KR20110007924A - A remote cattle shed management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A remote cattle shed management system, capable of remotely controlling equipment in a farm, is provided to increase the reliability of remote management. CONSTITUTION: A remote farm management system includes a farm management controlling unit(15), a camera unit(11), a device unit(12), a device controlling unit(14), a sensor unit(13). The farm management control unit operates the device according to the remote command of a user and applies a control signal to photograph the device. The farm management device also transfers operation image of the device in crops growth and development environment information and real-time photographed farm to assigned terminal through a communication network. The camera uni includes one or more camera photographing the operation state of a device by moving the focus of a camera in the location of a device assigned according to a control signal of a farm management control unit. The device unit includes one or more devices for controlling the growing and developing environment by being included in the farm. The device controlling unit drives one or more devices included in a device unit according to a control signal of a farm management controlling unit. The sensor unit includes one or more sensor unit providing the farm management controlling unit by detecting the growing and developing environment information of domestic animals in a farm.

Description

A remote cattle shed management system

The present invention relates to a remote management system of a kennel for raising livestock producing livestock, and more particularly, to remotely control the facilities in the kennel for optimally creating a livestock environment and to real-time operation of the facility. The present invention relates to a remote kennel management system that improves the reliability of remote management.

In the livestock industry, where cattle, pigs, sheep, rabbits, and poultry are raised and produce livestock such as milk, meat, eggs, and fur, the livestock environment is optimized for productivity. Management is very important, and for this purpose, various facilities are installed in the kennel to optimally manage the growth environment of the livestock, such as facilities that can control temperature, humidity, and air.

The environment of a kennel where livestock are raised, such as a livestock house or a facility house, is constantly changing dynamically due to changes in the surrounding environment (temperature, weather, etc.), movement of livestock, and manure. In order to control the growth environment by appropriately operating each facility, this requires not only a lot of time and effort of the breeders, but also if the proper environment is not achieved, the growth of livestock is inhibited or severely This can cause serious economic impact on the kennel.

For the management of such a kennel, recently, the sensor measures the temperature and humidity of the livestock houses, the harmful gas leakage, the water pollution level, and automatically controls the equipment according to the measurement result, so that the breeder can manage the breeder remotely. Remote management systems have been developed to check status and automatically operate equipment.

Conventional management systems, however, are convenient to properly control the equipment from a remote location, but it is difficult to check the results of the remote control or the automatic control of the equipment. Therefore, a problem occurs in the equipment or the remote control device. If is not working, the breeder can not confirm this can cause serious problems.

For example, fires may occur due to malfunctions of heaters provided in automatic control or remotely controlled kennels, or the roof of the barn may not be closed even when it rains. People do not trust remote control systems, so the utilization of remote or automatic control systems is very low.

Thus, the present invention has been proposed to provide a more reliable remote management system, by providing a real-time image of the operation state of the equipment in the remote control of the facilities of the kennel, the remote can increase the reliability for the remote management of the kennel It is to provide a kennel management system.

As a means for solving the above problems, the crop growth environment information and the operation image of the equipment in the breeder photographed in real time is transmitted to the designated terminal of the remote place through the communication network, the operation commanded equipment is operated in accordance with the remote command of the user, A kennel management control unit which applies a control signal to photograph the indicated facility and transmits an image signal output from the camera unit to the terminal; A camera unit including one or more cameras for photographing an operating state of the facility by moving the focus of the camera to the position of the facility in accordance with a control signal of the kennel management control unit; Equipment unit including one or more facilities provided in the kennel for controlling the growth environment; And a facility control unit for driving one or more facilities provided in the facility unit according to a control signal of the kennel management control unit. The present invention provides a remote kennel management system including a sensor unit including one or more sensors for detecting growth environment information of a livestock in a kennel and providing the kennel management control unit.

The remote kennel management system receives the breeding environment information and the image signal of the kennel transmitted from the kennel management control unit via a wired or wireless communication network and outputs it for the breeder to know, and receives the breeder's remote command to manage the kennel It may further include a wired or wireless terminal to transmit to the control unit.

The kennel remote management system according to the present invention checks the breeding environment of the kennel at a remote place, allowing the facility of the kennel to be operated, and provides the remote breeder with the operation state of the remote controlled facility in real time by providing a remote control. As a result, it is possible to improve the reliability of the farm and, as a result, prevent the equipment from malfunctioning due to breakdown or remote operation of the breeder, and prevent the change of the breeding environment of the kennel. It has an excellent effect.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, in describing in detail the operating principle of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, if it is determined that the detailed description of the related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, the same reference numerals are used for parts having similar functions and functions throughout the drawings.

In addition, throughout the specification, when a part is 'connected' to another part, it is not only 'directly connected' but also 'indirectly connected' with another element in between. Include. In addition, the term 'comprising' a certain component means that the component may be further included, without excluding the other component unless specifically stated otherwise.

In addition, the components of the present invention, as a unit for processing a specific function or operation, which may be implemented in hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software.

1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a remote kennel management system according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the remote kennel management system according to the present invention includes a camera unit 11, a facility unit 12, a sensor unit 13, a facility control unit 14, a kennel management control unit 15, , A communication network 16, a wired terminal 17, and a wireless terminal 18.

The camera unit 11 is for photographing the operating state of the facility for adjusting the image and the breeding environment in the kennel by moving the focus to the indicated position according to the control signal, if the camera capable of moving the focus according to the control signal Any can be implemented. For example, it may be implemented as a web camera that connects to a personal computer (PC) and controls operations through a program installed in the PC, or may be implemented as a network camera that directly connects to the Internet. In addition, the camera unit 11 may be implemented with one or more cameras according to a shooting range.

The facility unit 12 includes one or more facilities provided in a kennel for controlling the growth environment of the livestock, and the one or more facilities are automatically operable according to the input control signal.

The one or more facilities, means a facility that can control the growth environment, kennel temperature, humidity, air of the livestock, the type of equipment may vary depending on the structure of the kennel or the type of livestock.

For example, the facility unit 12 is a facility for controlling the growth environment, the curtain opening and closing device 121 for automatically opening and closing the curtain for blocking the sunlight flowing into the kennel, and opening and closing the roof of the kennel Roof opening and closing device 122, a ventilator 123 for ventilating the air inside the kennel, a warmer 124 for generating heat to control the temperature in the kennel, and a lighting device 125 for generating heat or artificial light ) May be included.

The above configuration is only an example, and if necessary, further equipment may be added or some of the equipment may be omitted.

Next, the sensor unit 13, as a means for confirming the current growth environment of the livestock, is composed of one or more sensors which are installed in the kennel and each measure the ratio or value of the item in response to a specific item. At this time, the one or more sensors, various types may be used according to the type of livestock or the structure of the kennel.

For example, the sensor unit 13 includes a temperature sensor 131 for measuring the temperature of the kennel, a humidity sensor 132 for measuring the humidity of the kennel, and an amount of carbon dioxide contained in the air inside the kennel. It includes a carbon dioxide sensor 133.

The configuration of the sensor unit 13 is only an example, and may further include a sensor for measuring other items as necessary, or may omit some of the included sensors.

Next, in FIG. 1, the facility control unit 14 drives one or more facilities included in the facility unit 12 according to a control signal of the kennel management control unit 15. Drive the curtain opening and closing device 121, the roof opening and closing device 122 to open or close the roof, or turn on / off the power supply of the fan 123, the heating fan 124, or the lighting device 125. do. The facility control unit 14 may be implemented in various forms according to the operation form of the facility.

Next, the kennel management control unit 15 is to remotely control the growth environment of the kennel and to check the operating state of the facility in real time, which is output from one or more sensors included in the sensor unit 13. Receives the detection signal, and transmits the live environment information of the kennel and the real-time captured image of the facility to the wired terminal 17 or the wireless terminal 18 of the remote place through the communication network 16, the wired terminal 17 or the wireless terminal According to the remote command transmitted from 18, while controlling the facility control unit 14 to operate the indicated facility, the camera unit 11 controls to photograph the indicated facility, and accordingly the camera unit The captured image of (11) is transmitted to the wired terminal 17 or the wireless terminal 18. The kennel management control unit 15 may be implemented by installing a program for performing the above-described function in a personal computer (PC), and in particular, a web camera for transmitting an image photographed by the camera unit 11 through a communication network. It is desirable to have a server function.

The communication network 16 is for transmitting data between the kennel management control unit 15 and the wired / wireless terminals 17 and 18. The communication network 16 may be implemented as a wired or wireless network, and has an internet network that is established worldwide. It is available.

Finally, the wired terminal 17 and the wireless terminal 18 receives the growth environment information and the image data of the kennel transmitted from the kennel management control unit 15 and outputs so that the breeder knows, the remote control of the breeder Receives a command and transmits it to the kennel management control unit 15. The wired terminal 17 may be implemented as a desktop computer, a notebook, or the like, and the wireless terminal 18 may be implemented as a mobile phone, a PDA, or the like.

2 is an operation flowchart of the remote kennel management system configured as described above.

Referring to FIG. 2, a breeder located at a remote location may check a breeder's growth environment and a facility or operate a facility through the wired terminal 17 or the wireless terminal 18. To this end, the remote kennel management system detects the growth environment information of the kennel through the sensor unit 13, and captures the image of the kennel through the camera unit (11). The growth environment information detected by the sensor unit 13 and the image photographed by the camera unit 11 are integratedly managed by the kennel management control unit 15, and the wired terminal 17 and the wireless terminal through the communication network 16. Is passed to (18).

Therefore, the breeder may access the breeding ground management control unit 15 through the wired terminal 17 or the wireless terminal 18 to check the growth environment information of the breeding ground and the real time image of the breeding ground. 3 is an exemplary view of the user interface screen provided by the kennel management control unit 15, as shown in the image, a button for adjusting the focus of the camera, a button for checking the temperature and humidity, etc. A button or the like for commanding the operation of the display is displayed.

As described above, when a breeder views a user interface screen as shown in FIG. 3 through a wired terminal or a wireless terminal 17 and 18 and gives a remote command to operate a specific facility, the remote command is the wired terminal 17 or a wireless terminal. It is transmitted from the 18 to the kennel management control unit 15 via the communication network 16 (①, ②).

The kennel management control unit 15 receives the remote command transmitted as described above, checks the position of the facility operated by the remote command, and instructs the camera unit 11 to photograph the facility (③). Instruct facility control 14 to execute the received remote command at about the same time (4).

Accordingly, the camera unit 11 focuses on the designated facility, photographs an image, and the facility control unit 14 drives the facility of the facility unit 12 in response to a remote command.

For example, when a remote command to operate the fan 123 is transmitted, power is supplied to the fan 123 by the facility control unit 14 so that the fan 123 starts operation (5), and simultaneously the camera The unit 11 focuses on the fan 123 and photographs an operating state of the fan 123 (6).

The kennel management control unit 15 receives an image signal photographed from the camera unit 11 according to the instruction (⑦), and transmits the image signal to the wired terminal 17 and / or the wireless terminal through the communication network 16. Transfer it to (18) (⑧, ⑨). The wired terminal 17 and / or the wireless terminal 18 receives the video signal and displays the image signal so that the breeder can check.

According to this, the breeder may receive the growth environment information of the breeding ground via the wired terminal 17 or the wireless terminal 18 at a remote location away from the breeding ground, and may instruct a remote command for controlling the facility based on this. The operation state image of the facility may be checked through the wired terminal 17 or the wireless terminal 18 to confirm the execution result of the remote command. Therefore, the present invention can not only easily manage the kennel from a remote place, but also increase the reliability of remote management through real-time image confirmation.

In addition to the above embodiment, the kennel management control unit 15 analyzes the growth environment information detected by the sensor unit 13 in real time, confirms the change of the growth environment, and the growth environment is out of the reference state In this case, it may be notified to the wired terminal 17 and / or the wireless terminal 18 so that the breeder can know.

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiments and the accompanying drawings, and it is common in the art that various substitutions, modifications, and changes can be made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a remote kennel management system according to the present invention.

2 is an operation flowchart of a remote kennel management system according to the present invention.

3 is an exemplary view of a remote management screen provided to a breeder in the remote kennel management system according to the present invention.

Claims (2)

According to a remote command of the user, the facility is operated, a kennel management control unit for applying a control signal to photograph the facility, and transmits the crop growth environment information and the operation image of the facility in the breeder equipment in real time via a communication network to a designated terminal; A camera unit including one or more cameras for photographing an operating state of the facility by moving the focus of the camera to the position of the facility in accordance with a control signal of the kennel management control unit; Equipment unit including one or more facilities provided in the kennel for controlling the growth environment; And A facility control unit for driving one or more facilities provided in the facility unit according to a control signal of the kennel management control unit; A remote kennel management system including a kennel management control unit including a sensor unit including at least one sensor for detecting the growth environment information of the livestock in the kennel and provided to the kennel management control unit. The method of claim 1, Receiving the breeding environment information and image signal of the kennel transmitted from the kennel management control unit from a remote place through a wired or wireless communication network so that the breeder knows, and receives a breeder's remote command to transmit to the kennel management control unit or Remote kennel management system further comprising a wireless terminal.

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