KR102492142B1 - Management method and system for controlling feeding cow using necklace frame - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention makes it possible to easily manage the cow's feed intake in real time from a remote location, and in particular, manages it through a detection module that can accurately determine the cow's feed intake, thereby securing the reliability of cow feed management. It relates to a cattle feeding amount management method and management system using a frame. According to the present invention, a system for managing the amount of feed for cattle in a barn equipped with a collar frame including a restraining position for restraining the neck of a cow and a neck holder driven to a release position for releasing the restraint, wherein the following control module controls A small necklace frame driving device configured to receive a signal and drive the neck holder to a constrained position or an unconstrained position; a detection module installed on one side of the cow collar frame and configured to detect a situation in which the cow eats food; a control module that receives a detection signal from the detection module, generates a notification signal based on the received detection signal, and transmits the notification signal to a user terminal device; and a user terminal device comprising a management application configured to communicate with the control module and transmit a control signal to the control module.

Description

Cow feed management method and management system using a cow collar frame {MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING FEEDING COW USING NECKLACE FRAME }

The present invention relates to a cow feed amount management method and management system using a cow collar frame, and more particularly, to easily manage a cow's feed (feed) intake situation in real time from a remote location, and particularly to a cow's feed intake situation. It relates to a cow feed amount management method and management system using a cow collar frame capable of securing management reliability of cow feed amount by managing it through a detection module that can accurately determine the amount.

A fence is installed along the circumference of the barn where cows are raised to provide a playground where cows can rest, and a feed box is installed on the outside of the front of the playground. In addition, in the fence where the feed container is installed, a cow collar frame is installed to allow cows to eat only their own food at a certain position by fixing the cow's neck while eating feed so that the cows can be spaced apart from each other at regular intervals.

As an example of such a small necklace frame, it is disclosed in Republic of Korea Utility Model Registration No. 158968.

Referring to this, the cow collar frame (necklace frame for cows) includes an upper crossbar; lower crosspiece; A plurality of vertical supports installed at equal intervals between the upper and lower crossbars; A pivoting support disposed between the vertical supports and installed inclined by bending at a predetermined angle; a pivoting table that is pivotally installed in a seesaw manner around a hinge at the center of the pivoting support and rotates vertically or inclinedly; It is configured to include a fixing means for holding the pivoting table so that the pivoting table can be maintained in a vertical state.

In the collar frame for cows configured as described above, when feeding cows, the rotation table is rotated and fixed vertically so that the cow's neck is caught between the vertical support and the rotation table so that it does not move, and after the feed is finished, the rotation table is fixed As the restraint holding it is lifted, it is operated so that the cows can remove their heads and take a rest freely in the playground.

However, the conventional cattle collar frame had a disadvantage in that the breeder could not leave the barn until the cow had finished feeding because the breeder manually operated the operation of the rotation table.

In other words, when the cows finish feeding, the breeder needs to release the regulation that fixedly holds the rotation table so that the rotation table can rotate freely so that the cows can move freely. There were inconveniences such as not being able to leave the barn until the end of the day, or having to come back quickly and cancel the regulation of the meeting table after going out to do business.

In order to solve this problem, auxiliary equipment with a motorized device and a timer has been developed, but the timer-type device does not confirm whether the cow has actually eaten all the food and is based on prediction, so there are several problems in a situation where the feeding time changes every day. can cause

Korea Registered Utility Model Publication No. 20-0158968 (Announced on October 15, 1999) Republic of Korea Registered Patent Publication No. 10-1021624 (Announced on March 17, 2011) Republic of Korea Registered Patent Publication No. 10-0953875 (Announced on April 20, 2010) Republic of Korea Registered Patent Publication No. 10-1741000 (Announced on June 15, 2017)

Therefore, the present invention to solve the above conventional problems, the object of the present invention is to provide a cow feed amount management method and management system using a cow collar frame that can easily manage the feed intake situation of cows in real time from a remote location. there is.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a cow feed amount management method and management system using a cow collar frame capable of securing management reliability of cow feed amount by managing it through a detection module capable of accurately determining the feed intake situation of cows. there is

The problems of the present invention are not limited to those mentioned above, and other problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.

According to one aspect of the present invention for achieving the above objects and other features of the present invention, a barn equipped with a cattle collar frame including a neck holder driven to a restraining position for restraining the neck of a cow and a restraining release position for releasing the restraint. A method for managing the amount of feed for cows in a feed intake determination step of determining whether the cow's head protrudes to the side where the cow feeder is located; a small collar frame restraining driving step of driving the neck holder to a restraining position when it is determined that the cow's head protrudes in the feeding determination step; a feed intake completion determination step configured to determine whether the cow has completed feed intake through one or more detection modules after the cattle collar frame restraint driving step; a collar frame release driving step of driving the neck holder to a release position when it is determined that the food intake is complete in the feeding completion determination step; and a communication step of communicating so that each of the above steps is transmitted to the user terminal device.

In one aspect of the present invention, the step of determining food intake is determined through a detection signal of at least one of an imaging device and a position detection sensor, and information of the determination result is transmitted to a user terminal device, and the small collar frame Each of the restraining driving step and the small collar frame restraining releasing driving step may be controlled by a user's control signal transmitted from the user terminal device.

In one aspect of the present invention, the step of determining the completion of feeding may be performed to acquire a photographed image of the movement of the cow head from the front side of the cow collar frame, and determine the completion of food intake based on the photographed image. there is.

In one aspect of the present invention, in the step of determining the completion of food intake, the number of up and down movements of the cow head is counted, and when the counted number reaches a preset number, it is determined that the food intake is complete, and the information of the determination result It can be made to transmit to the user terminal device.

In one aspect of the present invention, the step of determining the completion of food intake further comprises determining that food intake is complete when at least one of the detected sound frequency and sound level corresponds to a preset crying reference value. can include

In one aspect of the present invention, the sound frequency is 800 ~ 900hz, and the sound level is characterized in that 80 decibels.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a system for managing the amount of feed for cows in a barn equipped with a cow collar frame including a restraining position for restraining the neck of a cow and a neck holder driven to a release position for releasing the restraint, comprising the following control A small necklace frame driving device configured to receive a control signal from the module and drive the neck holder to a restraining position or an unbinding position; a detection module installed on one side of the cow collar frame and configured to detect a situation in which the cow eats food; a control module that receives a detection signal from the detection module, generates a notification signal based on the received detection signal, and transmits the notification signal to a user terminal device; and a user terminal device comprising a management application configured to communicate with the control module and transmit a control signal to the control module.

In another aspect of the present invention, the detection module may include: an image capture device for acquiring an image; an optical sensor for detecting the position of the cow's head; and a sound detection module for detecting a cow cry.

In another aspect of the present invention, the control module may include: an image receiver receiving a captured image from the image capture device of the detection module; a sound receiver receiving the sound signal detected by the sound detection module; a situation judgment unit that analyzes and determines a food intake situation based on the photographed image and sound signal received from each of the image and sound receivers; a communication module unit that transmits the result information determined by the situation determination unit to a user terminal device and receives a user control signal from the user terminal device; and a driving device control unit controlling an operation of the small necklace frame driving device according to a user control signal received through the communication module unit.

In another aspect of the present invention, the situation determining unit counts the number of up and down movements of the cow's head, and determines that food intake is complete when the counted number reaches a preset number of times, and the determination result is the user terminal device It can be made to be alarmed in.

In another aspect of the present invention, the situation determining unit determines that food intake is complete when at least one of the sound frequency and sound level detected by the sound detection module corresponds to a preset crying reference value, and the determination result is as described above. It can be made to alarm in the user terminal device.

In another aspect of the present invention, the captured image received by the image receiving unit is transmitted to the user terminal device in real time, and the management application of the user terminal device receives a user's input command for driving control of the driving device control unit. and an automatic setting mode in which the control unit of the driving device is automatically executed according to a result determined by the situation determining unit, wherein the control module determines the result determined by the situation determining unit when setting the automatic setting mode. Based on the above, an automatic execution control unit configured to automatically control the drive unit control unit; may further include.

According to the cattle feed amount management method and management system using the cattle collar frame according to the present invention, the following effects are provided.

First, the present invention can easily manage the feed intake situation of cows in real time from a remote location, so that the operation of the barn can be managed smartly.

Second, the present invention has an effect of improving management reliability in a remote place by determining the cow's feeding situation through the cow's behavior and crying in remote management of the cow's feeding situation.

third. The present invention has an effect of improving manageability by enabling automatic or manual management according to the setting mode of the user terminal device or the setting mode of the field control panel.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to those mentioned above, and other problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.

1 is a flowchart schematically showing a method for managing cow feed amount using a cow collar frame according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is a graph showing sound signals that cows emit when they are angry and when they are hungry.
3 is a diagram schematically illustrating the configuration of a cow feed amount management system using a cow collar frame according to the present invention.
4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control module of the control panel constituting the cow feed amount management system using the cow collar frame according to the present invention in blocks.
5 is a use state diagram showing a restraint release state of the small collar frame driving device constituting the cow feed amount management system using the cow collar frame according to the present invention,
6 is a use state diagram showing the restraint state of the small collar driving device constituting the cow feed amount management system using the cow collar frame according to the present invention.
7 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a user terminal device constituting a cow feed management system using a cow collar frame according to the present invention.

Additional objects, features and advantages of the present invention may be more clearly understood from the following detailed description and accompanying drawings.

Prior to the detailed description of the present invention, the present invention may make various changes and may have various embodiments, and the examples described below and shown in the drawings are not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments. No, it should be understood to include all changes, equivalents or substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

It is understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, but other elements may exist in the middle. It should be. On the other hand, when an element is referred to as “directly connected” or “directly connected” to another element, it should be understood that no other element exists in the middle.

Terms used in this specification are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, terms such as "include" or "have" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, but one or more other features It should be understood that the presence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof is not precluded.

In addition, terms such as "...unit", "...unit", and "...module" described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which is hardware, software, or hardware and It can be implemented as a combination of software.

In addition, in the description with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same reference numerals are given to the same components regardless of reference numerals, and overlapping descriptions thereof will be omitted. In describing the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of related known technologies may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted.

Hereinafter, a cow feed amount management method and management system using a cow collar frame according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, with reference to FIG. 1, a cow feed amount management method using a cow collar frame according to the present invention will be described in detail. The steps described below are not time-series representations, that is, ordinal representations, not ordinal representations.

1 is a flowchart schematically showing a method for managing cow feed amount using a cow collar frame according to the present invention.

A cow feed amount management method using a cow collar frame according to the present invention is a method for managing cow feed amount in a barn equipped with a cow collar frame to restrain and release the neck of a cow, as shown in FIG. Feed intake determination step (S100); Small necklace frame constraint driving step (S200); Feed intake determination step (S300); Necklace frame restraint release driving step (S400); and a communication step (S500).

Specifically, the cow feed amount management method using a cow collar frame according to the present invention is a method for managing cow feed amount in a barn equipped with a cow collar frame to restrain and release the cow neck, as shown in FIG. Similarly, a food intake determination step (S100) made to determine whether the cow's head protrudes from the cow collar frame to the side where the cow feeder is located; When it is determined that the cow's head is protruding in the food intake determination step (S100), the cow collar frame driving device is driven to drive the cow collar frame to a restraining position in which the cow collar frame restrains the cow's neck (S200). ); a feed intake completion determination step (S300) of determining whether or not the cow has finished feeding through one or more detection modules after a predetermined time has elapsed since the cattle necklace frame restraining driving step (S200); When it is determined that the food intake is completed in the feed intake completion determination step (S300), the cow collar frame driving device is driven to release the cow collar frame to release the cow's neck, so that the cow's neck is separated from the cow collar frame. Necklace frame restraint release drive step (S400); and a communication step (S500) in which each step (S100 to S400) is mutually communicated with a remote user terminal device.

The food intake determination step (S100) is made to determine whether the cow's head protrudes from the cow collar frame to the side where the cow feeder is located, and the sensor installed outside the cow collar frame, that is, on the cow feeder side (e.g., light sensor) or a camera sensor, etc., it is detected whether the cow's head is protruding toward the cow feeder, and the detection signal of the detection module is transmitted to the control module of the control panel installed in the barn.

Here, the cow collar frame is controlled so that the cow's head is usually in a state in which the cow's head is protruded toward the cow feeding trough or is free to come in and out, and is preferably in a restrained state in which the cow feeding trough is not pushed out.

Subsequently, in the cattle collar frame restraining driving step (S200), when it is determined that the cow's head is protruding in the food intake determination step (S100), the cow collar frame driving device is driven so that the cow collar frame restrains the cow's neck. It is made to drive it to a restraining position that prevents it from escaping from the cow collar frame.

Specifically, in the restraining operation of the small collar frame (S200), when the detecting module detects that the head of the cow is protruding toward the cow feeder, the detection signal is received from the control module of the control panel, and the control module receives the small collar frame. A position in which the neck of the cow is restrained (that is, the neck of the cow does not escape from the cow collar frame) by driving the cow collar frame driving device that drives the neck fixing unit (or neck restraint member) driven to restrain and release the cow neck at As a result, the neck holder of the cow collar frame is driven.

Next, the feed intake completion determination step (S300) is performed to determine whether the cow has completed feed intake through one or more detection modules after a predetermined time has elapsed after the small collar frame restraint driving step (S200), , it is determined whether or not food intake is complete through visual and/or auditory judgment.

Specifically, in the step of determining the completion of feeding (S300), a photographed image of the movement of the cow's head is acquired from a video camera (or camera sensor) installed on the front side of the cow collar frame, and the captured image is obtained from the control panel. It is transmitted to the control module of, and the control module analyzes the photographed image to determine whether food intake is complete, and the result of the determination may be transmitted to the user (user terminal device).

In the food intake completion determination step (S300), the determination of whether the food intake is complete through the analysis of the photographed image is to detect the motion of the cow raising and lowering its head through the camera sensor, and the detected motion signal corresponds to the preset motion reference value. If it does, it is judged that the food intake is complete.

At this time, motion detection detects when the head reaches a specific position when the cow eats food and shakes its head up and down, and the control module counts the number of times of the movement to reach a certain number. It is judged by comparing the time with the reference value.

The basis for determining the completion of food intake by detecting the movement in this way is to use the habit of shaking the head when the cow finishes eating.

In addition, in the feeding completion determination step (S300), the detection module detects the crying sound of the cow using the sound detection sensor, and the detected crying signal value (eg, frequency and / or volume level) is set in advance. When corresponding to the reference value, it may be determined that food intake is complete.

FIG. 2 is a graph showing sound signals emitted by cows. Green is a frequency waveform of a crying sound (stressful crying) when angry, and purple is a frequency waveform of a crying sound when hungry. The graph of FIG. 2 is a graph drawn as an average value by repeated measurements by the inventors of the present invention.

The graph above is the value measured using the sound measurement application, the average value of the measured values 50 times in the state of eating all the food (upper green graph), and the value measured 50 times in the state before eating the food This is the data (bottom purple graph) graphing the average value.

When a cow gets angry with stress, the sound in the 800-900hz range is detected as more than 80 decibels, and it shows a distinctly different frequency waveform in the 700-900 hertz (hz) range.

In other words, the cry of a cow in a hungry state shows a pattern of being loudest at 200 ~ 300 Hz and gradually decreasing in volume in other frequency areas, whereas when the cow is full after eating all the food, it is caught in the food tray. When there is, you can check the pattern of making a louder sound once in the 700 ~ 900Hz area.

In other words, when the cow is full, you can see a pattern in which the loudest sound is produced at 200-300 Hz and again at 700-900 Hz, with the maximum sound volume at 200-300 Hz. It was confirmed that it was almost the same as the loudness maximum value.

Therefore, the crying reference value set in the control module is 80 decibels in the 800-900hz band, and when it is determined that such a detection signal is detected, an alarm signal may be transmitted to the user (user terminal device) to the user terminal device.

Judgment of completion of food intake based on such a cry can be used as a basis for judgment together with judgment based on the movement of the cow head described above, or can be used alone.

Here, the photographed image of the movement of the cow head in the feeding completion determination step (S300) can be transmitted in real time to a user terminal device (eg, a smartphone with a management application installed).

Next, in the collar frame restraint release driving step (S400), when it is determined that the food intake is complete in the feed intake completion determination step (S300), the cow collar frame driving device is driven so that the cow collar frame restrains the cow's neck. It is driven to the release position to release so that the cow's neck can be separated from the cow collar frame, and it can be executed by receiving the user's release input signal from the user terminal device (manual mode) or automatically.

The communication step (S500) is performed by mutual communication with a remote user terminal device through a wireless communication unit provided in the control module, and a known wireless communication network can be used.

On the other hand, a cow feed amount management system using a cow collar frame according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 7 .

3 is a diagram schematically illustrating the configuration of a cow feed amount management system using a cow collar frame according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a view of a control panel constituting a cow feed amount management system using a cow collar frame according to the present invention. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control module in blocks, and FIG. 5 is a state diagram showing the release state of the small collar frame drive unit constituting the cow feed amount management system using the cow collar frame according to the present invention, and FIG. It is a use state diagram showing the restraint state of the cattle collar drive unit constituting the cattle feed amount management system using the cattle collar frame according to the present invention, and FIG. 7 constitutes the cattle feed amount management system using the cattle collar frame according to the present invention It is a diagram showing an embodiment of a user terminal device for

A cow feed amount management system using a cow collar frame according to the present invention is a system for managing cow feed amount in a barn (cow barn) equipped with a cow collar frame to restrain and release the neck of a cow, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 7 As shown in, largely a small necklace drive device 100; detection module 200; control module 300; and a user terminal device 400.

Specifically, the cow feed amount management system using the cow collar frame according to the present invention is a system for managing cow feed amount in a barn equipped with a cow collar frame to restrain and release the cow neck, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 7 As shown in, the cow is configured to drive the neck holder 11 of the cow collar frame 10 by receiving a control signal from the control module so that the neck of the cow is constrained to the cow collar frame or free from the cow collar frame. necklace frame driving device 100; a detection module 200 installed on one side of the cow collar frame 10 and configured to detect a situation in which the cow eats food; It is provided in the control panel 301 installed on one side of the barn, receives the detection signal from the detection module 200, generates a specific notification signal based on the received detection signal, and transmits it to the user terminal device 400 below. A control module 300 communicating with the user terminal device 400 so as to; and a user terminal device 400 configured to transmit a control signal to the control module 300 by communicating with the control module 300 .

In the cow collar frame 10 used in the present invention, the neck holder 11 is configured so that the cow neck is free to come in and out by the cow neck frame drive device 100 or to restrain the cow neck from escaping from the state in which the cow neck is pushed out into the cow feeder. If it is a structure, it is not specifically limited.

In addition, the present invention may be configured so that components in a barn that require power are always supplied through the power grid or supplied with necessary power through a solar module in preparation for an emergency.

The small necklace frame driving device 100 is not particularly limited as long as it can drive the neck holder 11. For example, the small collar drive device 100 may be configured by adopting an electric drive (motor drive) method, a hydraulic cylinder drive method, a transfer screw drive method, or the like as a drive method.

In addition, the small necklace frame driving device 100 may be configured to be restrained and released by manual manipulation in case of emergency, and a safety device such as a limit switch may be configured to limit the driving of the neck holder 11. there is.

Next, the detection module 200 is configured to detect a situation in which the cow eats food, and is configured with an image capture device such as a camera sensor or an image camera to transmit the captured image to the control module 300, thereby In addition, an optical sensor such as an infrared sensor may be further included to detect the position of the cow head protruding toward the cow feeding trough, and the up and down movement in the protruding state and transmit the detection signal to the control module 300. there is.

In addition, the detection module 200 may be configured to further include a sound detection module together with the image capture device to transfer detected sound to the control module 300 .

The image capture device and sound detection module included in the detection module 200 may be integrally configured.

Next, the control module 300 is provided in the control panel 301 installed on one side of the barn, receives the detection signal from the detection module 200, and analyzes the food intake situation based on the received detection signal. A specific notification signal is generated by pandas, and an alarm according to the generated alarm signal is transmitted to the user terminal device 400 below.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4 , the control module 300 includes an image receiving unit 310 receiving a captured image from the image capturing device of the detection module 300, and a sound detected by the sound detection module. A sound receiving unit 320 that receives sound signals, and a situation determining unit 330 that analyzes and determines a food intake situation based on the captured video and sound signals received from the image receiving unit 310 and the sound receiving unit 320 , the communication module unit 340 for transmitting the information of the result determined by the situation determination unit 330 to the user terminal device 400 and receiving a user control signal from the user terminal device 400, and the communication module The operation of the small necklace frame driving device 100 is controlled according to the user control signal received through the unit 340 so that the neck holder 11 of the small necklace frame 10 is driven to a restraining position or an unbinding position. It includes a driving device control unit 350 to.

The situation determination unit 330 determines that the cow's head is protruding toward the cow feeder based on the captured image of the detection module 200 and/or the detection signal of the optical sensor, and transmits the information of the determination result to the communication module unit 330. ) through which an alarm is executed in the user terminal device 400 in the form of a message or an alarm sound.

At this time, the user terminal device 400 receives a user control signal for driving the neck holder 11 to the restraining position and transmits the received user control signal to the driving device control unit 350 through the communication module unit 340, and the driving device control unit In 350, the neck holder 11 is driven and controlled to a position where the neck of the cow is restrained (ie, the neck of the cow does not escape from the cow collar frame).

In addition, the situation determination unit 330 determines whether or not the cow has finished eating, and the user terminal device 400 alarms the information of the determination result in a message or alarm sound method through the communication module unit 330. let this run

The situation determination unit 330 determines whether the cow has finished eating through the detection module 200 after a predetermined time elapses after the neck holder 11 is driven to the restraining position.

Specifically, the situation determination unit 330 analyzes whether an operation signal through an image capture device and/or a camera sensor or an optical sensor corresponds to a preset operation reference value to determine whether food intake is complete.

The analysis of these motion signals is based on the characteristics of the cow shaking its head up and down when it finishes eating, and the number of movements is counted and when a certain number is reached, it is determined by comparing with a preset reference value.

In addition, when the sound signal (eg, frequency and/or volume level) received through the sound detection module corresponds to a preset crying reference value, the situation determining unit 330 may be configured to determine that food intake is complete. there is.

Since the determination based on the sound has been described above, a description thereof will be omitted.

As described above, when the situation determination unit 330 determines that food intake is complete, the user terminal device 400 executes an alarm in the form of a message or an alarm sound through the communication module unit 330 for the information of the determination result. do.

At this time, the user terminal device 400 receives a user control signal for driving the neck holder 11 to the release position and transmits it to the driving device control unit 350 through the communication module unit 340, and the driving device The controller 350 drives and controls the neck holder 11 to a position where the cow's neck is released (that is, the cow's neck is freed from the cow collar frame).

Next, the user terminal device 400 is not particularly limited as long as it is a terminal device that communicates with the control module 200 and has a management application installed, and may be preferably configured as a smartphone or a tablet. FIG. 7 In , the case of a tablet is shown as an example.

The management application of the user terminal device 400 includes a manual setting mode in which a user can directly input an input command for controlling the driving device control unit 350, and may further include an automatic setting mode in addition to this. .

When set to the automatic setting mode, the control module 300 is configured to automatically control the driving device control unit 350 based on the result determined by the situation determination unit 330, the automatic execution control unit 360 more includes

The user terminal device 400 and the communication module unit 340 of the control module 300 communicate with each other through a known wireless communication network.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the control module checks the frequency and the size (dB) of which the loudness of the sound has the maximum value during one period of the sound of the soul sound, and the range of the identified frequency is between 200 Hz and 300 Hz. When it is confirmed that the data of 90% or more of the maximum value of the sound in the frequency range of 700 Hz to 900 Hz is confirmed, it is determined that eating is completed.

The acoustic detection sensor includes a plurality of acoustic sensors disposed at different locations, and the control module infers which cow among several cows has finished feeding based on the data collected through the plurality of acoustic sensors, and An alarm may be delivered to a user terminal device by designating a cow determined to have been consumed.

In addition, the control module digitizes the food intake completion determination score of a specific cow using the time elapsed after the alarm is delivered and the number of additionally generated cries corresponding to the crying reference value, and visualizes the digitized data to the user terminal can be sent to the device.

For example, referring to FIG. 7 , a real-time image of a barn is transmitted to the user terminal, and a score for determining whether a cow has finished eating can be displayed in a bar form.

As shown, the score for determining the completion of feeding based on the cry and motion of cow 1 (20) was set higher than that of cow 2 (30). Accordingly, the bar 21 of cow 1 (20) was filled with about 2/3 of the total, and the bar 31 of cow 2 (30) was filled with about 1/3 of the total.

In this embodiment, the state of each cow is visually displayed in this way so that the user can intuitively check which cow needs to be released.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the management application of the user terminal device may be configured to automatically transmit a restraint release command to the cow collar frame when the score for determining the completion of feeding has exceeded a certain score.

In the manual mode, if the user is busy and cannot release the cow that has already eaten for a long time, the cow may experience extreme stress. Therefore, in the present embodiment, when it is determined that the cow has finished feeding, the cow collar frame is automatically released according to specific conditions to prevent the cow from being stressed unexpectedly.

As described above, according to the cow feed management method and management system using the cow collar frame according to the present invention, it is possible to easily manage the cow's feed intake in real time from a remote location, so that the operation of the barn can be managed smartly, In remote management of the cow's feeding situation, it is possible to improve the reliability of remote management by judging the cow's feeding situation through the cow's behavior and crying. It has the advantage of improving manageability by enabling automatic or manual management.

The embodiments described in this specification and the accompanying drawings merely illustrate some of the technical ideas included in the present invention by way of example. Therefore, since the embodiments disclosed in this specification are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention but to explain it, it is obvious that the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. All modified examples and specific examples that can be easily inferred by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technical idea included in the specification and drawings of the present invention should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

S100: Feed intake determination step
S200: Joiner frame restraint driving step
S300: Feed intake completion determination step
S400: Necklace frame release drive step
S500: communication step
10: cow necklace frame
11: neck fixture
100: joiner frame driving device
200: detection module
300: control module
301: control panel
310: video receiver
320: sound receiver
330: situation judgment unit
340: communication module unit
350: drive control unit
360: automatic execution control unit
400: user terminal device

Claims (7)

As a method for managing the amount of feed for cattle in a barn equipped with a cattle collar frame including a restraint position for restraining the neck of the cow and a neck holder driven to a release position for releasing the restraint,
Feed intake determination step of determining whether the cow's head protrudes toward the side where the cow feeding trough is located;
a small collar frame restraining driving step of driving the neck holder to a restraining position when it is determined that the cow's head protrudes in the feeding determination step;
Observe the frequency and size (dB) of each period of the cow sound in a situation where the cow is eating normally after the cattle collar restraint driving step, but the maximum decibel exists in the frequency range of 200 Hz to 300 Hz among the observed soul sounds A food intake completion determination step of determining that food intake is complete when observing a period in which 90% or more decibels of the maximum decibel size exist in a frequency range of 700 Hz to 900 Hz;
a collar frame release driving step of driving the neck holder to a release position when it is determined that the food intake is complete in the feeding completion determination step; and
Including a communication step of communicating so that each step is transmitted to the user terminal device,
The food intake determination step,
It is determined through a detection signal of at least one of a sound detection sensor, an image device, and a position detection sensor, and information of the determination result is transmitted to a user terminal device, and the small collar frame restraint driving step and the small collar frame restraint driving step Cattle feed amount management method using a cow collar frame, characterized in that each is controlled by a user's control signal transmitted from the user terminal device. According to claim 1,
In the step of determining the completion of the food intake,
Acquiring a photographed image of the movement of the cow head, and determining the completion of feeding based on the photographed image
Cow feed management method using a cow collar frame. According to claim 2,
In the step of determining the completion of the food intake,
Further comprising determining that food intake is complete when the acoustic data detected through the acoustic detection sensor corresponds to a preset crying reference value
Cow feed management method using a cow collar frame. delete According to claim 3,
The acoustic detection sensor includes a plurality of acoustic sensors disposed at different positions,
The control module infers which cow out of several cows has finished feeding based on the data collected through the plurality of acoustic sensors, designates a cow determined to have finished feeding, and sends an alarm to the user terminal device. characterized by
Cow feed management method using a cow collar frame. According to claim 5,
The control module,
Using the elapsed time after the alarm is delivered and the number of additionally generated cries corresponding to the crying reference value, the feed intake completion determination score of the specific cow is digitized, and the digitized data is visualized and transmitted to the user terminal device characterized by
Cow feed management method using a cow collar frame. According to claim 6,
The captured image received by the image receiving unit is transmitted to the user terminal device in real time;
Characterized in that the management application of the user terminal device is configured to automatically transmit a command to release the collar frame when the food intake completion determination score exceeds a certain score
Cow feed management method using a cow collar frame.

Images