KR101911620B1 - Remote feed distribution control device for pets - Google Patents

Abstract

[0001] The present invention relates to a remote animal feed distribution control apparatus for a companion animal, which is capable of controlling position (angle) of feed servomotors of a feed feeder and a servomotor connected to a water feeder by inputting a certain angle to a serial value, A Bluetooth module capable of wireless communication between a PC and a feeding device through an Arduino-based smartphone, a motor and a control driving board, One or more servo motors for driving the rotation of the action cam and driving and releasing the feed feeder according to a transmission command controlled by a predetermined angle by a pulse width set by the user in advance in the arduino serial value, Feed feeders that control feed and water of companion animals by servomotors, and chrome remote desktop programs By configuring a remote controllable computer, smartphone based on Android OS, action cam for collecting real time video information, and power control unit such as indoor lighting, it is possible to make remotely a feeder And water can be supplied automatically, the life expectancy due to psychological stability of companion animals can be increased, and there is a unique feature that can be applied to other livestock of farm households.

Description

[0002] Remote feed distribution control device for pets [

The present invention relates to a companion animal feed distribution apparatus, and more particularly, to a companion animal feed distributing apparatus that enables a companion animal to automatically supply and control feeds and water through a dispenser, To a remote feed distribution control device.

In recent years, the Pet industry has grown considerably as the Petfam group (Petfam family) has surpassed the 10 million mark. Various pet products such as organic food for pets' health, pet furniture and air purifiers have been launched. There is also a Petcarefestival.

This is the trend of the pet animal market, which is growing at a horrific rate that is equivalent to the 10 million age of companion animals. According to the Nonghyup Economy Research Institute, the domestic pet market is estimated to reach 1.8 trillion won by 2015 and will grow to 2.9 trillion won by 2020 and to 6 trillion won by 2020.

One of the inconveniences of raising a companion animal is that it is often difficult for a family living alone to go to work, a long-term trip, a trip, or for a family member to leave home when they are out. If you eat a day's worth of food in front of you and go out, it will not only hurt the eating habits of your animals, but also cause a big problem in your health.

In this regard, Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2011-0103629 (Sep. 21, 2011) proposed a remote breeding system. According to this patented technology, the PC is equipped with the operating software that connects the automatic feeder and the automatic water dispenser to the IP camera, and the control software is installed in the IP camera to monitor livestock through the public network at the remote terminal and control feeding and water supply .

However, this technology is activated by pressing the buttons of the automatic feeder 1 and the automatic water dispenser 2 or by applying power. Also, adjust the amount of feed or drinking water to be provided at one time to suit the livestock being kept (see identification number: 0015). , It is described only conceptually abstract without any specific control algorithm or technical mechanism.

Accordingly, the present invention proposes an entirely new device that can feed feeds to companion animals at remote locations using smartphones and advanced electronic devices, such as Arduino.

An object of the present invention is to provide a wireless communication system and a wireless communication method which are capable of wireless communication between a wireless communication module and a wireless communication module between a computer via a smartphone and a feeding device equipped with an adapter, A feed feeding device for controlling feed and water by the servomotor, an action cam for collecting the image of the companion animal, and an indoor And a lighting control unit (800), the grower (owner) can automatically feed the pet and the water remotely to the companion animal through the computer or mobile phone at the time of going out, and the life expectancy due to the psychological and physical stability of the companion animal A remote animal feed distribution control device is provided.

According to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, there is provided a method of operating a mobile communication terminal, comprising: comparing with a reference value inputting a predetermined angle to a preset serial value based on information input through a remote control between a PC connected to the Internet and a smartphone based on an Android OS An arduino 100 for driving the display device 110, which is an external device, to control the at least one servomotor connected to the feeding device and the action cam of the companion animal; A Bluetooth module (200) mounted on the PCB board together with the Arduino to enable short distance communication between the feeder and the PC to control the feeder device; A first servomotor having a motor and a control driving board and driving and releasing the feed feeder for a predetermined period of time and driving a rotation angle of the action cam, A servo motor 300 having a third servo motor 310 to a third servo motor 330; A feed water feeder 410 and a water feeder 420 for feeding the companion feed water and water by driving the first servomotor 310 and the second servo motor 320, (411) is connected to the first servomotor, and the second switch of the water dispenser is connected to the second servomotor (400); A computer (PC) 500 and an Android OS-based smartphone 600 for remotely controlling the PC connected to the Internet through a Chrome Remote Desktop program with a presenter (owner) smartphone; An action cam 700 for photographing the current state of the companion animal in real time, storing the image information in the PC, and monitoring the remotely via a smart phone based on the PC and the Android OS; The LCD is connected to a digital pin capable of PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation) function of the Arduino to adjust the brightness of each indoor lighting in the Android OS-based smartphone app through a voice and acceleration sensor (not shown) An action lamp 700 for receiving driving force of the third servomotor 330 and a power control unit 800 for controlling the operation of the armature 100. The power supply controller 800 includes an indoor lamp power control unit 800 for controlling the ON / If a user inputs a predetermined angle for rotating the action cam in advance to the serial value of the Arduino, the third servomotor is driven and controlled at a remote location by the PC and the Android OS-based smartphone, The first switch 411 connected to the first servo motor 310 generates an environment for collecting the image of the action cam in real time, The assembly of the first switch 411 having a feed box connected to the first servomotor 310 is mounted on the inner upper end and the lower outer end of the feed feeder 400, The first servomotor 310A mounted on the upper end of the first servomotor 310A is rotated (rotated) to rotate the first switch 411A mounted on the upper end to rotate the first feed to the second And the feed dropped to the box of the second switch 411B connected to the first servomotor 310B mounted on the lower outer end of the feed feeder 400 is rotated 180 degrees by the switch 411B, (440) through the member (430) so that an excessive feeding amount of the feed is interrupted.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the Arduino 100 can be connected to the display device equipped with a speaker function and a smart phone based on a PC and an Android OS so that video communication can be performed between the animal owner and the companion animal .

The remote animal feed distribution control apparatus of the present invention has the following effects.

When a grower (owner) goes out for a long business trip, travel, business, etc., he can automatically feed feed and water remotely to the companion animal from anywhere via computer or mobile phone. In addition, it can increase the life expectancy due to the psychological and physical stability of companion animals, and has a unique effect that can be applied to other livestock farm animals.

1 shows a conventional remote breeding system;
2 is a block diagram showing the overall technical configuration of a companion remote feed distribution control apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention
FIG. 3 is a photograph showing an image of Arduino and Bluetooth for a remote animal feed distribution control apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a photograph of a prototype of a remote animal feed distribution control apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a remote control device for a remote animal feed distribution control apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. Although the same reference numerals are used in the different drawings, the same reference numerals are used throughout the drawings. The prior art should be interpreted by itself. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

2 to 5, a technical configuration of a pet remote feed feed control device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is configured to control a servomotor connected to a feed feeder by inputting a certain angle to a serial value A Bluetooth module 200 capable of wireless communication with a feed feeding device equipped with a PC and an Arduino via a smart phone, a motor and a control driving board, and the Arduino serial value One or more servomotors (300) for driving the rotation of the action cams in accordance with a transmission command controlled at a predetermined angle by a pulse width inputted to the feed motor and driving and releasing the feed feeder, (PC) 500 that can be controlled remotely through a Chrome Remote Desktop program, and a feeder DE OS based smartphone 600 and, to collect the image of the pet action cam 700 and a companion animal house to the intermittent power to a dwelling of the interior lighting of the luminaire comprises a power control unit (800).

2, the Arduino 100 is a means for controlling one or more servomotors connected to a feed feeder by inputting a certain angle to a serial value. The Arduino 100 is a device for controlling the PC 500 and the Android OS- A feed feeding device 400 which is an external device for comparing and processing information inputted through remote control between the smartphones 600 and a predetermined reference value and at least one servo motor 300 connected to the action cam 700 It makes the environment.

The Arduino 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention may be connected to an action cam 700 that receives the driving force of the third servo motor 330, The third servo motor 330 is driven and controlled by the PC 500 and the smartphone 600 based on the Android OS to control the third servomotor 330 so as to control the third servomotor 330, You can see the video of the action cam in real time at the desired angle.

The action cam 700 captures the current situation of the companion animals remaining in the house in real time and stores it in the PC 500. The action cam 700 can be easily monitored through the PC and the smartphone 600 based on the Android OS, It is easy to understand the actual conditions of the remaining companion animals.

The Arduino 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention is connected to a display device 110 having a speaker function, a PC 500 and an Android OS-based smart phone 600, ) And the companion animal can communicate with each other so that the companion animals can find a psychological sense of security through emotional communication between the companion animals and the breeder (owner) remaining in the house.

In addition, the Arduino 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention is connected to a power supply control unit 800 of an indoor lighting device to a digital pin capable of PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) function of the Arduino, City), it is possible to control brightness and on / off of each lighting of indoor lighting in a smartphone (500) application based on Android OS, so that bedtime of companion animals can be controlled.

Here, the Arduino according to an embodiment of the present invention refers to a board and related development tools and environment that are completed with a single-board microcontroller based on open source. Arduino can accept values from multiple switches and sensors, and control external electronic devices such as LEDs and motors to create objects that can interact with the environment. The device can be controlled using an environment that can easily be developed by one of the embedded systems. It also provides the Arduino Integrated Development Environment (IDE), provides software development and executable code uploads, and works with software such as Adobe Flash, Processing, and Max / MSP. The biggest advantage of the Arduino is that it allows the microcontroller to operate easily. Generally, AVR programming is compiled with AVRStudio (changed to Atmel Studio, ARM tool added) and WinAVR (avr-gcc) or developed with IAR EW or CodeVision, and uploaded through a separate ISP device. It must go through a cumbersome process. In contrast, Arduino can easily upload compiled firmware via USB. And Arduino is relatively inexpensive compared to other modules and supports Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

Referring to FIG. 2, the Bluetooth module 200 is a means for short-range communication within 100 m between the feeding device 400 and the PC 500, and is connected to the PCB board together with the Arduino 100 So that the feed feeder 400 is controlled.

In other words, in order to control a feed feeder 400 that feeds companion animal feed and water at a remote place through a smartphone 600 based on an Android OS, the maintainer (master) When the remote communication is performed, the controller 100 communicates wirelessly with the Arduino 100 to control the servomotor 300 so as to control the feeding device 400 via the Bluetooth module 200.

2, the servomotor 300 includes a motor and a control driving board. The servomotor 300 is controlled in position and angle by a pulse width in response to the command and power of the arduino 100, 400 for a certain period of time.

The servomotor 300 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a first servomotor 310 for driving and disengaging feed feeders 410 of the feed feeder 400, A second servo motor 320 for driving and disengaging the actuator cam 420, and a third servo motor 330 for driving the rotation angle of the action cam 700, respectively.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, a first switch 411 connected to the first servo motor 310 is provided in order that a feeder (owner) can remotely feed a feed of a companion animal while out of the way, The first switch 411 having a feed box connected to the first servomotor 310 is mounted on the inner upper end and the outer lower end of the feed feeder 400, respectively.

The reason why the first switch 411 having the feed box is installed at the upper and lower ends of the feed feeder 400 is that when the feed is supplied, 1 servomotor 310A rotates the position of the inner upper switch 411A to open the first upper feed switch 411A to feed the first feed to the outer switch 411B having the feed box installed at the lower outer end of the feed feeder 400, And a rotary member 430 for rotating the feed dropped to the box of the lower opening switch 411B connected to the first servomotor 310B mounted on the lower outer end of the feed feeder 400 by 180 degrees So that the feed can be dropped by the feed plate 440, thereby reducing an excessive amount of feeding.

2, the feed feeding apparatus 400 includes a feed water feeder 410 and a water feeder 420 for controlling the feed and water of the companion animal by the servomotor 300, and the feed water feeder 410 are connected to the first servomotor 310 and the water dispenser 420 is connected to the second servomotor 320. Each of the first servomotor 310 and the second servomotor 320 is provided with feed A first switch 411 having a box and a second switch 421 are provided.

A packing member 430 such as rubber or silicone is added to the switch 421 of the water dispenser 420 to prevent water leakage.

2, the computer (PC) 500 and the Android OS-based smart phone 600 are connected to a smart phone 600 through a network Which can be remotely controlled through the Chrome Remote Desktop program.

Here, Chrome Remote Desktop is a remote desktop software tool for remotely controlling computers with an Internet connection. Allows the user to remotely access another computer using the Chromoting protocol. That is, the PC 500 is operated as a keyboard or a mouse by using the smartphone 600 based on the Android OS, as if the operation of the keyboard and the mouse is transmitted from one computer to another via the Internet.

In other words, in order to control the PC 500 through the Android OS-based smartphone 600 and the Chrome browser, it is necessary to download the application (Chrome Remote Desktop extension) from the Google account and re- A Crop Web browser or a Team Viewer must be installed on the PC 500 at the remote site, and the ID and the six-digit password (PIN) thereof are required. In this case, it is necessary to pay attention to the fact that the remote PC 500 to receive the video data is required to download the video data at the level of downloading the video. Therefore, if the smartphone is not a WiFi environment and is a 3G or LTE environment, You need to do just what you need because you can hit a bomb.

2, the action cam 700 photographs the current situation of the companion animals remaining in the house in real time, stores the image information in the PC 500, and transmits the image information to the smart phone 600 based on the PC and the Android OS, , It is easy to monitor the situation of the companion animals left in the house.

Referring to FIG. 2, the indoor lighting lamp power control unit 800 is connected to a digital pin capable of PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation) function of the Arduino, and is provided with an Android OS-based smart In the phone app, the brightness of each light in the room can be controlled and the light can be controlled on / off so that the sleeping time of companion animals can be controlled.

As described above, the operation effect of the remote animal feed distribution control apparatus according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

(Angle) can be controlled with respect to feed feeders of a feed feeder and a servomotor connected to a water feeder by inputting a certain angle to a serial value, and an image communication between the feeder A Bluetooth module 200 capable of wireless communication between a PC and a feeding device through an Android OS-based smart phone, a motor and a control driving board, and the Arduino 100, One or more servomotors (300) for driving the rotation of the action cam and driving and releasing the feed feeder according to a transmission command controlled by a user at a predetermined angle based on the pulse width set by the user in advance in the innose serial value, A feed feeding device 400 for controlling the feed and water of the companion animal by the one or more servo motors, a chrome remote desktop (PC) 500, a smartphone 600 based on the Android OS, an action cam 700 for collecting real-time image information, and a power supply control unit 800 such as an indoor lighting, ) Can go out for long-term business trips, travels, business, etc., by computer or mobile phone, you can remotely feed your pet anywhere and at any time with a certain amount of feed to feed with feed and water have. In particular, it reduces the number of companion animals abandoned due to feeding problems during the holiday season, and does not become a concern for the feeding of companion animals in the unexpected situation of those who raise the companion animals alone, and the life expectancy due to the psychological and physical stability of companion animals . In addition, it can be applied not only to companion animals, but also to other livestock of farm households. It can also be used in home appliances such as home automation (HA, etc.), which are oriented to ubiquitous, There is a unique feature that can be used in various fields of home automation.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention but to limit the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

100: Arduino 110: Display device
200: Bluetooth module 300: Servo motor
310: first servo motor 311A: upper first servo motor
311B: lower first servo motor 320: second servo motor
330: Third Servo Motor 400: Feed Feeder
Feed feeder 411: First switch
411A: Upper switch 411B: Lower switch
420: water dispenser 421: second switch
430: rotating member 440: feed plate (bowl)
500: Computer (PC)
600: Android OS based smartphone 700: Action Cam (Action Cam)
800: Indoor light power control unit

Claims (5)

A display device 110, which is an external device, is driven by performing a comparison operation with a reference value input to a preset serial value based on information input through a remote control between a PC connected to the Internet and a smartphone based on the Android OS Arduino (100), which provides an environment for controlling one or more servomotors connected to the pet feeding device and the action cam of the companion animal;
A Bluetooth module (200) mounted on the PCB board together with the Arduino to enable short distance communication between the feeder and the PC to control the feeder device;
A first servomotor having a motor and a control driving board and driving and releasing the feed feeder for a predetermined period of time and driving a rotation angle of the action cam, A servo motor 300 having a third servo motor 310 to a third servo motor 330;
A feed water feeder 410 and a water feeder 420 for feeding the companion feed water and water by driving the first servomotor 310 and the second servo motor 320, (411) is connected to the first servomotor, and the second switch of the water dispenser is connected to the second servomotor (400);
A computer (PC) 500 and an Android OS-based smartphone 600 for remotely controlling the PC connected to the Internet through a Chrome Remote Desktop program with a presenter (owner) smartphone;
An action cam 700 for photographing the current state of the companion animal in real time, storing the image information in the PC, and monitoring the remotely via a smart phone based on the PC and the Android OS;
The LCD is connected to a digital pin capable of PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation) function of the Arduino to adjust the brightness of each indoor lighting in the Android OS-based smartphone app through a voice and acceleration sensor (not shown) And a power supply control unit 800 for an indoor lighting for controlling On / Off,
The Arduino (100)
And may be connected to an action cam 700 that receives the driving force of the third servomotor 330. When a user inputs a predetermined angle for rotating the action cam in advance to the serial value of the Arduino, The Android OS based smartphone drives and controls the third servomotor at a remote location to create an environment for collecting the video of the action cam in a desired angle in real time,
The first switch 411 connected to the first servomotor 310 is connected to the first switch 411 having a feed box connected to the first servo motor 310 to feed the feed of the companion animal One at each of the upper and lower portions of the inner portion of the feeding device 400,
When feeding the feed, the first servomotor (310A) mounted on the upper end of the feed feeder is rotated (rotated) to rotate the first switch (411A) mounted on the upper end to rotate the first feed To the second switch 411B having the feed box installed at the lower end thereof,
A feeder plate (not shown) is rotated through a rotary member 430 rotating the feed dropped to the box of the second switch 411B connected to the first servomotor 310B mounted on the lower outer end of the feed feeder 400, 440) so that the excessive amount of feed is interrupted.
delete The method according to claim 1,
The Arduino 100 is connected to the display device equipped with a speaker function and a smartphone based on a PC and an Android OS so as to enable video communication between the animal owner and the companion animal. Distribution control device. delete delete

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