KR101573613B1 - Apparatus for detecting cow estrus using mounted behavior data - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for detecting cow estrus using mounting permission behavior information, characterized by comprising an infrared ray emitting device formed on one side of a cow room for detecting a mounting permission behavior of a cow; an infrared ray receiving device formed on the other side of the cow room to face the infrared ray emitting device to receive an infrared signal from the infrared ray emitting device; an infrared ray sensor control device supplying power to the infrared ray emitting device and an infrared ray receiving device, and electrically connected to the infrared ray emitting device and the infrared ray receiving device to collect the infrared signal received from the infrared ray receiving device; a communications device transmitting information collected in the infrared ray sensor control device as a communications signal; a remote control device electrically connected to the communications device to detect cow estrus by analyzing the communications signal transmitted by the communications device; and an infrared camera device electrically connected to the remote control device to take a photo of a cow of which the estrus is detected in the remote control device in real time, and formed on one side of the cow room. According to the present invention, cow estrus is automatically detected by the apparatus for detecting cow estrus using mounting permission behavior information.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for detecting an obstacle,

[0001] The present invention relates to a small-size detection sensor, and more particularly, to a small-size detection device using the maximum allowable-activation information.

In general, the horn of a cow is perceived through visual observation. In other words, when the cows with no estrus rise to the estrus, the estrus will allow the sows and the number of the permits will be visually observed to confirm the estrus. So far, it is known that the most accurate method is to detect the estrus and determine the start time of estrus by observing the permissive behavior in the signs of estrus.

However, the cow 's horn begins most of the night between 12:00 and 6:00 am, with strong signs of behavior, and signs of behavior are very weak at other times. Therefore, it is difficult to detect the estrus through visual observation and to know the starting time of estrus accurately.

It is known that the detection rate of cow's estrus by visual observation is within 40%. In the case of detecting the estrus through visual observation, the conception rate is very low due to the inability to know the start time of estrus and the artificial fertilization at inappropriate time. As a result of the low detection rate and low fertility rate of cattle, both cattle farms and dairy cattle farms suffer from huge economic losses.

Currently, it is very difficult to detect the estrus of the cattle through visual observation or to automatically detect the estrus of the cattle at the time when the administrator can not observe the breeding stock.

Korean Patent No. 10-0447453 (Aug. 27, 2004), " Korean Patent No. 10-1098457 (Dec. 19, 2011), "Cattle Unmanned Slow Detector"

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a small estrogen sensing device using sensation permitting action information that senses the estrus of a cattle and accurately grasp the estrous start time.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for detecting a small size of a small area using a set permitting action information, the apparatus comprising: An infrared ray receiving device provided on the other side of the fence to face the infrared ray emitting device and receiving an infrared ray signal from the infrared ray emitting device; An infrared sensor control device electrically connected to the infrared light emitting device and the infrared light receiving device so as to supply power to the infrared light emitting device and the infrared light receiving device and to collect an infrared signal inputted from the infrared light receiving device; A communication device that transmits information collected by the infrared sensor control device as a communication signal; A remote control device electrically connected to the communication device so as to analyze the communication signal transmitted by the communication device and to sense an ovation of the cattle; And an infrared camera device which is electrically connected to the remote control device and is provided on one side of the remote control device so as to photograph real time an image of the crotch sensed by the remote control device.

Here, the infrared sensor control apparatus may further include a logic controller for collecting the infrared signal received from the infrared ray receiving apparatus.

Further, the infrared sensor control apparatus may further include: a rising duration time measurement timer for measuring a rising time duration from the infrared signal information received from the infrared ray receiving apparatus; and a rising duration time measuring timer for measuring the rising interval time from the infrared signal information received from the infrared receiving apparatus A time interval measurement timer for measuring a time interval between the first and second time periods.

The rising interval time measuring timer is operated when the rising duration measured from the rising duration timer is within the range of 3 to 10 seconds. If the time is in the range of 4 seconds to 876 seconds, the allowable number of times of increase can be increased by one.

In addition, the remote control device can drive the infrared camera when it is determined that the number of times of rise allowed from the timer for measuring the rising interval time is three, and that the remote control device judges that there is an ovation.

In addition, the remote control device can communicate with the farm manager and the artificial fertilizer so that artificial insemination can be performed when an ovum is detected.

According to the small-size detection device using the allowable-allowable action information according to the embodiment of the present invention,

First, the calf's estrus can be automatically detected by the calf's estrous detection apparatus using the allowance permitting action information.

Second, the amount of manpower required can be reduced by automatically detecting the calves' horns.

Third, the start time of estrus can be accurately determined by measuring the rise time, the rise time, and the allowable number of times using the small estrogen sensing apparatus and monitoring the upward movement of the ovine.

Fourth, artificial insemination can be performed by judging corrective timing based on accurate estrus start time.

Fifth, the fertility rate can be increased by making artificial insemination on time.

Sixth, by increasing the conception rate, the period of sanctuary, artificial insemination, and feed costs can be reduced.

Seventh, by reducing the production cost, the competitiveness of cattle breeding farms can be improved.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a small-size detection device using the allowable-allowance action information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing the small-sized on-screen detecting apparatus shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for detecting a small-size warm-up using a warm-up allowance action information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that, in the drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference symbols as possible. Further, the detailed description of known functions and configurations that may obscure the gist of the present invention will be omitted. For the same reason, some of the components in the drawings are exaggerated, omitted, or schematically illustrated.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a small-size on-screen type detecting apparatus using the up-permitting action information according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing the small-size on-

1 and 2, the small-size sensor device 100 using the rising allowance action information according to the embodiment of the present invention includes an infrared light emitting device 110, an infrared light receiving device 120, an infrared sensor control device 130 A communication device 140, a remote control device 150, and an infrared camera device 160.

The infrared light emitting device 110 is provided at one side of the right side fence to detect the cant move permission action as shown in Fig.

2, the infrared ray receiving device 120 is provided on the other side of the fence on the right side to face the infrared ray emitting device 110, and receives an infrared ray signal from the infrared ray emitting device 110. [

As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of infrared light emitting devices 110 and infrared light receiving devices 120 may be provided.

Further, the infrared light emitting device 110 and the infrared light receiving device 120 can respond to the infrared signal by an infrared sensor having a measurement distance of about 60 m using a near infrared ray light blocking type sensing method, Speed.

The infrared sensor control device 130 supplies power to the infrared light emitting device 110 and the infrared light receiving device 120 and controls the infrared light emitting device 110 and the infrared light receiving device 120 so as to collect the infrared signal received from the infrared light receiving device 120. [ And is electrically connected to the infrared ray receiving device 120.

The infrared sensor controller 130 may further include a logic controller 131 to collect the infrared signal received from the infrared receiver 120. The logic controller 131 may be a programmable logic controller PCL, programmable logic controller).

The infrared sensor control device 130 further includes a rise time duration timer 132 for measuring the time duration of the rising time from the infrared signal information received from the infrared ray receiving device 120, And an ascending interval time measuring timer 133 for measuring the ascending interval time from the information.

In addition, the rising interval time measuring timer 133 operates when the rising duration measured from the rising duration time measuring timer 132 is in the range of 3 seconds to 10 seconds, and when the measured rising interval time is in the range of 4 seconds to 876 seconds, The number of allowed times can be increased by one, and accordingly, the remote control device 150, which will be described later, can detect the calming of the cow by the allowable number of times.

On the other hand, the communication device 140 transmits information collected by the infrared sensor control device 130 as a communication signal. Here, the communication device 140 may use an RS communication device such as RS 485 or the like.

The remote control device 150 is electrically connected to the communication device 140 so as to analyze the communication signal transmitted by the communication device 140 and to sense the cow's warmth.

In addition, the infrared camera device 160 is electrically connected to the remote control device 150 so as to photograph real-time images of the crotch detected by the remote control device 150, and is provided on one side of the right side.

Here, the remote control device 150 determines that the number of times of allowance input from the uplink interval time measurement timer 133 is three, and the remote control device 150 drives the infrared camera device 160 so that the temperature The detected cow can be photographed in real time.

Further, the remote control device 150 may communicate with the farm manager 170 and the artificial insemination person 180 so that artificial insemination can be performed in a timely manner when the estrus is detected.

In this way, since the incubation can be sensed by using the permissive allowance action information for measuring the duration of the upwash, the interval of the time of the upwash, and the allowable number of times, the calf can be automatically detected, Since it is possible to know precisely the starting time of the cow's oestment, it is easy to judge the correct timing of fertilization. Therefore, the conception rate can be increased, the artificial insemination cost and feed cost can be reduced, and the production cost can be reduced.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for detecting a small-size warm-up using a warm-up allowance action information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the method of detecting a small size of a small area using the allowable allowable action information according to an embodiment of the present invention includes steps S110 to S190. Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience of description, the same constitution as that described above is repeatedly used the same reference numerals.

First, step S110 is a step of initializing the infrared ray emitting / receiving unit 110, the infrared ray receiving unit 120, and the infrared ray sensor control unit 130. 3, the infrared light emitting device 110 and the infrared light receiving device 120 are operated to initialize the rising time duration measurement timer 132 provided in the infrared sensor control device 130, The step 130 initializes the time interval measurement timer 133 provided in the device 130 and initializes the allowable number of times to zero.

Step S120 is a step of determining whether infrared rays received by the infrared ray receiving apparatus 120 from the infrared ray emitting apparatus 110 are blocked. That is, it is determined whether or not the infrared signal received by the infrared light receiving device 120 is received and blocked by the step-up action. If the infrared signal is blocked as shown in FIG. 3, step S130 may be performed. If not, step S120 can be continued.

Step S130 is a step of activating the rising duration measurement timer 132 to measure the rising duration when infrared blocking information is input from step S120.

Step S140 is a step of determining whether the time duration of the power-up is in the range of 3 seconds to 10 seconds. That is, if it is determined in step S120 that the rising duration time is within a range of 3 seconds to 10 seconds from the rising duration timer 132 operated by judgment of the ultraviolet blocking information, step S150 may be performed. If the rising duration time is 3 seconds To < RTI ID = 0.0 > 10 seconds, < / RTI >

Step S150 is a step of activating the rising interval time measuring timer 133 when the rising duration time is measured in the range of 3 seconds to 10 seconds from the step S140.

Step S160 is a step of judging whether or not the time interval of the step-up interval is in the range of 4 seconds to 876 seconds. That is, if it is determined in step S140 that the step-up interval time is within the range of 4 seconds to 876 seconds from the step-up interval time measuring timer 133 operated by the measurement range of the uptime duration, step S180 may be performed.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S160 that the rising interval time is not in the range of 4 to 876 seconds, step S170 is performed.

Step S170 is a step of initializing the infrared sensor control device 130 if the step-up interval time measured in step S160 is not in the range of 4 seconds to 876 seconds. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the rising duration time measuring timer 132 provided in the infrared sensor controlling apparatus 130 is initialized, and the rising interval time measuring timer 133 provided in the infrared sensor controlling apparatus 130 is initialized And initializing the allowable number of times of power up to zero.

Next, step S180 is a step of determining whether the allowable allowable number is 3 by increasing the allowable allowable allowable number by 1 when the set interval time measured through step S160 is in the range of 4 to 876 seconds, 3, step S190 can be performed.

Step S190 is a step of judging that the number of times of the allowance is 3 from the step S180 and judging that there is an estrus of the cattle and detecting the calming of the cattle and informing the farm manager 170 and the artificial fertilizer 180.

Here, step S190 includes transmitting the information collected by the infrared sensor control device 130 by the communication device 140 as a communication signal, analyzing the communication signal by the remote control device 150, And transmitting the sensed temperature information to the infrared camera device 160. In this way, by transmitting the small-sized detection information of the small-sized person to the infrared camera device 160 by the remote control device 150, it is possible to photograph the small-sized image of the detected small-sized image in real time.

It should be noted that the embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the present specification and drawings are only illustrative of the present invention in order to facilitate the understanding of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention are possible in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.

100 ... Small-size detection device using the behavior information
110 ... Infrared light emitting device 120 ... Infrared light receiving device
130 ... Infrared sensor control device 131 ... Logic control device
132 ... Time duration measurement timer 133 ... Time interval measurement timer
140 ... communication device 150 ... remote control device
160 ... Infrared camera device 170 ... Farm manager
180 ... artifacts

Claims (6)

An infrared light emitting device provided on one side of a fence for detecting a behavior of permitting the light to rise;
An infrared ray receiving device provided on the other side of the fence to face the infrared ray emitting device and receiving an infrared ray signal from the infrared ray emitting device;
An infrared sensor control device electrically connected to the infrared light emitting device and the infrared light receiving device so as to supply power to the infrared light emitting device and the infrared light receiving device and to collect an infrared signal inputted from the infrared light receiving device;
A communication device that transmits information collected by the infrared sensor control device as a communication signal;
A remote control device electrically connected to the communication device so as to analyze the communication signal transmitted by the communication device and to sense an ovation of the cattle; And
And an infrared camera device which is electrically connected to the remote control device and is provided on one side of the right side so as to photograph a cow where an eclipse is detected from the remote control device in real time,
The infrared sensor control apparatus includes:
An ascending duration time measuring timer for measuring an ascending duration time from the infrared signal information input from the infrared ray receiving apparatus, and
Further comprising an up / down interval time measurement timer for measuring an up / down interval time from the infrared signal information input from the infrared ray receiving device,
Wherein the rising interval measuring timer comprises:
When the rising duration time measured from the rising duration timer is in the range of 3 seconds to 10 seconds,
Wherein the step of increasing the allowable allowance value is performed by increasing the allowable allowable action number by 1 if the measured step-up interval time is in the range of 4 to 876 seconds so as to be able to detect the beating of the beef by the allowable allowable number of times. The method according to claim 1,
The infrared sensor control apparatus includes:
Further comprising a logic control device for collecting infrared signals received from the infrared ray receiving device. delete delete The method according to claim 1,
The remote control device includes:
And when the allowable allowable number of times measured from the rising interval time measurement timer is 3, it is determined that the patient is in an estrus state and the infrared camera is driven. The method according to claim 1,
The remote control device includes:
And communicates with the farm manager and the artificial fertilizer so that artificial fertilization can be performed when the estrus of the cattle is detected.

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