KR102318585B1 - Apparatus and method for driving away of harmful animals - Google Patents

Abstract

It relates to a pest control apparatus, comprising: a body part having a lower member buried under the ground surface, and an upper member connected to the lower member and exposed upwardly from the ground surface; a sensor unit provided on the upper member to detect the approach of the harmful animal; a sensing unit for detecting whether or not a harmful animal approaches the livestock and livestock area where the body unit is installed through analysis of the output signal of the sensor unit; an extermination unit that generates a warning signal to eradicate the harmful animal when the sensing unit detects that the harmful animal has approached; and a control unit for controlling the operation of each unit.

Description

HARMFUL ANIMALS {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVING AWAY OF HARMFUL ANIMALS}

The present application relates to a pest control apparatus and method.

In general, various birds (eg sparrow, magpie, crow, etc.) and mammals (eg wild boar, elk, etc.) Damage to crops (for example, fruits, vegetables, sweet potatoes, corn, etc.) is largely caused by harmful animals such as In addition, in the livestock industry, damage to livestock products (eg, livestock such as chicks, chickens, cattle, pigs, etc.) by harmful animals such as wildcats and cats has been greatly occurring.

These harmful animals not only damage agricultural/livestock products, but also cause human damage and danger, and may cause traffic accidents when they appear on highways or adjacent roads.

Conventionally, for the purpose of combating harmful animals to reduce damage to agricultural/livestock products caused by harmful animals, techniques for setting up scarecrows, covering rice fields or fields with nets, or providing silver foil tapes that reflect light have been used.

However, as conventional pest control techniques use repelling means (for example, scarecrow, net, silver foil tape, etc.) provided in a static state, pests are learned about these repelling means or are equipped with immunity. There is a limit in preventing damage to agricultural/livestock products as the function is significantly reduced.

The technology that is the background of the present application is disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1937597.

The present application is to solve the problems of the prior art described above, and to effectively combat harmful animals, including birds and mammals, that adversely affect agricultural / livestock products, thereby significantly reducing the damage to agricultural / livestock products and methods for exterminating harmful animals intended to provide.

However, the technical problems to be achieved by the embodiments of the present application are not limited to the technical problems as described above, and other technical problems may exist.

As a technical means for achieving the above technical problem, the pest control apparatus according to the first aspect of the present application includes a lower member buried under the ground surface, and an upper member connected to the lower member and exposed upwardly from the ground surface a body portion having a; a sensor unit provided on the upper member to detect the approach of the harmful animal; a sensing unit for detecting whether or not a harmful animal approaches the livestock and livestock area where the body unit is installed through analysis of the output signal of the sensor unit; an extermination unit that generates a warning signal to eradicate the harmful animal when the sensing unit detects that the harmful animal has approached; and a control unit for controlling the operation of each unit.

As a technical means for achieving the above technical problem, the pest control method according to the second aspect of the present application includes (a) a lower member buried under the ground surface, and connected to the lower member and exposed upward from the ground surface performing sensing in a sensor unit provided in the upper member for detecting the approach of the harmful animal among the body portion having an upper member that becomes an upper member; (b) detecting, by the sensing unit, whether or not harmful animals approach the livestock and livestock area where the body unit is installed through analysis of the output signal of the sensor unit according to the sensing; and (c) generating, in the extermination unit, a warning signal to eradicate the harmful animal when it is detected that the harmful animal approaches in the step (b).

As a technical means for achieving the above technical problem, the computer program according to the third aspect of the present application may be stored in a recording medium to execute the method for exterminating harmful animals according to the second aspect of the present application.

The above-described problem solving means are merely exemplary, and should not be construed as limiting the present application. In addition to the exemplary embodiments described above, additional embodiments may exist in the drawings and detailed description.

According to the above-described problem solving means of the present application, it is possible to effectively combat harmful animals including birds and mammals that adversely affect agricultural / livestock products by providing a pest control device.

According to the problem solving means of the present application described above, it is possible to greatly reduce the damage to agricultural / livestock products caused by harmful animals by providing a pest control device.

However, the effects obtainable herein are not limited to the above-described effects, and other effects may exist.

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an apparatus for exterminating harmful animals according to an embodiment of the present application.
2 is a view showing a front view of an apparatus for exterminating harmful animals according to an embodiment of the present application.
3 and 4 are diagrams showing a plan view of an apparatus for exterminating harmful animals according to an embodiment of the present application.
FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a case in which a detection unit detects a harmful animal using a first sensor unit in the apparatus for exterminating harmful animals according to an embodiment of the present application.
6 is a view for explaining a case in which the detection unit detects the harmful animal using the second sensor unit in the apparatus for exterminating harmful animals according to an embodiment of the present application.
7 is a view for explaining radiant energy reflected from a pest in response to a signal irradiated through a first sensor unit in the pest control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application.
8 is an operation flowchart of a method for exterminating harmful animals according to an embodiment of the present application.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present application will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present application pertains can easily implement them. However, the present application may be embodied in several different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. And in order to clearly explain the present application in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted, and similar reference numerals are attached to similar parts throughout the specification.

Throughout this specification, when a part is "connected" with another part, it is not only "directly connected" but also "electrically connected" or "indirectly connected" with another element interposed therebetween. "Including cases where

Throughout this specification, when it is said that a member is positioned "on", "on", "on", "under", "under", or "under" another member, this means that a member is positioned on the other member. It includes not only the case where they are in contact, but also the case where another member exists between two members.

Throughout this specification, when a part "includes" a component, it means that other components may be further included, rather than excluding other components, unless otherwise stated.

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a pest control apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present application. 2 is a view showing a front view of the pest control apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present application. 3 and 4 are views showing a plan view of the pest control apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present application.

Hereinafter, the pest control apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present application will be referred to as the apparatus 1 for convenience of description.

Also, in describing the device 1, the left-right direction may mean a 9 o'clock-3 o'clock direction, and the up-down direction may mean a 12 o'clock-6 o'clock direction based on the drawing of FIG. 1 . Also, in describing the device 1, the left-right direction may mean the 9 o'clock-3 o'clock direction, and the front-back direction may mean the 6 o'clock-12 o'clock direction with reference to the drawings of FIGS. 3 and 4 .

1 to 4 , the apparatus 1 includes a body part 100 , a sensor part 200 , a detection part 300 , a repelling part 400 , a control part 500 , and an air temperature sensor part 600 . ) may be included.

The body part 100 may be installed (equipped) in a target area to be a target of pest extermination to prevent damage to agricultural/livestock products from the harmful animals 10 . Here, the target area may be expressed differently as an agricultural and livestock area.

The agricultural and livestock area is an area where crops (eg, fruits, vegetables, sweet potatoes, corn, etc.) are planted, livestock products (eg, livestock such as chicks, chickens, cattle, pigs, etc.) are raised. may be included, but is not limited thereto.

The harmful animals 10 considered in the device 1 are illustratively birds (eg, sparrow, magpie, crow, etc.), mammals (eg, wild boar, elk, wildcat, cat, small livestock, etc.) Animals may be included. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the harmful animals 10 considered in the device 1 may include various animals that damage crops or livestock products.

Animals that cause damage to crops (harmful animals) in Korea and around the world may vary slightly from country to country. In general, harmful animals (10) that damage crops include wild boars, deer, raccoons, badgers, rabbits, squirrels, elk, mice, moles, and rodents and mammals such as beavers, magpies, crows, ducks and The same avian animal may be included.

Recently, among mammals, wild boars have come out to the city center and attack humans due to the destruction of ecosystems. In general, wild animals such as wild boars and deer damage cropland and cropland areas, and birds mainly damage cornfields, orchards, and gardens.

Accordingly, the present application proposes a harmful animal extermination device (1) capable of effectively exterminating such harmful animals or wild animals.

The body part 100 may be installed (provided, arranged) so that a partial area is buried in the ground surface (se). The body part 100 may be installed so that a part of the area is buried in the ground surface (se) corresponding to the target area, the agricultural and livestock area.

The body part 100 may include an upper member 110 and a lower member 120 . The body part 100 may have a lower member 120 buried under the ground surface se, and an upper member 110 connected to the lower member 120 and exposed upwardly from the ground surface se.

That is, the lower member 120 may be provided to be buried under the ground surface (se). The upper member 110 may be connected to the lower member 120 and provided such that a partial area is exposed upwardly from the ground surface se.

The upper member 110 may include a pair of members 111 and 112 provided with an interval r1 with respect to the left and right directions of the lower member 120 . The upper member 110 may include a first member 111 and a second member 112 as a pair of members 111 and 112 .

In this case, the distance r1 between the pair of members 111 and 112 is, for example, an interval within a distance capable of transmitting and receiving light between each sensor pair 221 , 222 , 223 included in the second sensor unit 22 to be described later. can be set to As a specific example, the first sensor pair 221 may include a first light transmitting unit 221a for transmitting light and a first light receiving unit 221b for receiving light transmitted from the first light transmitting unit 221a, The distance r1 between the pair of members 111 and 112 may be set to be within a distance within which light transmission/reception is possible between the first light transmitter 221a and the first light receiver 221b.

The body portion 100 may have a 'U' shape or a 'C' shape, but is not limited thereto.

The width (width) of the body portion 100, in other words, the length in the left-right direction of the lower member 120 may be set to, for example, a length of 1 m or less. In addition, the height of the body part 100 , in other words, the length in the vertical direction of the body part 100 may be set to, for example, a length of 1 m or less. According to the body portion 100, the present application can implement a small-sized pest control device 1 that takes up relatively little volume. However, the numerical values for the width (width), height, etc. are merely examples for helping the understanding of the present application, and are not limited thereto, and may be variously applied and changed.

The sensor unit 200 may be provided on the upper member 110 to detect the approach of the harmful animal 10 . The sensor unit 200 may perform sensing to detect the approach of the harmful animal 10 .

The sensor unit 200 may include a first sensor unit 210 and a second sensor unit 220 .

The first sensor unit 210 may detect a remote approach of the harmful animal 10 to the livestock and livestock area where the body unit 100 is installed.

The first sensor unit 210 may include a sensor for remote sensing capable of detecting the body heat of the harmful animal 10 . The first sensor unit 210 may include a first sensor 211 and a second sensor 212 as a sensor for remote sensing. The remote sensing sensor may be, for example, an infrared temperature sensing sensor for remote sensing capable of detecting the body heat of the harmful animal 10 from a distance. In other words, each of the first sensor 211 and the second sensor 212 may be an infrared temperature sensor for remote sensing.

The first sensor 211 and the second sensor 212 included in the first sensor unit 210 may radiate a remote infrared signal capable of sensing the temperature of the harmful animal 10 , respectively. The infrared signal irradiated from the first sensor 211 and the second sensor 212 may reach a maximum distance of 10m. That is, the long-distance detection distance range by the first sensor unit 210 (or the irradiation distance range of the long-distance infrared signal) may be a distance range of 10 m or less from the location where the first sensor unit 210 is provided. , but is not limited thereto.

In other words, the device 1 uses the first sensor unit 210 to be 10 m or less from the position where the first sensor unit 210 is provided (in particular, each position where the first sensor and the second sensor are provided). It is possible to detect the harmful animal 10 located (approaching) within the distance range of the device 1 as a remote approaching harmful animal approaching at a long distance.

The second sensor unit 220 may detect a short-distance approach of the harmful animal 10 to the agricultural and livestock area.

The second sensor unit 220 may include a sensor for short-distance detection capable of detecting the presence of harmful animals in the agricultural and livestock area. In particular, the second sensor unit 220 may be a short-distance sensing sensor capable of detecting the presence or absence of the harmful animal 10 as the harmful animal 10 passes between the pair of members 111 and 112 .

The second sensor unit 220 may include a plurality of sensor pairs 221 , 222 , and 223 as a short-distance sensor. The sensor for short-distance sensing is a sensor capable of detecting the harmful animal 10 at a short distance, and may be, for example, any one of an infrared sensor and an ultrasonic sensor, but is not limited thereto, and various sensors capable of detecting a short-range may be applied. . In other words, each of the plurality of sensor pairs 221 , 222 , and 223 may be any one of an infrared sensor and an ultrasonic sensor.

The second sensor unit 220 is one of the outer surfaces s1, s2, s3, s4, s1', s2', s3', and s4' of the pair of members 111 and 112 that face each other, s1, s1. ') can be provided. The first sensor unit 210 is one of the outer surfaces s1, s2, s3, s4, s1', s2', s3', and s4' of the pair of members 111 and 112 that face each other. ') may be provided in some regions of the remaining outer surfaces s2, s3, s4, s2', s3', and s4'.

Specifically, the first sensor unit 210 may include a first sensor 211 and a second sensor 212 .

The first sensor 211 is omnidirectional among the remaining outer surfaces (s2, s3, s4, s2', s3', s4') to detect the remote approach of the harmful animal 10 approaching from the front direction of the body part 100 . It may be provided on the side outer surface.

In an example with reference to FIG. 4 , the first sensor 211 has two omnidirectional outer surfaces s4 and s4' in the remaining outer surfaces s2, s3, s4, s2', s3', s4', that is, the first member. It has been exemplified only as being provided on the front-side outer surface s4 of the first member 111 among the forward-side outer surface s4 of 111 and the forward-side outer surface s4' of the second member 112, The present invention is not limited thereto, and the first sensor 211 may be provided on one of the two omnidirectional outer surfaces s4 and s4'. Accordingly, the first light source 411, which will be described later, may be provided on one of the two omnidirectional outer surfaces s4 and s4' on which the first sensor 211 is not provided.

In addition, the first sensor 211 includes the body part ( With respect to the vertical direction of 100 , for example, the second sensor unit 220 (particularly, the third sensor pair 223 in the second sensor unit 220 ) among the front-side outer surface s4 of the first member 111 . 3 The light transmitting unit 223a) may be provided at an upper position than the provided position.

The second sensor 212 is a rear direction among the remaining outer surfaces s2, s3, s4, s2', s3', and s4' to detect the remote approach of the harmful animal 10 approaching from the rear direction of the body part 100 . It may be provided on the side outer surface.

In an example with reference to FIG. 4 , the second sensor 212 has two omnidirectional outer surfaces s2 and s2' in the remaining outer surfaces s2, s3, s4, s2', s3', s4', that is, the first member. Of the rear-side outer surface s2 of (111) and the rear-side outer surface s2' of the second member 112, it was illustrated only as being provided on the rear-side outer surface s2' of the second member 112. , but is not limited thereto, and the second sensor 212 may be provided on any one of the two rear-side outer surfaces s2 and s2'. Accordingly, the second light source 412, which will be described later, may be provided on the other rear-side outer surface of the two rear-side outer surfaces s2 and s2' where the second sensor 212 is not provided.

In addition, the second sensor 212 is not affected by the signal (infrared signal) irradiated from the second sensor 212 with respect to the light signal received by the light receiving unit of the second sensor unit 220, the body With respect to the vertical direction of the part 100, for example, the second sensor part 220 (particularly the third sensor pair in the second sensor part 220) of the rear-side outer surface s2' of the second member 112 ( The third light receiving unit 223b of 223) may be provided at an upper position than the provided position.

In addition, the first sensor 211 is configured to detect the approach of the harmful animal 10 to each of the left forward region a1 and the right forward region a2 among the forward directions of the body portion 100 . It may include two first sub-sensors 211a and 211b provided at different angles toward different directions with respect to the forward direction of the unit 100 .

In this case, the angle at which each of the two first sub-sensors 211a and 211b faces is an area in which the respective irradiation areas a1 and a2 of the infrared signals irradiated from each of the two first sub-sensors 211a and 211b partially overlap. It may be an angle to have .

For example, the left first sub-sensor 211a among the two first sub-sensors 211a and 211b may be disposed to be inclined by a first angle to the left with respect to the front direction of the body 100 . In addition, the right first sub-sensor 211b may be disposed to be inclined by a first angle to the right with respect to the front direction of the body portion 100 . Here, the first angle may have any one of 30 degrees to 50 degrees for example, but is not limited thereto.

In addition, the second sensor 212 is configured to detect the approach of the harmful animal 10 to each of the left rear region a3 and the right rear region a4 in the rear direction of the body 100 , the body It may include two second sub-sensors 212a and 212b provided at different angles toward different directions with respect to the rear direction of the unit 100 .

In this case, the angle at which each of the two second sub-sensors 212a and 212b faces is an area in which each irradiation area a3 and a4 of the infrared signal irradiated from each of the two second sub-sensors 212a and 212b partially overlaps. It may be an angle to have .

Exemplarily, the left second sub-sensor 212a among the two second sub-sensors 212a and 212b may be inclined by a first angle to the left with respect to the rear direction of the body 100 . In addition, the right second sub-sensor 212b may be disposed to be inclined by a first angle to the right with respect to the rear direction of the body portion 100 . Here, the first angle may have any one of 30 degrees to 50 degrees for example, but is not limited thereto.

The second sensor unit 220 is one of the outer surfaces s1, s2, s3, s4, s1', s2', s3', and s4' of the pair of members 111 and 112 that face each other, s1, s1. ') can be provided.

The second sensor unit 220 is provided at positions corresponding to different heights with a preset interval r2 in the vertical direction of the upper member 110 with respect to the surfaces s1 and s1' facing each other. It may include a plurality of sensor pairs 221 , 222 , 223 .

The plurality of sensor pairs 221 , 222 , and 223 include a first sensor pair 221 , a second sensor pair 222 , and a third sensor pair 223 provided in the order of distance from the ground surface se. can do.

The preset interval r2 may be set to be detectable by dividing the harmful animal 10 into three levels in consideration of the size of the harmful animal 10 .

The harmful animal 10 corresponding to the first level level_1 may be detected through the first sensor pair 221 . Here, the harmful animal 10 corresponding to the first level is an animal belonging to a relatively small size, and may include, for example, a wildcat, a cat, a sparrow, a magpie, a crow, and the like. The harmful animal 10 corresponding to the second level level_2 may be detected through the second sensor pair 222 . Here, the harmful animal 10 corresponding to the second level is an animal belonging to a relatively medium size, and may include, for example, a wild boar. The harmful animal 10 corresponding to the third level level_3 may be detected through the third sensor pair 223 . Here, the harmful animal 10 corresponding to the third level is an animal belonging to a relatively large size, and may include, for example, an elk, etc., but is not limited thereto, but a harmful animal corresponding to the third level ( 10) may include birds capable of flying in the sky.

According to the sensing unit 300 to be described later, the sensing unit 300 uses a plurality of sensor pairs (221, 222, 223) arranged to be divided into three levels, the harmful animals 10 located in the agricultural and livestock areas; In particular, it is possible to identify the type of pest 10 passing between the pair of members (111, 112).

Each of the plurality of sensor pairs 221 , 222 , 223 is provided on the first member 111 in the pair of members 111 and 112 among the surfaces s1 and s1 ′ facing each other to transmit light. , and a light receiver provided on the second member 112 in a pair of members 111 and 112 among the surfaces s1 and s1 ′ facing each other to receive light transmitted from the light transmitter.

Specifically, the first sensor pair 221 is provided on the surface s1 of the first member 111 among the surfaces s1 and s1 ′ facing each other to transmit light, and a first light transmitter 221a , and each other A first light receiving unit 221b provided on a surface s1' of the second member 112 among the facing surfaces s1 and s1' to receive the light transmitted from the first light transmitting unit 221a may be included. have.

In addition, the second sensor pair 222 is provided on the surface s1 of the first member 111 among the surfaces s1 and s1 ′ facing each other to transmit light, and a second light transmission unit 222a for transmitting light; A second light receiving unit 222b provided on a surface s1' of the second member 112 among the surfaces s1 and s1' to receive the light transmitted from the second light transmitting unit 222a may be included. .

The third sensor pair 223 includes a third light transmitter 223a provided on a surface s1 of the first member 111 to transmit light among the surfaces s1 and s1' facing each other, and a surface facing each other. A third light receiver 223b provided on the surface s1' of the second member 112 among (s1, s1') to receive the light transmitted from the third light transmitter 223a may be included.

Light (transmission light) transmitted from the respective light transmitting units 221a, 222a, 223a of the plurality of sensor pairs 221, 222, 223, and the respective light receiving units 221b and 222b of the plurality of sensor pairs 221, 222, 223 , 223b) received light (received light) may be expressed differently as an optical signal or the like. Here, the optical signal may be an infrared signal or an ultrasonic signal.

The device 1 is equipped with a harmful animal 10 , particularly a second sensor unit 220 , which is (approaching) a position where the second sensor unit 220 is provided by using the second sensor unit 220 . A harmful animal 10 passing between the pair of members 111 and 112 can be detected as a near-approaching harmful animal approaching in a short distance with respect to the device 1 .

The sensing unit 300 may detect whether or not the harmful animal 10 approaches the livestock and livestock area where the body unit 100 is installed through the analysis of the output signal of the sensor unit 200 .

The sensing unit 300 may detect whether the harmful animal 10 approaches a long distance with respect to the livestock and livestock area where the body unit 100 is installed, through the analysis of the output signal of the first sensor unit 210 . . In addition, the detection unit 330 through the analysis of the output signal of the second sensor unit 220, to detect whether the harmful animal 10 is close to the agricultural and livestock area where the body unit 100 is installed. can

In other words, the sensing unit 300 may detect a remotely approaching harmful animal through analysis of the output signal of the first sensor unit 210 . In addition, the sensing unit 300 may detect a close-range harmful animal through analysis of the output signal of the second sensor unit 220 .

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a case in which the detection unit 300 detects a harmful animal using the first sensor unit 210 in the apparatus for exterminating harmful animals 1 according to an embodiment of the present application.

Referring to FIG. 5 , the sensing unit 300 compares and analyzes the _{voltage value V_ Sensor1} corresponding to the first output signal of the first sensor unit 210 with the first reference voltage value V_ _{Ref1 ,} When it is analyzed that the voltage value (V_ _Sensor1 ) corresponding to the output signal is changed by more than the preset voltage change amount (c1) based on the first reference voltage value (V_ _{Ref1 ), the livestock and livestock area where the body part 100 is installed} It can be detected that the harmful animal 100 is approaching from a distance. Here, the preset voltage change amount c1 may be expressed differently as the preset first voltage change amount c1.

In this case, the first reference voltage value V_ _Ref1 may be a variable reference voltage value that is variably set in consideration of a voltage value corresponding to the atmospheric temperature measured through the atmospheric temperature sensor unit 600 .

The air temperature sensor unit 600 may be provided on the upper member 110 to measure the air temperature of the surrounding environment in which the body unit 100 is installed. For example, the atmospheric temperature sensor unit 600 may be provided on the upper surface of the first member 111 of the upper member 110 , but is not limited thereto.

The body heat (body temperature) of harmful animals may be different depending on the temperature of the surrounding environment changes according to the change of season or the local characteristics (cold area, hot area, etc.) of the place where the device 1 is installed. Illustratively, taking a wild boar as an example of a harmful animal, the body temperature of a wild boar living in a cold region may be lower than that of a wild boar living in a relatively hot region. That is, according to the changing ambient temperature of the surrounding environment, the higher the atmospheric temperature (the hotter), the higher the body heat of the harmful animal, whereas the lower the air temperature (the colder) the relatively harmful animal. The body heat of the body may appear as a rather low value.

As such, the body heat of a harmful animal may change within a predetermined fluctuation range according to a change in the temperature of the surrounding environment. In detecting whether a pest is approaching from a distance, if the reference value (ie, the first reference voltage value, V_ _Ref1 ) is used as a fixed value for the judgment, it is not possible to accurately detect a pest that has approached from a distance. can't

Accordingly, the present device 1 uses the first sensor unit 210 including a remote sensing sensor capable of detecting the body heat of a harmful animal to detect whether a harmful animal is approaching a long distance, which is a criterion for the determination. As the reference value (that is, the first reference voltage value, V_ _Ref1 ), a variable reference voltage value can be used in consideration of changes in the body heat of harmful animals due to changes in ambient temperature in the surrounding environment, rather than simply a preset fixed reference voltage value. have. For example, the detected temperature (body heat) of the harmful animal 10 may be set to be smaller than the ambient environment temperature measured through the atmospheric temperature sensor unit 600 , but is not limited thereto.

_{Specifically, the sensing unit 300 amplifies the voltage value V_ Sensor1} corresponding to the first output signal of the first sensor unit 210 with an amplifier (not shown), and amplifies the first input of the first comparator (not shown). can be provided as _{Here, the voltage value V_ Sensor1} corresponding to the first output signal is an output signal of the first sensor 211 or the second sensor 212 which is an infrared temperature sensor for remote sensing included in the first sensor unit 210 . may mean a voltage value corresponding to . In other words, the voltage value V_ _Sensor1 corresponding to the first output signal is any one of a voltage value corresponding to the output signal of the first sensor 211 and a voltage value corresponding to the output signal of the second sensor 212 . can

Also, the sensing unit 300 may _{amplify the first reference voltage value V_ Ref1} with an amplifier (not shown) and control it as a second input of a first comparator (not shown). Here, the first reference voltage value (V_ _Ref1 ) is a voltage value corresponding to the output signal of the atmospheric temperature sensor unit 600 , and may be a value that varies according to a change in the atmospheric temperature measured by the atmospheric temperature sensor unit 600 . have.

Thereafter, the sensing unit 300 may compare and analyze the _{voltage value V_ Sensor1} as the first input and the first reference voltage value V_ _Ref1 as the second input through a first comparator (not shown).

At this time, as a result of the comparison by the first comparator (not shown), the detection unit 300 determines the voltage value V_ _Sensor1 corresponding to the first output signal is a preset voltage change amount based on the first reference voltage value V_ _{Ref1 .} (c1) When it is analyzed that the change has been made, it can be detected that the harmful animal 100 is approaching from a distance with respect to the agricultural and livestock area where the body part 100 is installed.

6 is a view for explaining a case in which the detection unit 300 detects a harmful animal using the second sensor unit 220 in the harmful animal extermination apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present application.

Referring to FIG. 6 , the detection unit 300 compares and analyzes the _{voltage value V_ Sensor2} corresponding to the second output signal of the second sensor unit 220 and the second reference voltage value V_ _{Ref2 , 2 When it is analyzed} that the voltage value (V_ Sensor2 ) corresponding to the output signal has changed by more than the preset voltage change amount (c2) based on the second reference voltage value (V_ _{Ref2 ), the livestock and agricultural area where the body part 100 is installed} With respect to the harmful animal 100 can be detected as approaching in a short distance. Here, the preset voltage change amount c2 may be expressed differently as the preset second voltage change amount c2.

Here, the second reference voltage value V_ _Ref2 may be a fixed reference voltage value, and may be expressed differently as a fixed reference voltage value.

_{In other words, the sensing unit 300 amplifies the voltage value V_ Sensor2} corresponding to the second output signal of the second sensor unit 220 with an amplifier (not shown), and amplifies the first input of the second comparator (not shown). can be provided as _{Here, the voltage value V_ Sensor2} corresponding to the second output signal is the first light receiving unit 221b and the second sensor in the first sensor pair 221 that is a sensor for short-distance sensing included in the second sensor unit 220 . It may mean a voltage value corresponding to an output signal of the first light receiving unit 222b in the pair 222 or the third light receiving unit 223b in the third sensor pair 223 .

_{In other words} , the voltage value V_Sensor2 corresponding to the second output signal is a voltage value corresponding to the output signal of the first light receiving unit 221b, a voltage value corresponding to the output signal of the first light receiving unit 222b, or the second 3 It may be any one of a voltage value corresponding to an output signal of the light receiving unit 223b. The output signal of the light receiving unit is a signal measured and output by the light receiving unit, and may refer to a measurement signal for an optical (received light) signal received by the light receiving unit.

Also, the sensing unit 300 may _{amplify the second reference voltage value V_ Ref2} with an amplifier (not shown) and control it as a second input of a second comparator (not shown). Here, the second reference voltage value V_ _Ref2 may be a preset fixed value (fixed value).

Thereafter, the sensing unit 300 may compare and analyze the _{voltage value V_ Sensor2} as the first input and the second reference voltage value V_ _Ref2 as the second input through a second comparator (not shown).

At this time, as a result of the comparison by the second comparator (not shown), the sensing unit 300 determines the voltage value V_ _Sensor2 corresponding to the second output signal is a preset voltage change amount based on the second reference voltage value V_ _{Ref2 .} (c2) When it is analyzed that the above change has been made, it can be detected that the harmful animal 100 approaches the livestock and livestock area in which the body part 100 is installed in a short distance. In other words, when it is analyzed that the detection unit 300 has changed more than the preset voltage change amount c2 , the harmful animal 100 passes between the pair of members 111 and 112 and is near from the device 1 . approach can be detected.

The detection unit 300 determines that any one of the voltage values corresponding to the second output signal corresponding to each of the plurality of sensor pairs is equal to or greater than the preset voltage change amount c2 based on _{the second reference voltage value V_ Ref2 .} When it is analyzed that it has changed to , it can be detected that the harmful animal 100 is approaching in a short distance.

When the detection unit 300 detects that the harmful animal 10 approaches, the extermination unit 400 may generate a warning signal to exterminate the harmful animal.

Here, the type of the warning signal by the repelling unit 400 may include a first warning signal and a second warning signal. The first warning signal may be a visual warning signal caused by emitting light through the light emitting unit 410 provided in the upper member 111 . The second warning signal may be an audible warning signal caused by emitting sound through the speaker unit 420 provided in the upper member 111 .

The light emitting unit 410 may include a first light source 411 and a second light source 412 . 4, illustratively the first light source 411 is the outer surfaces s1, s2, Among s3, s4, s1', s2', s3', and s4', the second member 112 may be provided on the front-side outer surface s4'. In addition, the second light source 412 is the outer surfaces s1, s2, s3, s4, s1', s2' of the pair of members 111 and 112 so as to emit light toward the rear direction of the body part 100 . , s3', and s4') may be provided on the rear-side outer surface s2 of the first member 111 .

When the detection unit 300 detects that the harmful animal 10 is approaching from a distance in the front direction of the body unit 100 using the first sensor 211 of the first sensor unit 210 , the repelling unit 400 may generate a first warning signal from the first light source 411 . That is, the repelling unit 400 may allow light to be emitted in all directions through the first light source 411 .

In addition, when the sensing unit 300 detects that the harmful animal 10 is approaching a long distance in the rear direction of the body unit 100 using the second sensor 212 of the first sensor unit 210 , The repelling unit 400 may generate a first warning signal from the second light source 412 . That is, the repelling unit 400 may allow light to be emitted in the rear direction through the second light source 412 .

The repelling unit 400 may change the type of the warning signal according to the approach detection type of the harmful animal 10 detected by the sensing unit 300 . Here, the approach detection type of the harmful animal detected by the sensing unit 300 may mean whether it is a long-distance approach detection type or a short-distance approach detection type.

In other words, the repelling unit 400 determines whether the harmful animal 10 detected by the sensing unit 300 is a remote approaching harmful animal detected by the first sensor unit 210 or by the second sensor unit 220 . The type of warning signal may be different depending on whether it is a detected near-approaching pest.

The repelling unit 400 generates a first warning signal through the light emitting unit 410 when the approach detection type of the harmful animal 10 is the remote approach detection type, and the approach detection type of the harmful animal 10 is the short-range approach In the case of the sensing type, a first warning signal through the first light emitting unit 410 and a second warning signal through the speaker unit 420 may be generated together.

In this case, in the case of the short-distance approach detection type, the reason for generating the second warning signal as well as the first warning signal is as follows. The detection of the harmful animal 10 having the short-range approach detection type by the sensing unit 300 means that the detected short-range approaching pest 10 approaches the device 1 from a long distance to a short distance. Although the first warning signal is generated through the light emitting unit 410 because remote sensing is prioritized by the sensor unit 210 , the harmful animal 10 receives the first warning signal through the light emitting unit 410 . Even in the state that is occurring, it may mean that the device 1 moved within a short distance (especially, moved to pass between a pair of members in the device).

That is, it may mean that the harmful animal 10 is not affected by the first warning signal through the light emitting unit 410 and is not repelled using only the first warning signal. Accordingly, when the approach detection type of the harmful animal is the close proximity detection type, that is, when the close proximity harmful animal 10 is detected by the second sensor unit 220 , the detected harmful animal 10 is ), the speaker unit 420 as a warning signal of a different type from the first warning signal by determining that the first warning signal generated when the remote approach detection type does not affect the detected harmful animal 10 ) through the second warning signal can be generated.

Also, the repelling unit 400 may differently control the signal generation type of the warning signal according to the duration of the time that the approach of the harmful animal 10 is detected by the sensing unit 300 .

Here, the signal generation type of the first warning signal among the warning signals may include at least one of intensity, time, color, and pattern of light emitted from the light emitting unit 410 . In addition, the signal generation type of the second warning signal among the warning signals may include at least one of the shape, size, frequency, emission time, and pattern of the sound emitted from the speaker unit 420 .

Specifically, the repelling unit 400, when the approach detection type of the harmful animal 10 detected by the sensing unit 300 is the remote approach detection type, when the time at which the remote approach is sensed meets the first duration , the first warning signal may be generated from the light emitting unit 410 as the first signal generation type.

The extermination unit 400 changes the first warning signal from the first signal generation type to the second signal generation type when the time at which the long-distance approach is sensed meets the second duration longer than the first duration, so that the light emitting unit ( 410) can be generated.

Here, the first duration may exemplarily be less than 10 seconds. In addition, the second duration may be, for example, 10 seconds or more and less than 20 seconds. Examples of such numerical values are merely examples for helping understanding of the present application, and are not limited thereto and may be variously changed and applied.

In this case, in relation to the first warning signal generated from the light emitting unit 410 , the second signal generation type of the first warning signal is relatively low compared to the first signal generation type of the first warning signal. It could mean the type that does better. That is, the second signal generation type may mean, for example, that the intensity of the light generated from the light emitting unit 410 is stronger, the time for generating the light is longer, or the light blinking period is shorter.

In other words, when the harmful animal 10 is sensed as the remote approach detection type for the first duration (eg, less than 10 seconds), the repelling unit 400 generates a first signal from the light emitting unit 410 . It is possible to generate a first warning signal having On the other hand, when the harmful animal 10 is detected as a remote approach detection type for the second duration (for example, 10 seconds or more and less than 20 seconds) (ie, remote approach detection for a longer time compared to the first duration) type of harmful animal is detected), the repelling unit 400 changes the signal generation type of the first warning signal generated from the light emitting unit 410 from the first signal generation type to the second signal generation type, A first warning signal having a signal generation type may be generated.

As a specific example, a remote detectable area in which the harmful animal 10 can sense from the first sensor unit 210 among the agricultural and livestock areas where the device 1 is installed (eg, an area within a distance of 10 m from the first sensor unit) Let's say a pest (10) stays there for 19 seconds. In this case, the sensing unit 300 may detect the harmful animal 10 as a remotely approaching harmful animal approaching the device 1 at a distance for 19 seconds through the first sensor unit 210 .

In this case, the repelling unit 400, for the first duration (ie, during a time period of 0 seconds to less than 10 seconds) detected as a remote approach pest, for example, the first light intensity from the light emitting unit 410 light can be generated. That is, the repelling unit 400 receives, as the first warning signal from the emission unit 410 for the first duration, light (light signal) having the first light intensity among the signal generation types, and the first signal generation type It can be generated as a first warning signal with

At this time, that the harmful animal 10 is sensed to be a remotely approaching pest for 19 seconds, which is longer than the first duration (less than 10 seconds), is that the first light is transmitted through the light emitting unit 410 of the device 1 . In spite of having generated light having intensity (a first warning signal having a first signal generation type), the pest 10 does not run away by the light having this first light intensity, and the device 1 continuously ) may mean staying at a distance from That is, this may mean that the harmful animal 10 sensed for 19 seconds does not respond to the light having the first light intensity.

Accordingly, the repelling unit 400 considers the duration of the time that the pest is detected, and the duration detected as the remotely approaching pest is longer than the first duration (less than 10 seconds) for the second duration (10 seconds). more than 20 seconds), the signal generation type of the first warning signal generated from the light emitting unit 410 is changed to a signal having a higher intensity than the current set value (or a signal having a longer time, or a signal having a different pattern) By changing it, it is possible to generate the first warning signal with the changed signal generation type.

That is, when the detection time of the harmful animal 10 is 19 seconds, the extermination unit 400 increases the light intensity from the first light intensity for 10 seconds or more to 19 seconds as the detection time meets the second duration. By changing to the strong second light intensity, light having a second light intensity stronger than the first light intensity may be generated from the light emitting unit 410 . That is, the repelling unit 400 receives, as a first warning signal, from the emitting unit 410 for the second duration, light (optical signal) having a second light intensity stronger than the first light intensity among signal generation types. It can be generated as a first warning signal having a second signal generation type.

The extermination unit 400 changes the signal generation type of the first warning signal so that the intensity of light emitted from the light emitting unit 410 becomes stronger as the detection duration for which the remotely approaching harmful animal 10 is detected increases. Removal of the animal 10 can be made more effective.

As another example, when the detection time detected by the remotely approaching harmful animal 10 meets the first duration, the repelling unit 400 is a first signal generation type having a light emission pattern that flickers every 5 seconds. It can generate a warning signal. If the detection time satisfies the second duration, the repelling unit 400 sets the light emission pattern for 2 seconds at an interval of 5 seconds so that the harmful animal 10 effectively responds to the light emitted from the light emitting unit 410 . By changing the interval, it is possible to generate a first warning signal having a flashing light emission pattern every 2 seconds shorter than the 5 second interval as the second signal generation type.

In addition, as described above, the sensing unit 300 uses a plurality of sensor pairs 221 , 222 , 223 in the second sensor unit 220 spaced apart from each other at different heights (levels) for short-distance approach. It is possible to detect harmful animals (10).

At this time, the sensing unit 300 is located in a short distance to the agricultural and livestock area through comparative analysis between the output signals corresponding to each of the plurality of sensor pairs (221, 222, 223) between the pair of members (111, 112) It is possible to identify the type of pest 10 that has passed through. Here, identifying the type of the harmful animal 10 means identifying the size of the harmful animal 10 and further identifying (estimating) the type of the harmful animal 10 through size identification of the harmful animal can do.

As an example, as a result of performing comparative analysis between output signals corresponding to each of the plurality of sensor pairs 221 , 222 and 223 , two sensor pairs having different voltage values of the output signals corresponding to the first sensor pair 221 ( 222, 223) is assumed to be smaller than the voltage value of the output signal. The reason for appearing in this way is that when the harmful animal 10 is located between the pair of members 111 and 112, particularly between the first sensor pair 221, the light receiving unit 221b of the first sensor pair 221) As the light transmitted from the light transmitting unit 221a is not received due to the occlusion of the harmful animal 10 (or as the amount of received light is significantly reduced), the first light of the first sensor pair 221 This may be because the amount of light received by the receiver 221b is smaller than the amount of light received by the other second light receiver 222b and the third light receiver 223b.

Accordingly, the sensing unit 300 compares and analyzes output signals corresponding to each of the plurality of sensor pairs 221 , 222 , and 223 , and performs two When it appears as a value as small as a preset threshold difference compared to the voltage value of the output signal corresponding to the sensor pair 222 and 223, it passes between the pair of members 111 and 112 or between the pair of members 111 and 112 It can be identified as the first type of the type of harmful animals (10) located in the. Here, the first type may mean a type of the harmful animal 10 in which the size of the harmful animal 10 falls within the first size (height) range.

Exemplarily, the first size range may be less than 25 cm, but is not limited thereto. The harmful animals 10 identified as the first type may refer to harmful animals classified as relatively small in size among various types of harmful animals. Illustratively, the first type of harmful animals 10 may include a wildcat, a cat, a sparrow, a magpie, a crow, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

As another example, as a result of performing comparative analysis between output signals corresponding to each of the plurality of sensor pairs 221 , 222 , and 223 , voltages of output signals corresponding to the first sensor pair 221 and the second sensor pair 222 are performed. It is assumed that the value is smaller than the voltage value of the output signal corresponding to the third sensor pair 223 . The reason for appearing in this way is that the harmful animal 10 is located between the pair of members 111 and 112, particularly between the first sensor pair 221 and the second sensor pair 222, so that the first light receiving unit This is because the amount of light received by 221b and the second light receiving unit 222b is smaller than the amount of light received by the third light receiving unit 223b.

Accordingly, the sensing unit 300 compares and analyzes output signals corresponding to each of the plurality of sensor pairs 221 , 222 , and 223 , and outputs corresponding to the first sensor pair 221 and the second sensor pair 222 . When the voltage value of the signal is as small as a preset threshold difference compared to the voltage value of the output signal corresponding to the third sensor pair 223, it passes between the pair of members 111 and 112 or passes between the pair of members ( 111 and 112) can be identified as the type of the harmful animal 10 located between the second type. Here, the second type may mean the type of the harmful animal 10 belonging to the second size range in which the size of the harmful animal 10 is larger than the first size range.

Illustratively, the second size range may be a range of 25 cm or more and less than 50 cm, but is not limited thereto. The pests 10 identified as the second type may refer to pests classified as relatively medium in size among various types of pests. Illustratively, the second type of harmful animals 10 may include a wild boar, but is not limited thereto.

As another example, as a result of performing comparative analysis between output signals corresponding to each of the plurality of sensor pairs 221 , 222 , and 223 , the voltage values of the output signals corresponding to each of the sensor pairs 221 , 222 and 223 are one pair. Assume that the value is as small as a preset threshold difference compared to the reference voltage value measured in a state where no harmful animals are located between the members 111 and 112 of the . In this case, the sensing unit 300 may identify the type of the harmful animal 10 as the third type. Here, the third type may mean a type of the harmful animal 10 belonging to the third size range in which the size of the harmful animal 10 is larger than the second size range.

Exemplarily, the third size range may be 50 cm or more, but is not limited thereto. The harmful animals 10 identified as the third type may mean harmful animals classified as relatively large in size among various types of harmful animals. Illustratively, the third type of harmful animals 10 may include elk, but is not limited thereto.

In addition, as an example, as a result of performing comparative analysis between output signals corresponding to each of the plurality of sensor pairs 221 , 222 , 223 , it is measured in a state where no harmful animals are located between the pair of members 111 and 112 . In comparison with the reference voltage value, the voltage value of the output signal corresponding to the third sensor pair 223 is momentarily decreased and then maintained in the original state, and then the voltage value of the output signal corresponding to the second sensor pair 222 is It is assumed that the voltage value of the output signal corresponding to the first sensor pair 221 is maintained in the reduced state for a predetermined time (preset time) after being momentarily decreased and then maintained in the original state. In this case, the sensing unit 300 may identify the type of the harmful animal 10 as the first type, and in particular, identify that the corresponding harmful animal 10 is a bird (eg, sparrow, magpie, crow, etc.) can do.

As such, the detection unit 300 determines the type of harmful animal (or the type of harmful animal) based on the comparative analysis between the output signals corresponding to each of the plurality of sensor pairs 221 , 222 , 223 in the second sensor unit 220 . size, type, etc.) can be identified.

The operation of the repelling unit 400 may be controlled differently according to the type of the harmful animal 10 identified by the sensing unit 300 . In other words, the repelling unit 400 may operate differently depending on the type of the harmful animal 10 identified by the sensing unit 300 . Here, changing the operation of the repelling unit 400 means that the types of warning signals (the first warning signal, the second warning signal) are different or the signal generation type of the warning signal is different as in the above description. can

For example, when the type of the detected harmful animal 10 is the first type, the repelling unit 400 may generate a second warning signal having a first size through the speaker unit 420 . In addition, when the type of the detected harmful animal 10 is the second type, the repelling unit 400 may generate a second warning signal having a second size greater than the first size through the speaker unit 420 . Also, when the type of the detected harmful animal 10 is the third type, the repelling unit 400 may generate a second warning signal having a third size larger than the second size through the speaker unit 420 .

As another example, when the type of the detected harmful animal 10 is the first type, the repelling unit 400 may generate a second warning signal having a first frequency through the speaker unit 420 . Also, when the type of the detected harmful animal 10 is the second type, the repelling unit 400 may generate a second warning signal having a second frequency higher than the first frequency through the speaker unit 420 . Also, when the type of the detected harmful animal 10 is the third type, the repelling unit 400 may generate a second warning signal having a third frequency higher than the second frequency through the speaker unit 420 .

In the above-described example, although it has been exemplified that the signal generation type of the second warning signal through the speaker unit 420 is controlled differently depending on the type of the harmful animal 10 , the present invention is not limited thereto, and the type of the harmful animal 10 is not limited thereto. Accordingly, the signal generation type and the warning signal type of the first warning signal through the light emitting unit 410 may be controlled differently.

Also, although not shown in the drawings, the device 1 may include a communication unit (not shown) that performs short-range communication with a user terminal (not shown) located within a preset distance from the body unit 100 .

The extermination unit 400 may change the signal generation type of the second warning signal according to whether the communication unit (not shown) is capable of short-range communication with the user terminal (not shown).

As a specific example, when the communication unit (not shown) is in a state where the communication unit (not shown) is capable of short-range communication with the user terminal (not shown), the second warning signal may be generated as a signal generation type in which the form of sound is a voice guidance message. have. In other words, when the short-distance communication is possible, the repelling unit 400 may generate a second warning signal in the form of a voice guidance message as a form of sound among the signal generation types through the speaker unit 420 .

Here, the voice guidance comment may include a comment about whether a harmful animal is detected, such as 'noxious animal has been found', or a comment about the type of an identified harmful animal such as 'wild boar has been found', and the like. it's not going to be

In addition, when the communication unit (not shown) is in a state where short-range communication with the user terminal (not shown) is impossible, the extermination unit 400 may generate the second warning signal as a signal generation type in which the sound form is a buzzer sound form. In other words, when the short-range communication is impossible, the repelling unit 400 may generate a second warning signal having a buzzer sound form as a sound form through the speaker unit 420 among signal generation types.

As such, when the communication unit (not shown) is in a state in which the communication unit (not shown) is capable of short-range communication with the user terminal (not shown), it is determined that the user terminal (not shown) is located in a short distance with respect to the device 1 , and simply It is possible to generate a warning signal in the form of a voice message instead of a warning signal in the form of a buzzer sound.

This device 1 can enable the user to quickly and effectively recognize the appearance (sensing) of the harmful animals 10 appearing in the agricultural and livestock area where the device 1 is installed.

The short-distance communication between the communication unit (not shown) and the user terminal (not shown) may be, for example, near field communication (NFC) communication, Bluetooth communication, beacon communication, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

The controller 500 may control the operation of each of the units 200 , 300 , 400 , and 600 included in the apparatus 1 .

Also, the device 1 may include a battery unit (not shown). Illustratively, the battery unit (not shown) may be provided in the lower member 120 , but is not limited thereto, and may be provided in one region of the body unit 100 .

This device 1 can effectively prevent and reduce damage to crops (fruits, vegetables, sweet potatoes, corn, etc.) or livestock damage (chicks, small livestock chicks, etc.) caused by harmful animals such as wild boar, elk, wildcat, and cats. . In addition, the device 1 can reduce human damage and risk due to the appearance of harmful animals. In addition, the device 1 can prevent the occurrence of traffic accidents due to the appearance of harmful animals or wild animals on highways or adjacent roads.

The harmful animal detected by the device 1 may be expressed differently as a subject, an object, or the like.

In the device 1, the first sensor unit 210 may include a remote infrared temperature sensor for detecting body heat of harmful animals. In addition, the second sensor unit 220 is a short-distance sensor capable of detecting the presence of harmful animals, and may include a short-range infrared sensor or a short-range ultrasonic sensor.

The device 1, through the two first sub-sensors 211a and 211b included in the first sensor 211, detects (detection) the approach of a harmful animal in the omnidirectional direction of the device 1 to the left. Detection (detection) can be performed by dividing into two areas including a detection area and a right detection area. Similarly, the device 1 may access the pests to the rear direction (rear direction) of the device 1 through the two second sub-sensors 212a and 212b included in the second sensor 212 . Detection (detection) may be performed by dividing detection (detection) into two areas including a left detection area and a right detection area. This device 1 is capable of detecting (detecting) the approach of all harmful animals approaching the device 1 in any direction.

The device 1 may be disposed to be buried (buried) with respect to the ground surface se corresponding to the agricultural and livestock region, or it may be disposed to be concealed.

The device 1 may radiate an infrared signal for remote sensing (ie, an infrared signal for remote sensing) through the first sensor unit 210 . When the signal irradiated through the first sensor unit 210 is irradiated to the harmful animal 10 , the first sensor unit 210 serves as a response signal corresponding to the signal irradiated from the first sensor unit 210 to the harmful animal. A signal related to radiation energy of a subject (noxious animal) reflected from (10) may be received. The sensing unit 300 may detect a remotely approaching harmful animal by providing a signal (ie, a signal related to subject radiation energy) measured using the first sensor unit 210 as an input of the comparator 1 .

7 is a diagram illustrating radiation energy reflected from a harmful animal (subject, object) in response to a signal (infrared signal) irradiated through the first sensor unit 210 in the pest control apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present application. It is a drawing for explanation.

Referring to FIG. 7 , the sensing unit 300 in the device 1 corresponds to a signal sensed through the first sensor unit 210 (corresponding to the irradiated infrared signal) based on the principle of radiant energy shown in FIG. 7 . It is possible to detect whether or not the harmful animal 10 approaches by performing an analysis of the radiant energy-related signal).

In addition, the light emitted from the light emitting unit 410 in the device 1 may be LED light, but is not limited thereto, and various types of light may be applied. In addition, the light emitting unit 410 may emit high luminance light (high luminance white LED light) as light. The device 1 may provide a visual warning to the harmful animal 10 through the light emitting unit 410 .

Also, the device 1 may provide an audible warning to the harmful animal 10 through a buzzer notification or the like through the speaker unit 420 .

Also, although not shown in the drawings, the repelling unit 400 may include an ultrasonic wave generating unit (not shown). When the harmful animal 10 is detected by the detecting unit 300 , the repelling unit 400 generates ultrasonic waves having a preset frequency corresponding to the type of the harmful animal 10 according to the type of the harmful animal 10 . It may be generated through an ultrasonic generator (not shown). An ultrasonic wave generator (not shown) may be provided in one area of the body 100 .

The repelling unit 400 generates a visual warning or an auditory warning by generating various lights, sounds, and ultrasonic waves (ultrasound having various frequencies) that are advantageous for the repelling of the harmful animals 10 of the corresponding type according to the type of the harmful animal 10 . can provide

When the body heat (temperature, body temperature) of the harmful animal 10 is detected using the first sensor unit 210 , the device 1 may consider a variable reference value (variable reference voltage value) as a reference value.

In the device 1, the far infrared temperature sensor included in the first sensor unit 210 may be expressed differently as a PIR infrared sensor. In addition, the atmospheric temperature sensor unit 600 may be expressed differently as an NTC temperature sensor. In addition, the sensor for short-distance sensing included in the second sensor unit 210 may be any one of an infrared sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, and an infrared photo-coupler.

When the harmful animal 10 is detected, the repelling unit 400 may generate various frequencies by controlling the operation of a signal generating unit (not shown) including a square wave generator (eg, Timer 555). The repelling unit 400 may generate a warning signal using the light emitting unit 410 and the speaker unit 420 based on various frequencies generated through the signal generating unit (not shown).

In an example of the present application, a sensor having a detection distance (infrared irradiation distance) of 10 m or less is used as the first sensor 211 and the second sensor 212 , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. As another example, as the sensors 211 and 212 included in the first sensor unit 2100, a GY-MLX90614 having a maximum detection distance of 5 m, a GY-MLX90614 having a maximum detection distance of 15 m may be applied.

Each of the plurality of sensor pairs 221 , 222 , 223 included in the second sensor unit 220 of the device 1 is a separate sensor in which signal transmission/reception is separated, or an integrated type in which signal transmission/reception is integrated into one. It may be a sensor.

The detection unit 300 uses the second sensor unit 220, so that the harmful animal 10 passes between the pair of members 111 and 112 among the body parts 100 provided in a U-shape, for example. By analyzing the change in the signal according to the signal, it is possible to detect whether the harmful animal 10 is in close proximity to the device 1 based on this. In the device 1, each sensor pair 221, 222, 223 in the second sensor unit 220 may be provided in three levels, for example, in consideration of the size of the harmful animal, but is not limited thereto, It may be provided with more or fewer levels than that.

The device (1) can reduce the risk of damage to crops, damage to livestock products, and damage to human life due to harmful animals (10). The device 1 may relate to a harmful animal extermination device using an infrared sensor and an ultrasonic sensor.

The device 1 detects the body heat of a subject (noxious animal) by using the far-infrared temperature sensor, which is the first sensor unit 210 , and uses the near-infrared/ultrasound sensor, which is the second sensor unit 220 , to detect the subject. presence/absence can be detected. When a harmful animal is detected through this, the device 1 controls the operation of the repelling unit 400 to provide a visual warning (eg, a warning through light emission or flashing of a high-brightness LED) and/or an audible warning (For example, a buzzer notification through the speaker unit, a warning through irradiation of an ultrasonic signal through an ultrasonic sensor, etc.) may be provided, and through this, the harmful animals 10 may be expelled from the device 1 . The device 1 is capable of detecting and eradicating harmful animals.

The apparatus 1 may detect harmful animals up to a distance corresponding to a detection distance of approximately 2 m to 10 m, for example. The present application can perform the extermination of harmful animals through the device (1).

In describing the device 1, the number of sensors, the positions of the sensors, etc. may be variously applied as needed.

Hereinafter, an operation flow of the present application will be briefly reviewed based on the details described above.

8 is an operation flowchart of a method for exterminating harmful animals according to an embodiment of the present application.

The pest control method shown in FIG. 8 may be performed by the apparatus 1 described above. Therefore, even if omitted below, the description of the device 1 may be equally applied to the description of the method for exterminating harmful animals.

Referring to FIG. 8 , in step S11 , sensing may be performed by a sensor unit provided on an upper member for detecting the approach of a harmful animal among the body of the device 1 .

In this case, the body portion may have a lower member buried under the ground surface, and an upper member connected to the lower member and exposed upwardly from the ground surface.

Next, in step S12, the detection unit may detect whether a harmful animal approaches the livestock and livestock area where the body is installed through analysis of the output signal of the sensor unit according to the sensing in step S11.

At this time, in step S12, the sensing unit compares and analyzes the voltage value corresponding to the first output signal of the first sensor unit and the first reference voltage value, and the voltage value corresponding to the first output signal is determined based on the first reference voltage value. When it is analyzed that the change is more than the preset voltage change amount, it can be detected that the harmful animal is approaching from a distance with respect to the livestock and livestock area where the body part is installed.

Here, the first reference voltage value may be a variable reference voltage value that is variably set in consideration of a voltage value corresponding to the atmospheric temperature measured through the atmospheric temperature sensor unit.

In addition, in step S12, the sensing unit compares and analyzes the voltage value corresponding to the second output signal of the second sensor unit and the second reference voltage value, and the voltage value corresponding to the second output signal is determined based on the second reference voltage value. When it is analyzed that there is a change by more than a preset voltage change amount, it can be detected that the harmful animal approaches the livestock and livestock area where the body part is installed in a short distance. Here, the second reference voltage value may be a fixed reference voltage value.

In addition, in step S12, the detection unit, through comparative analysis between the output signals corresponding to each of the plurality of sensor pairs in the second sensor unit, is located in a short distance to the agricultural and livestock area and the type of harmful animal that has passed between the pair of members can be identified. The operation of the repelling unit in step S13 may be differently controlled according to the type of pest identified in step S12.

Next, in step S13 , when it is detected that the harmful animal approaches in step S12 , the extermination unit may generate a warning signal to eradicate the harmful animal.

Here, the types of the warning signal by the repelling unit include a first warning signal which is a visual warning signal according to emitting light through the light emitting unit provided on the upper member, and auditory by emitting sound through the speaker unit provided on the upper member. A second warning signal that is a warning signal may be included.

In addition, in step S13, the repelling unit may change the type of the warning signal according to the approach detection type of the harmful animal detected in step S12.

In step S13, the extermination unit generates a first warning signal when the approach detection type of the harmful animal is the remote approach detection type, and when the approach detection type of the harmful animal is the close approach detection type, the first warning signal and the second warning signal can occur together.

In addition, in step S13 , the repelling unit may differently control the signal generation type of the warning signal according to the duration of the time when the approach of the harmful animal is detected in step S12 .

In this case, the signal generation type of the first warning signal includes at least one of intensity, time, color, and pattern of light emitted from the light emitting unit, and the signal generation type of the second warning signal is the shape and size of sound emitted from the speaker unit. , frequency, emission time, and pattern.

In addition, in step S13, when the approach detection type of the harmful animal detected by the detection unit is the remote approach detection type, and the time at which the remote approach is sensed meets the first duration, the first warning signal is first issued in step S13. It can be generated according to the signal generation type.

In addition, in step S13, when the time at which the remote approach is sensed meets a second duration longer than the first duration, the first warning signal is generated by changing the first warning signal from the first signal generation type to the second signal generation type can do it

In addition, although not shown in the drawings, the method for exterminating harmful animals according to an embodiment of the present application may include, before step S13, determining whether the communication unit is in a state capable of short-range communication with the user terminal.

In this case, in step S13, the repelling unit may change the signal generation type of the second warning signal according to whether the communication unit is in a state capable of short-range communication with the user terminal.

In step S13, when the communication unit is in a state where short-distance communication is possible with the user terminal, the second warning signal is generated as a signal generation type in which the form of sound is in the form of a voice guidance message, but if the communication unit is in a state where short-distance communication with the user terminal is impossible, The second warning signal may be generated as a signal generation type in which the form of the sound is the form of a buzzer sound.

In the above description, steps S11 to S13 may be further divided into additional steps or combined into fewer steps, according to an embodiment of the present application. In addition, some steps may be omitted as necessary, and the order between steps may be changed.

The method for exterminating harmful animals according to an embodiment of the present application may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be specially designed and configured for the present invention, or may be known and available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tapes, optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, and magnetic such as floppy disks. - includes magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specially configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine language codes such as those generated by a compiler, but also high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

In addition, the above-described method for exterminating harmful animals may be implemented in the form of a computer program or application executed by a computer stored in a recording medium.

The above description of the present application is for illustration, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present application pertains will understand that it can be easily modified into other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present application. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a dispersed form, and likewise components described as distributed may be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present application is indicated by the following claims rather than the above detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present application.

1: Pest control device
100: body
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300: detection unit
400: exterminator
500: control
600: air temperature sensor unit

Claims (16)

As a pest control device,
a body part having a lower member buried under the ground surface, and an upper member connected to the lower member and exposed upwardly from the ground surface;
a sensor unit provided on the upper member to detect the approach of the harmful animal;
a sensing unit for detecting whether a harmful animal approaches an agricultural and livestock area where the body unit is installed through analysis of the output signal of the sensor unit;
an extermination unit that generates a warning signal to eradicate the harmful animal when the sensing unit detects that the harmful animal has approached; and
Including a control unit for controlling the operation of each unit,
The sensor unit,
a first sensor unit for detecting remote access of harmful animals to the livestock and livestock area; and
and a second sensor unit for detecting close proximity of harmful animals to the agricultural and livestock area,
The second sensor unit,
A plurality of sensor pairs provided with a predetermined interval along the vertical direction of the upper member with respect to the surfaces facing each other,
Each of the plurality of sensor pairs,
a light transmitter provided on a first member in a pair of members among the surfaces facing each other to transmit light; and
and a light receiving unit provided on a second member of the pair of members among the surfaces facing each other to receive the light transmitted from the light transmitting unit. According to claim 1,
The first sensor unit includes a sensor for remote sensing capable of detecting body heat of harmful animals,
The second sensor unit, the pest control device that includes a sensor for short-distance detection capable of detecting the presence of harmful animals in the agricultural and livestock area. 3. The method of claim 2,
The upper member includes a pair of members provided at intervals with respect to the left and right directions of the lower member,
The second sensor unit is provided on a surface facing each other among the outer surfaces of the pair of members,
The first sensor unit, the pest control device, which is provided in a portion of the remaining outer surface of the pair of outer surfaces excluding the facing each other. 4. The method of claim 3,
The sensing unit,
By comparing and analyzing a voltage value corresponding to the first output signal of the first sensor unit and a first reference voltage value, the voltage value corresponding to the first output signal is equal to or greater than a preset voltage change amount based on the first reference voltage value When it is analyzed that the change to , the pest control device that detects that the harmful animal is approaching from a long distance with respect to the agricultural and livestock area where the body part is installed. 5. The method of claim 4,
Further comprising an atmospheric temperature sensor unit provided on the upper member to measure the atmospheric temperature of the surrounding environment in which the body unit is installed,
The first reference voltage value is a variable reference voltage value that is variably set in consideration of a voltage value corresponding to the atmospheric temperature measured by the atmospheric temperature sensor unit. 4. The method of claim 3,
The sensing unit,
By comparing and analyzing a voltage value corresponding to the second output signal of the second sensor unit and a second reference voltage value, the voltage value corresponding to the second output signal is equal to or greater than a preset voltage change amount based on the second reference voltage value When it is analyzed that it has changed to, the pest control device that detects that the harmful animal is approaching in a short distance to the agricultural and livestock area where the body part is installed. delete According to claim 1,
The plurality of sensor pairs include a first sensor pair, a second sensor pair, and a third sensor pair provided in the order of distance from the ground surface,
The sensing unit,
Through comparative analysis between the output signals corresponding to each of the plurality of sensor pairs, it identifies the type of harmful animal that is located in a short distance to the agricultural and livestock area and passed between the pair of members,
An apparatus for repelling pests, wherein the operation of the repelling unit is controlled differently according to the identified type of pest. 3. The method of claim 2,
Types of the warning signal by the repelling unit include a first warning signal that is a visual warning signal according to emitting light through the light emitting unit provided on the upper member, and a first warning signal that emits sound through a speaker unit provided on the upper member a second warning signal that is an audible warning signal;
The extermination unit,
The apparatus for exterminating harmful animals, which varies the type of the warning signal according to the type of approach detection of the harmful animal detected by the sensing unit. 10. The method of claim 9,
The extermination unit,
When the approach detection type of the harmful animal is a remote approach detection type, the first warning signal is generated,
When the approach detection type of the harmful animal is the short-range approach detection type, the first warning signal and the second warning signal are generated together. 10. The method of claim 9,
The extermination unit, but differently control the signal generation type of the warning signal according to the duration of the time that the approach of the harmful animal is detected by the sensing unit,
The signal generation type of the first warning signal includes at least one of intensity, time, color and pattern of light emitted from the light emitting unit,
The signal generation type of the second warning signal will include at least one of the shape, size, frequency, emission time and pattern of the sound emitted from the speaker unit. 12. The method of claim 11,
The extermination unit,
When the approach detection type of the harmful animal detected by the detection unit is a remote approach detection type, and the time at which the remote approach is sensed meets the first duration, the first warning signal is set as the first signal generation type, generate,
If the time at which the remote approach is sensed meets a second duration longer than the first duration, the first warning signal is changed from the first signal generation type to the second signal generation type and generated. repellent device. 12. The method of claim 11,
Further comprising a communication unit for performing short-distance communication with a user terminal located within a preset distance from the body portion,
The extermination unit,
However, the signal generation type of the second warning signal is changed according to whether the communication unit is in a state capable of short-range communication with the user terminal,
When the communication unit is in a state capable of short-range communication with the user terminal, the second warning signal is generated as a signal generation type in which the form of sound is in the form of a voice guidance message,
When the communication unit is in a state where short-range communication with the user terminal is impossible, the second warning signal is generated as a signal generation type in which the form of sound is a buzzer sound. 4. The method of claim 3,
The first sensor unit,
A first sensor provided on the front-side outer surface of the remaining outer surfaces for detecting the approach of a harmful animal approaching from the front direction of the body part, and a rear of the remaining outer surface for detecting the approach of a harmful animal approaching from the rear direction of the body part Including a second sensor provided on the direction-side outer surface,
The first sensor includes two first sub-sensors provided at different angles in different directions to enable detection of approach to each of the left front area and the right front area among all directions of the body part,
The second sensor includes two second sub-sensors provided at different angles in different directions to enable detection of approach to each of a left rear region and a right rear region among the rear directions of the body part , pest control devices. As a pest control method using the pest control device of claim 1,
(a) a sensor provided in the upper member for detecting the approach of the harmful animal among the body portion having a lower member buried under the ground surface, and an upper member connected to the lower member and exposed upward from the ground surface , performing sensing;
(b) detecting, by the sensing unit, whether or not harmful animals approach the livestock and livestock area where the body unit is installed through analysis of the output signal of the sensor unit according to the sensing; and
(c) in the extermination unit, when it is detected that the pest has approached in step (b), generating a warning signal for the extermination of the pest;
The sensor unit,
a first sensor unit for detecting remote access of harmful animals to the livestock and livestock area; and
and a second sensor unit for detecting close proximity of harmful animals to the agricultural and livestock area,
The second sensor unit,
A plurality of sensor pairs provided with a predetermined interval along the vertical direction of the upper member with respect to the surfaces facing each other,
Each of the plurality of sensor pairs,
a light transmitter provided on a first member in a pair of members among the surfaces facing each other to transmit light; and
and a light receiving unit provided on a second member of the pair of members among the surfaces facing each other to receive the light transmitted from the light transmitting unit. A computer-readable recording medium recording a program for executing the method of claim 15 on a computer.

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