KR20150137974A

KR20150137974A - Container Tracking System

Info

Publication number: KR20150137974A
Application number: KR1020140193564A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 천종현; 신재혁
Original assignee: (주)에이딕
Priority date: 2014-05-30
Filing date: 2014-12-30
Publication date: 2015-12-09

Abstract

The present invention relates to a container tracking system and, more specifically, to a container tracking system comprising: a container tracking device; a reader; a central server; and a manager terminal, wherein the contained tracking device is attached to a transportation vehicle of a container or the like, and includes an active tag function, a wireless communication terminal function, a GPS satellite receiving function, a container environment detecting function, and a container environment display function. The reader transmits and receives container location information and container tracking device information to and from the container tracking device, and the central server integrally manages such related information. As the manager terminal can directly transmit device setting information to the container tracking device or can speak by telephone with a container driver through the container tracking device, a manager can determine, track, and integrally manage location information of multiple containers in real time through the central server, communicate or speak by telephone irrespective of place and time of individual containers, identifies the environments of containers, and immediately take related action.

Description

{Container Tracking System}

The present invention relates to a container tracking system, and more particularly, to a container tracking system including a container tracking device, a reader, a central server, and an administrator terminal, wherein the container tracking device is attached to a transportation vehicle such as a container, , A GPS satellite reception function, a container environment detection function, a container environment display function, and the like. The reader transmits and receives the container tracking device, the container position information and the container tracking device information. The central server integrally manages the related information, By allowing the terminal to directly send the device setting information to the container tracking device or to communicate with the container driver through the container tracking device, the manager can grasp and track a plurality of container location information in real time through the central server, Have The present invention relates to a container tracking system capable of communicating or calling an individual container regardless of a place and a time,

As RFID technology and wireless communication technology have recently developed, technologies for tracking the trajectory of a moving object are emerging as one of the fields for applying the technology.

In the field of logistics, it is important to understand which position a transportation vehicle such as a container passes at an arbitrary time, because transportation time is important in logistics transportation.

However, in such a logistics field, a technique of locating each vehicle using RFID technology or wireless communication technology has been studied, but adopts only a separate method as a communication method, thereby failing to cope with a variable environment during logistics transportation .

Also, in the related art, there is no function of detecting the environment of the container or periodically confirming the container environment in order to determine the position of the container, and a system in which such functions are integrally provided has not been developed.

As a conventional technique for grasping container related information, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-1997-0706536 'Electronic inventory checking apparatus and method for recognizing the container state of containers' includes a technique of locating a specific container However, this is a technique for stacking one container adjacent to another container, and the above-described problem remains.

A container tracking device includes a container tracking device, a reader, a central server, and an administrator terminal, wherein the container tracking device is attached to a transportation vehicle such as a container to perform an active tag function, The reader includes a container tracking device, container position information, and container tracking device information, and the central server integrally manages the related information. , The administrator terminal can directly transmit the device setting information to the container tracking device or communicate with the container driver through the container tracking device so that the manager can grasp and track a plurality of container location information in real time through the central server, Could It is possible to communicate or talk with an individual container regardless of the place and time, to understand the environment of the container, and to take immediate measures accordingly.

The present invention relates to a container tracking system, which comprises: tag means for transmitting container position information and container environment information to a reader and receiving configuration information relating to the container location and environment from the reader; A GPS receiving means for receiving the container GPS position coordinate information from a separate satellite, and a controller for periodically or periodically transmitting container environment information and / A container tracking device including environment sensing means for sensing device environment information, and environment display means for displaying the container environment information and the device environment information periodically or from time to time through a display screen so as to be recognizable from outside; A reader for receiving container position information and container environment information from the container tracking device and transmitting setting information relating to the container position and environment to the container tracking device; A central server for receiving container location information and container environment information from the reader and transmitting setting information relating to the container location and environment to the reader; And an administrator terminal for receiving container location information and container environment information from the central server and the container tracking device, and transmitting configuration information related to the container location and environment to the container tracking device.

The container tracking apparatus may further include an integrated antenna for transmitting and receiving information of the tag means, the wireless communication means, and the GPS receiving means.

The container tracking device may further include a battery for supplying operating power to the tag unit, the wireless communication unit, the GPS receiving unit, the environment sensing unit, and the environment display unit.

In this case, the container environment information sensed by the environment sensing means includes container temperature, humidity, vibration information, and container door opening / closing information, and the device environment information includes battery remaining amount information.

According to the present invention, an administrator can grasp, track and collectively manage a plurality of container location information in real time through a central server, communicate or talk with an individual container regardless of place and time, It is possible to identify and immediately take relevant measures.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an overall structural view of a container tracking system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
2 is a photograph of the entire container tracking apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an entire constructional view of a container tracking apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
4 is a reference diagram for explaining an integral type antenna according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a reference diagram for explaining a battery according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a reference diagram for explaining temperature and humidity measurement results according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Before describing the specific details for the practice of the invention, terms and words used in the specification and claims should be construed to enable the inventor to properly define the concept of a term in order to best describe its invention It should be interpreted as meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention.

It is to be noted that the detailed description of known functions and constructions related to the present invention is omitted when it is determined that the gist of the present invention may be unnecessarily blurred.

Hereinafter, a container tracking system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to Figs. 1 to 6. Fig.

FIG. 2 is a photograph of a container tracking apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a container tracking system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a reference view for explaining an integrated antenna according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a view for explaining a battery according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. And FIG. 6 is a reference diagram for explaining temperature and humidity measurement results according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The container tracking system according to the present invention will be described for setting and tracking the position of the container and the like. However, the object to be tracked to which the system according to the present invention is applied is not limited to the container, A moving vehicle is sufficient.

A container tracking system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a container tracking apparatus 100, a reader 200, a central server 300, and an administrator terminal 400.

First, the container tracking device 100 includes a tag unit, a wireless communication unit, a GPS receiving unit, an environment sensing unit, and an environment display unit. The container 10 includes an antenna 10 and a battery 20.

Among them, the tag means transmits the container position information and the container environment information to the reader 200, and receives the setting information relating to the container position and environment from the reader 200.

The tag means are designed to be compatible with the 433 NHz reader to enable the harbor's 433 NHz reader system.

In addition, the tag means are manufactured to conform to the Software System Infrastructure (ISO / IEC-24791) platform standard and are designed to support ISO 18000-7 MODE 0,1,2.

The tag means includes a tag operation-related parameter remote control function and a storage function, and has a recognition range sensitivity adjustment function, thereby preventing false recognition.

The tag means has tag ID and parameter setting and firmware upgrade function through USB communication. It adjusts the recognition area by variable tag RF output signal. It consists of one chip package RF and controller, and utilizes open tag source code. .

The tag means can record the temperature, humidity, vibration, coordinate and event time through the FRAM in the tag, upload the FRAM information using the host operation program, and transmit the related information to the other device through the USB communication .

That is, when the location information can not be transmitted due to the server and communication failure, the untransmitted location information logo is stored. It is possible to store more than 6,000 position coordinates and sensing information, and the sensor information about temperature, humidity, It stores logos by using 128 Kbytes FRAM, keeps log information when power is off and restarts, saves low power and high speed data due to FRAM application, and logs from external devices using USB It is possible to confirm.

Also, the wireless communication means transmits the container location information and the container environment information to the administrator terminal 400, and receives the setting information related to the container location and the environment from the administrator terminal 400.

The wireless communication means can take charge of the transmission / reception function of the related information separately or in parallel with the tag means because the tag means or the wireless communication means may be more suitable as the logistics transportation environment is variable.

The wireless communication means can use a WCDMA or GSM communication network, uses an M2M module, and has domestic and overseas automatic roaming functions.

The wireless communication means may be set to automatically transmit and receive related information, but may be manually set so that the container driver can communicate with the manager terminal 400 of the manager located at the remote location.

The wireless communication means is equipped with WCDMA automatic roaming function and position coordinate automatic transmission function. It has coordinate transmission function within 3 minutes when power is on and function to set the number of retransmission in case of transmission error. WCDMA communication network can be connected within 3 minutes and GSM And has a GSM communication mode automatic switching function in the communication network use area.

Further, the GPS receiving means receives GPS position coordinate information from a separate satellite.

The GPS receiving means receives the GPS position coordinate data from the GLONASS satellite, and has a coordinate data log recording management function in case of a WCDMA information transmission error.

In addition, the environmental sensing means senses environmental information periodically or from time to time.

The environment information detected by the environment detecting means includes container environment information and device environment information. Container environment information includes container temperature, humidity, and vibration information, information on opening / closing of the container door, etc., Battery remaining amount information, and the like.

The environment sensing means includes a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, and a vibration sensor for sensing container temperature, humidity, and vibration information.

The environment display means periodically or occasionally displays environmental information on the display screen so as to be recognizable from the outside.

The environment information displayed by the environment display means largely includes container environment information and device environment information. Container environment information includes container temperature, humidity, vibration information, and container opening / closing information. Real-time location information, battery remaining amount information, and the like.

Specifically, the environment display means may be constituted by a three-color LED screen, and is provided with a switch for switching display information, and displays the operation and stop of the apparatus, the battery condition, and the like. Displays an alarm, displays the normal operation mode of the container tracking device 100 after locking the container outside the container, and thereafter the LED screen is operable.

On the other hand, the container tracking device 100 includes the integral antenna 10, and the tag means, the wireless communication means, and the GPS receiving means commonly use such an integral antenna.

The integrated antenna can receive 433Mhz, WCDMA (GSM), GLONASS and GPS, adopts the configuration using PCB pattern, and the antenna cable is installed inside the bracket, so that the cable can be prevented from being damaged due to external impact.

The container tracking device 100 is provided with a detachable battery 20 which can be detachably attached to the container tracking device 100 by a battery pack unit. Communication receiving means, GPS receiving means, environment sensing means and environment display means.

In addition, it is possible to charge the battery 20 using the battery USB cable while the battery 20 is attached to the apparatus, separately charge the battery, and the battery capacity can be used for a long time in the container tracking apparatus 100, The rechargeable battery with small capacity change is adopted.

Specifically, the battery 20 can be directly charged to the apparatus using a USB port, can be collectively charged using a cradle after the separation, can be separated by a battery separation cap, and can be used in a temperature range of -55 ° C to 85 ° C .

Detailed specifications of the container tracking apparatus 100 are as follows.

First, the operating temperature is -30 캜 to 80 캜, and the storage temperature is -40 캜 to 100 캜. It has waterproof and dustproof characteristic of IP 65 level.

For the tag means, 433 Mhz frequency is used, and ISO-18000-7 mode 0,1,2 protocol is supported.

With respect to the WCDMA communication network of the wireless communication means, it supports the band class 1 2.1 MHz, the maximum speed CS domain is UL / DL 64 Kbit / s, and the PS domain is UL / DL 382 Kbit / s. RF Output Power corresponds to Class 3, and the receiving sensitivity is -106.7 dBm. As for the GSM communication network of the wireless communication means, it supports Quad-Band EGSM 850/900/1800/1900 Mhz and the sensitivity is -106 dBm.

Regarding the GLONASS of the GPS receiving means, the GNSS signals are L1 GLONASS CT, L1 GPS / SBAS C / A. 32 channels are supported, and the reception sensitivity is Cold star -143 dBm and Track Mode -160 dBm. Accuracy is 3 m, height is 3 m, speed is 0.05 m / s, limitation is less than 500 m / s, and height is less than 18,000 m.

Regarding the environmental sensing means, the temperature range is -40 ° C to 125 ° C, the accuracy is ± 0.5 ° C or less, the humidity range is 0 to 100%, and the RH accuracy is ± 5% or less. Acceleration sensor is 13 bit analog to digital converting data ± 6g 12C or ISP Interface and Cross Axis Sensitivity is ± 1%.

Regarding the battery 20, the lithium ion battery is 3.7 V, and the capacity is 14 Ah.

Next, the reader 200 receives the container position information and the container environment information from the container tracking apparatus 100, and transmits setting information relating to the container position and environment to the container tracking apparatus 100.

The reader 200 is designed to be compatible with the 433 NHz reader to use the 433 NHz reader system of the port and is manufactured to conform to the SSI (ISO / IEC-24791) platform standard and is ISO 18000-7 MODE 0,1,2 .

Next, the central server 300 receives container position information and container environment information from the reader 200, and transmits setting information related to the container position and environment to the reader 200. [

The container position information and the container environment information can be centrally integrated and managed by the central server 300. The container position is tracked individually and the position and the environment of the container are changed Various use environments are managed integrally.

Finally, the administrator terminal 400 receives the container location information and the container environment information from the central server 300, separately or simultaneously receives the container location information and the container environment information from the container tracking device 100, And setting information related to the environment to the container tracking apparatus 100. [

Meanwhile, the administrator terminal 400 may transmit setting information related to the container location and environment to the central server 300 so that such information may be transmitted to the container tracking device 100 via the reader 200. [

By transmitting the setting information related to the container location and the environment of the administrator terminal 400, the administrator can directly transmit the instruction regarding the position of the container to the container, notify the contact information related to the environment setting, The central server 300 may adjust the position or environment of the container according to the condition.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that numerous changes and modifications can be made without departing from the invention. Accordingly, all such modifications and variations are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

10: antenna 20: battery
100: container tracking device 200: reader
300: central server 400: administrator terminal

Claims

A container tracking system comprising:
Tag means for transmitting container location information and container environment information to the reader 200 and receiving configuration information relating to the container location and environment from the reader 200, A GPS receiving means for receiving the container GPS position coordinate information from a separate satellite, a GPS receiving means for transmitting the container GPS position coordinate information from the manager terminal 400 periodically or occasionally in a container environment A container tracking device (100) comprising environment sensing means for sensing information and device environment information, and environment display means for displaying container environment information and device environment information periodically or at any time from outside through a display screen so as to be recognizable;
A reader 200 for receiving container position information and container environment information from the container tracking apparatus 100 and transmitting setting information relating to the container position and environment to the container tracking apparatus 100;
A central server 300 for receiving container location information and container environment information from the reader 200 and transmitting setting information related to the container location and environment to the reader 200; And
An administrator terminal 400 that receives container position information and container environment information from the central server 300 and the container tracking device 100 and transmits setting information related to the container position and environment to the container tracking device 100; Said container tracking system comprising:

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the container tracking apparatus (100) further comprises an integrated antenna (10) for transmitting and receiving information of the tag means, the wireless communication means, or the GPS receiving means.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the container tracking device (100) further comprises a battery (20) for supplying operating power of the tag means, the wireless communication means, the GPS receiving means, the environment sensing means and the environment display means.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the container environment information sensed by the environment sensing means includes container temperature, humidity, vibration information, and container door opening / closing information, and the device environment information includes battery remaining amount information.