KR101591958B1 - Monitoring camera system equipped drone and controlled by smart-phone - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a surveillance camera system, and more particularly, to a surveillance camera system, in which a camera is mounted on an unmanned dron, so that it is possible to monitor an area difficult to approach with a wide field of view, And more particularly, to an unmanned drone monitoring camera system that is monitored and controlled by a user.
The unmanned drones surveillance camera system, which is monitored and controlled using wired / wireless communication of a smartphone according to the present invention, includes a camera; A mount for mounting the camera on the unmanned drones; A wireless module mounted on the unmanned drones and transmitting an image photographed by the camera to the ground via a wireless communication network; And a smartphone equipped with an application for displaying an image transmitted by the wireless module through a wireless communication network and generating and transmitting a command signal for controlling the operation of the camera.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a surveillance camera system equipped with a monitoring camera system,

The present invention relates to a surveillance camera system, and more particularly, to a surveillance camera system in which a camera can be installed in a unmanned drones (flight type or submerged type) to monitor an area (airspace, cave, And more particularly, to a surveillance camera system that is monitored and controlled by a smart phone that can be monitored and controlled in conjunction with a surveillance camera.

As a result of industrialization and informatization in modern society, CCTV is rooted not only in private places but also in public places, and in order to secure citizens' safety from various pathological phenomena of society, There is a trend.

CCTV is used in everyday life as security, traffic information collection, traffic control, illegal garbage dumping, etc. In addition to the above-mentioned application examples, CCTV is also safe in private areas such as apartment buildings, The use of CCTV is increasing.

However, the conventional CCTV system proposed above is fixedly installed in the worsted area or the like, and thus there is a problem that only a narrow section can be photographed intensively.

In order to solve this problem, a camera is mounted on an unmanned drones (for example, an unmanned airplane, an unmanned aerial vehicle, an unmanned robot, etc.), an unmanned dron is moved and a captured image is transmitted to a person A surveillance camera system using a camera is disclosed.

No. 10-1363066 entitled " Surveillance Area Surveillance System Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ", Registered Patent No. 10-1009456 "Monitoring System Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with CCTV" and the like are used as unmanned drones Airship) with a wide angle of view, shooting the ground without any admission to the ground, monitoring the captured images to use for crime prevention, traffic information collection, and traffic control.

However, the surveillance camera system using the unmanned drones according to the related art has a limit in place because it controls the unmanned drones and cameras in the central station and monitors the images taken by the cameras.

In other words, there is a great need and effectiveness in monitoring the images taken by the camera in the field, tracking the criminals, searching the area, or monitoring from a remote site, but the present conventional technology does not support this.

The present invention has been devised to overcome the problem that the surveillance system using the unmanned dron system is inferior in effectiveness of the surveillance system due to the limit of control and monitoring of the unmanned drones and the surveillance cameras in the central control center ,

It is now possible to display real-time images taken by a camera using a smartphone that has become a necessity of life, and to control the camera with a smartphone, so that a user can directly monitor the desired area without any time and place. And an unmanned drones surveillance camera system that is monitored and controlled using wired / wireless communication.

In addition, the cameras can be used in a number of cameras to enlarge the viewing angle, capture multiple areas at the same time, and adjust the shooting direction, so that the unmanned drones can be monitored and controlled using wired / Another object of the present invention is to provide a surveillance camera system.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided an unmanned drones surveillance camera system which is monitored and controlled using wired /

camera;

A mount for mounting the camera on the unmanned drones;

A wireless module mounted on the unmanned drones and transmitting an image photographed by the camera to the ground via a wireless communication network;

And a smartphone equipped with an application for displaying an image transmitted by the wireless module through a wireless communication network and generating and transmitting a command signal for controlling the operation of the camera.

The camera

A main camera,

And a plurality of peripheral cameras disposed around the main camera,

The cradle

A frame on which the main camera and the peripheral camera are mounted,

A housing surrounding the frame,

And photographing angle adjusting means for adjusting the photographing direction of the camera by rotatably coupling the frame to the housing in two axes,

The photographing angle adjusting means

A roll block and a pitch block provided on both sides in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction of the frame,

A roll axis sphin and a pitch axis sphin provided on both sides in the X axis direction and the Y axis direction of the housing,

A solenoid for drawing out the roll axle and the pitch axle, respectively, so that the roll axle and the pitch axle are axially opened or closed in the roll block and the pitch block,

And a motor for rotating the roll axis sphin and the pitch axis sphin, respectively,

The frame

A central main frame on which the main camera is mounted,

And a peripheral frame rotatably coupled to four sides of the main frame, the peripheral frames being mounted with the peripheral cameras.

The unmanned drones surveillance camera system, which is monitored and controlled using wired / wireless communication of a smartphone according to the present invention, is configured such that a camera is mounted on the unmanned drones and photographs the area to be monitored in real time without any limitation in time and place, The image is transmitted to the smart phone of the user in real time and displayed, and the user can control the operation of the camera with his or her smart phone anywhere, so that it is a surveillance camera system maximizing the timeliness, convenience, and efficiency of monitoring It is a very useful invention for industrial development.

1 is a schematic block diagram of a unmanned drone monitoring camera system monitored and controlled using wired / wireless communication of a smartphone according to the present invention;
2 is a perspective view of a camera and a cradle for holding a camera in a unmanned drones surveillance camera system that is monitored and controlled using wired / wireless communication of a smartphone according to the present invention.
3 is an exploded perspective view of Fig.

Hereinafter, the unmanned drone monitoring camera system monitored and controlled using wired / wireless communication of a smartphone according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Before describing the present invention in more detail,

While the present invention has been described in connection with certain embodiments, it is obvious that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the invention. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used for the same reference numerals, and in particular, the numerals of the tens and the digits of the digits, the digits of the tens, the digits of the digits and the alphabets are the same, Members referred to by reference numerals can be identified as members corresponding to these standards.

In the drawings, the components are expressed by exaggeratingly larger (or thicker) or smaller (or thinner) in size or thickness in consideration of the convenience of understanding, etc. However, It should not be.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the term " comprising " or " consisting of ", or the like, refers to the presence of a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the contextual meaning of the related art and are to be interpreted as either ideal or overly formal in the sense of the present application Do not.

As shown in the drawings, the unmanned drones surveillance camera system, which is monitored and controlled using wired / wireless communication of a smartphone according to the present invention, includes a camera 10, a cradle 20, 30, a wireless module 7, the photographing angle adjusting means 40, the controller 9, the smart phone 3 carried by the user, and the central control center 5 can be categorized.

First, the unmanned drones (1) are devices which are moved by remote operation from the ground without a person, and generally means a flying object. However, in the present invention, the unmanned drones (1) It can also be said to include a submerged body moving in water.

The camera 10 is mounted on the unmanned drones 1 and photographs the ground according to the movement of the unmanned drones 1 (in the case of water or water when the unmanned drones 1 are in a ship or a dive).

The camera 10 may use one unit, but it may be preferable to use several units so that various directions can be simultaneously photographed when the unmanned drones 1 are once moved. In addition, a general camera, an infrared camera, It may be desirable to provide such a special camera so that the monitoring can be performed even in a bad condition.

The docking stations 20 and 30 mount the camera 10, the wireless module 7, and the like on the unmanned drones 1.

The structure of the cradle 20, 30 will be described later.

The wireless module 7 transmits an image captured by the camera 10 to the ground via a wireless communication network so that the image is transmitted to the smartphone 3 and the central control center 5 on the ground, 3 and the central control center 5 via the wireless communication network and transmits the command signal to the controller 9. [

Korea is an IT powerhouse and wireless communication network is well equipped, so the whole country is in the area of wireless communication network. In other words, the smartphone 3 is connected to the wireless network anywhere in the country.

The image captured by the camera 10 is transmitted to the smartphone 3 via the wireless communication network where the smartphone 3 is located and the command signal transmitted from the smartphone 3 is transmitted to the wireless module 7 ).

 The photographing angle adjusting means 40 adjusts the posture (i.e., photographing direction) of the camera 10 mounted on the mounts 20 and 30 so that the camera 10 can take a photograph in any direction.

The photographing angle adjusting means 40 will be described later.

The smartphone 3 displays image data transmitted by the camera 10 through a screen on a mounted media player, and an application is installed so that the smartphone 3 can be used in the system according to the present invention.

When the application is executed, an image captured by the camera 10 is displayed in real time on a divided first screen by dividing the screen, and a divided second screen displays an operation menu for a user's operation.

When the user touches the operation menu through the second screen and processes the instruction accordingly, and when the instruction is for the control of the camera 10 and the photographing angle adjusting means 40 mounted on the unmanned drone 1 And transmits the command signal to the wireless module 7 mounted on the unmanned drones 1 through the wireless communication network.

The central control center 5 displays a photographed image transmitted by the camera 10 via a wireless communication network like the smart phone 3 on a monitor and transmits a command signal for controlling the camera 10 to a wireless communication network To the wireless module (7).

Then, an image captured by the camera 10 is stored in a storage, and the captured image is analyzed to check whether an event (e.g., a fire or an intruder is detected) is generated. When an event occurs in the captured image, Or related persons so that follow-up measures can be taken.

For reference, when the unmanned drone (1) explores an area where wireless communication is not desired, such as underwater or caverns, connect an unmanned drones (including the camera attached to it) to a thin, light cable (eg coated cable) This cable can be connected to the repeater in the water or outside the cave so that the smartphone 3 or the central control center 5 can communicate with the unmanned drones through a repeater to perform monitoring.

Hereinafter, the mounts 20 and 30 for mounting the camera 10 and the photographing angle adjusting means 40 for adjusting the photographing direction will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4. FIG.

The camera 10 includes a main camera 10a disposed at the center and peripheral cameras 10b, c, d, and e disposed at the four sides of the main camera 10a, Direction shooting is possible.

The cradle 20 and 30 includes a frame 20 on which the camera 10 is mounted and a housing 30 for covering the periphery of the frame 20 and protecting the camera 10, And photographing angle adjusting means (40) for adjusting the photographing direction.

The housing 30 includes a mounting plate 31 mounted on the unmanned drone 1, a cover 33 surrounding the periphery of the frame 20, And a connection rod 37 for connecting the mounting plate 31 and the cover 33. The mounting plate 35 is provided with a connecting rod 37 for connecting the mounting plate 31 and the cover 33 to each other.

The frame 20 includes a central main frame 20a into which the main camera 10a is inserted and disposed and adjacent to the four sides of the main frame 20a and the peripheral cameras 10b and c , d, e) are inserted into the inner frame 20b (c, d, e).

The four peripheral frames 20b, c, d and e are rotatably coupled to the main frame 20a, respectively, and the peripheral cameras 10b, c, d, e mounted on the peripheral frames 20b, d, and e may photograph a direction different from the shooting direction of the main camera 10a mounted on the main frame 20a.

The peripheral frames 20b, c, d and e and the main frame 20a are connected to the rotating body 26. [

The rotating body 26 includes a fixed block 28 fixed to the main frame 20a and a fixed block 28 fixedly coupled to the peripheral frames 20b, c, d and e, And a rotating block 27 to be combined therewith.

The photographing angle adjusting means 40 adjusts the photographing direction of the camera 10 by rotating the frame 20 in two axes, that is, in the X axis direction and the Y axis direction, respectively.

The connecting rod 37 of the housing 30 is provided with a yaw block 39 for rotating the cover 33 in the Z-axis direction.

The frame 20 is rotatable in all of the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis through the photographing angle adjusting means 40 and the yaw block 39. The yaw angle of the camera 10 mounted on the frame 20, Roll angle and pitch angle are all controlled. That is, the photographing direction of the camera 10 is adjusted in all directions.

The photographing angle adjusting means (40)

The roll block 41 and the pitch block 43 provided on both sides in the X axis direction and the Y axis direction of the frame 20, that is, outside the two peripheral frames 20b, d facing in the X axis direction A pitch block 43 provided on the outer side of two peripheral frames 20c, e facing in the Y-axis direction,

A pair of roll shafts 45 and a pair of pitch shafts 47 provided on both sides in the X axis direction and the Y axis direction of the housing 30, namely two mount plates 35 facing the X axis direction in the housing 30 A pitch axis sulphin 47 protruding inward from two mount plates 35 facing in the Y axis direction in the housing 30,

And is provided between the cover 33 of the housing 30 and the mount plate 35. The rolled sulphone 45 and the pitch sulphone 47 are drawn out from the roll block 41 and the pitch block 43 A solenoid 48 that is shrouded or released from the shaft,

And a motor 49 which rotates the roll shaft sphin 45 and the pitch sphinx 47 to rotate the frame 20 in the X axis direction or the Y axis direction.

The roll block 41 and the pitch block 43 are rotatably coupled to a second fixed block 25 fixedly coupled to the outer sides of the peripheral frames 20b, c, d and e, respectively, 20b, c, d, e are rotatable with respect to the main frame 20a regardless of the photographing angle adjusting means 40.

When the frame 20 rotates in the X-axis direction, the roll axle 45 is axially coupled to the roll block 41 and the pitch axle sulphone 47 is released from the pitch block 43 and separated from the pitch block 43 The roll shafts 45 should be released from the roll block 41 and separated from the roll shafts 41 and the pitch shafts 47 should be axially coupled to the pitch block 43.

The key projections 451 and 471 are formed on the front outer periphery of the roll axis sphin 45 and the pitch axis sphin 47 which are pulled out by the solenoid 48 and move back and forth inside the mount plate 35 of the housing 30, Respectively,

The key projections 451 and 471 are inserted into the insertion holes 42 and 44 of the roll block 41 and the pitch block 43 in which the roll shaft sphin 45 and the pitch sphinx 47 are advanced and inserted And key groove (421, 441) to be axially engaged is formed.

The roll axis sphin 45 and the pitch axis sphin 47 are guided to be inserted into the insertion holes 42 and 44 of the roll block 41 and the pitch block 43, The front end of the sulpin 47 is tapered and guide surfaces 423 and 443 are formed around the insertion holes 42 and 44. [

At this time, since the key projections 451 and 471 are also guided to be inserted into the key grooves 421 and 441, the guide surfaces 423 and 443 are gradually deepened toward the key grooves 421 and 441.

It is preferable that the expensive camera 10 is separated and stored while not in use. That is, it is preferable that the frame 20 can be easily separated from the housing 30 and can be easily recombined.

The roll shafts 41 and the pitch shafts 47 are connected to the roll block 41 and the pitch block 43 in such a manner that the roll shafts 41 and the pitch shafts 47 are engaged with the front and rear jaws 453, And retraction pins 455 and 475 having key projections 451 and 471 and capable of being retracted from the inside of the front and rear jaws 453 and 473 by a spring 46 to be retracted.

The retraction pins 455 and 475 are provided with grip protrusions 457 and 477 which are exposed through the elongated holes formed in the front and rear jaws 453 and 473 so that the user pulls the grip protrusions 457 and 477, The pins 455 and 475 can be retracted.

When the frame 20 is coupled to the housing 30, the user retracts the retraction pins 455 and 475 to move the frame 20 to the engaging position while securing the space, The retracting pins 455 and 475 are advanced and the insertion holes 42 and 44 of the roll block 41 are moved forward by releasing the retaining pins 455 and 475 held after the block 41 (or the pitch block 43) When the frame 20 is separated from the housing 30, the retraction pins 455 and 475 may be retracted and the frame 20 may be moved in a separated state at the roll block 41. [

The solenoid 48 causes the roll shaft 45 and the pitch shaft sulphone 47 penetrating through the inside of the solenoid 48 to be pulled out (forward and backward) by electromagnetic force. The motor 49 rotates the roll shaft sulphone 45, The Sulpin 47 rotates the frame 20, that is, the camera 10 mounted on the frame 20, in the X-axis direction or the Y-axis direction by forward or reverse rotation of the solenoid 48.

At this time, the axis of the motor 49 and the roll axis sphin 45 (or the pitch axis sphinx 47) are coupled by gears 499/459 and 479 so that the rotational force of the motor 49 is transmitted to the roll axis sphin 45 It is preferable that the roll axis sphin 45 not only rotates but also advances back and forth so that the gear 499 of the shaft of the motor 49 and the gear 459 of the roll sphere 45 continue to be engaged. In other words, only when the roll shaft sphin 45 rotates is advanced (in a state where the roll shaft sphin 45 is axially engaged with the roll block 41 of the roll shaft 45) 499 and the gear 459 of the roll shoe 45 are engaged in the advanced state and the engagement is released in the backward state, it may not be smoothly re-engaged again after the gears are disengaged. Therefore, the gear 459 of the roll shaft 45 is formed to be longer than the front-rear length of the roll shaft 45, so that the engagement is maintained regardless of the forward / backward movement of the roll shaft 45.

While the present invention has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments, It is to be understood that such changes and modifications are to be construed as being within the scope of the present invention.

1: Uninhabited Drones 3: Smartphones
5: Central control center 7: Wireless module
9: controller 10: camera
20: frame 30: housing
40: photographing angle adjusting means

Claims (4)

camera;
A mount for mounting the camera on the unmanned drones;
A wireless module mounted on the unmanned drones and transmitting an image photographed by the camera to the ground via a wireless communication network;
And a smartphone equipped with an application for displaying an image transmitted by the wireless module through a wireless communication network and generating and transmitting a command signal for controlling driving of the camera, A controlled unmanned drone monitoring camera system,

The camera
A main camera,
And a plurality of peripheral cameras disposed around the main camera,

The cradle
A frame on which the main camera and the peripheral camera are mounted,
A housing surrounding the frame,
And photographing angle adjusting means for adjusting the photographing direction of the camera by rotatably coupling the frame to the housing by two axes,

The photographing angle adjusting means
A roll block and a pitch block provided on both sides in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction of the frame,
A roll axis sphin and a pitch axis sphin provided on both sides in the X axis direction and the Y axis direction of the housing,
A solenoid for drawing out the roll axle and the pitch axle, respectively, so that the roll axle and the pitch axle are axially opened or closed in the roll block and the pitch block,
And a motor for rotating the roll axis sphin and the pitch axis sphin, respectively,

A key projection is protruded on the front outer periphery of the roll axis sphin and the pitch axis sphin,
A key groove is formed in the insertion hole of the roll block and the pitch block in which the roll shaft and the pitch shaft are inserted and inserted,

The roll axis sulphide and the pitch axis sulphine
A forward / backward jumping pin that moves back and forth by the solenoid,
And a retracting pin having a key projection for slidingly engaging with the roll block and the pitch block and being retractably supported by a spring inside the front and rear jaws,
Wherein the retracting pin is provided with a grip protrusion which is exposed through a slot formed in the front and rear grip pins, and is monitored and controlled using wired / wireless communication of the smart phone. The method according to claim 1,
The front ends of the roll axle and the pitch axle are tapered to guide the roll axle and the pitch axle into insertion holes of the roll block and the pitch block, respectively, and a guide surface is formed around the insertion hole,
Wherein the guide surface is gradually deepened toward the key groove so that the key projection is guided to be inserted into the key groove. The method according to claim 1,
The housing
A mounting plate mounted on the unmanned drones,
A cover surrounding the frame,
A mount plate provided in the cover and on which the frame is mounted,
A connecting rod connecting the mounting plate and the cover,
And a yaw block provided on the connection rod for rotating the cover in the Z-axis direction. The unmanned drones surveillance camera system is monitored and controlled using wired / wireless communication of a smartphone. 4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The frame
A central main frame on which the main camera is mounted,
And a peripheral frame rotatably coupled to each of four sides of the main frame and to which the peripheral camera is mounted, wherein the peripheral frame is monitored and controlled using wired / wireless communication of the smartphone.

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