taking a sample by sending down the water intake pipe to the specified depth by the control of the controller. The method of claim 10, wherein the designated depth is, Unattended marine environment automatic measurement device characterized in that the intake pipe is made to go down to the designated water layer of the surface layer, the middle layer, the lower layer. According to claim 1, The marine center, Unattended marine environment automatic measurement device, characterized in that consisting of a configuration for separately updating and recording the marine environment information measured from the unmanned measuring vessel and provide in real time through the public communication network. According to claim 1, The marine center, The unmanned marine environment automatic measuring device, characterized in that configured to operate the unmanned measuring vessel to the destination according to the route specified by the automatic control or the operation by the remote manual control. The method of claim 4, wherein the photographing unit, The unmanned marine environment automatic measuring device, characterized in that consisting of the configuration of the image taken in the selected image from the still image and the video of the designated sea area. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 7, And the control unit is configured to control the photographing unit to photograph an image signal of the object when the object approaching the unmanned measuring vessel is detected by the proximity monitoring unit. The method of claim 1, wherein the pushing adjustment unit, Unmanned marine environment automatic measurement device characterized in that the configuration of the water jet propulsion method. In the marine environment automatic measurement method using an unmanned measuring vessel, An automatic process of retrieving and loading the flight route information and setting the automatic mode when the automatic mode operation command is input by the control unit of the unmanned measuring vessel; The control unit controls the propulsion control unit to record the various navigation information measured while operating in the designated sea area and transmits to the marine center; A marine process of collecting seawater samples and measuring marine information when surveying marine environment information in the designated sea area; And A climate process of storing the collected seawater sample and measuring and returning climate information; Including; The measured flight information is, Unmanned marine environment automatic measurement method comprising the route information, speed information, direction information, horizontal maintenance information by the GPS while sailing the flight route. The method of claim 17, A manual process of setting a manual mode and operating by a remote control signal when it is confirmed by the control unit of the unmanned measuring vessel that a manual mode operation command is input from the marine center; Unattended marine environment automatic measurement method further comprising a. The method of claim 17, wherein the flight route information, Automated marine environment measuring method, characterized in that any one of recorded on the unmanned measuring vessel or downloaded wirelessly from the marine center. delete The method of claim 17, wherein the measured marine information, Unattended marine environment automatic measurement method comprising the water temperature, flow rate, frankincense, salt, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll, nutrients information of the designated area. The method of claim 17, wherein the measured climate information, Unmanned marine environment automatic measurement method comprising the temperature, wind speed, wind direction, humidity, rainfall information of the designated area.

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