KR20190099173A - Apparatus and mothod for smart managing of growing crop - Google Patents

Abstract

According to one technical aspect of the present invention, provided is a smart crop cultivation management system, which is installed in a crop cultivation house (hereinafter referred to as house) to provide management for crops in the house. The smart crop cultivation management system comprises: a temperature sensor detecting the soil temperature, the internal temperature, and the external temperature of the house; a humidity sensor detecting the internal humidity and the external humidity of the house; a water supply unit provided in the house and supplying water or nutrient solution to the crop in the house; and a management device storing state information of the house based on the output of the temperature sensor and the humidity sensor, and adjusting the water supply unit in accordance with a preset management scenario with reference to the state information.

Description

Smart crop cultivation management system and smart crop cultivation management method {APPARATUS AND MOTHOD FOR SMART MANAGING OF GROWING CROP}

The present invention relates to a smart crop cultivation management system and a smart crop cultivation management method.

As a way of providing crops irrespective of the season, crops can be grown using a crop growing house.

However, when cultivating crops using these crop cultivation houses, timely adjustment of various requirements such as temperature, humidity, water supply, etc. is required, and a lot of labor is required to execute them.

In order to facilitate crop cultivation in such a crop cultivation house, various element technologies are applied, such as applying a spring type or various types of water supply lines, or grasping environmental information using a thermometer or a hygrometer.

However, integrated management of these element technologies is carried out by people, ie manpower, and thus still requires a lot of labor.

Accordingly, there is an increasing demand for integrated management of crop growing houses.

Published Patent Publication No. 10-1593629

The present invention is to solve the above problems of the prior art, to provide a smart crop cultivation management system and smart crop cultivation management method that can provide intelligent and automated integrated management for the crop cultivation house.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention, to provide a smart crop cultivation management system and a smart crop cultivation management method that can be managed remotely through a user terminal, and can provide a crop cultivation management function by remote control Is in.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention, a smart crop cultivation management system and smart crop cultivation management method that can immediately provide an emergency notification for the crop cultivation house using a variety of sensing data on the crop cultivation house and its environment To provide.

The above objects and various advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the preferred embodiments of the present invention by those skilled in the art.

One technical aspect of the present invention provides a smart crop cultivation management system. The smart crop cultivation management system is a smart crop cultivation management system installed in a crop cultivation house (hereinafter referred to as a 'house') to provide management of crops in the house, and the soil temperature, the internal temperature, and the external temperature of the house. A temperature sensor for detecting a humidity sensor for detecting an internal humidity and an external humidity of the house, a water supply unit provided in the house and supplying water or nutrient solution to crops in the house, and outputs of the temperature sensor and the humidity sensor It may include a management device for storing the state information of the house on the basis, and to adjust the water supply according to a preset management scenario with reference to the state information.

In an embodiment, the smart crop cultivation management system further includes at least one fan installed in the house to circulate air in the house, and the management device is configured according to a preset management scenario with reference to the state information. The vent can be adjusted.

In one embodiment, the management device may perform the automatic management of the crops in the house by operating the water supply unit or the ventilator according to a preset management schedule.

In one embodiment, the management device, receiving the output of the temperature sensor and the humidity sensor to form a communication line with the storage unit for generating and storing the state information, the scenario management unit for setting the management scenario and the user terminal and And a communication interface manager configured to provide a management interface to the storage unit or the scenario manager through the user terminal.

In one embodiment, the water supply unit may include a plurality of water supply lines, a water supply line for supplying water to the crop and a plurality of nutrient solution lines, may include a nutrient solution supply line for providing a nutrient solution to the crop have.

In one embodiment, the management device, the water supply line for controlling the flow rate for each of the plurality of water supply lines and the plurality of nutrient solution lines and a communication line with the user terminal, and through the user terminal for the water supply management unit It may include a communication interface management unit for providing a management interface.

In one embodiment, the smart crop cultivation management system, at least one of a fire detection sensor for detecting whether a fire occurs for the house and a power failure detection sensor for detecting the power failure for the smart crop cultivation management system, The management device may provide a user with an emergency notification when a fire is detected by the fire detection sensor or when a power failure is detected by the power failure detection sensor.

Another technical aspect of the present invention provides a smart crop cultivation management method. The smart crop cultivation management method is a smart crop cultivation management method using a smart crop cultivation management system installed in a crop cultivation house (hereinafter referred to as a 'house') to provide management of crops in the house, and the soil of the house. Detecting temperature, internal temperature and external temperature, sensing internal humidity and external humidity of the house, and storing state information of the house based on the output of the temperature sensor and the humidity sensor, and storing the state information. It may include the step of adjusting the water supply or nutrient solution to the crop in the house according to a preset management scenario with reference.

In one embodiment, the smart crop cultivation management system includes at least one fan installed in the house to circulate air in the house, the smart crop cultivation management method, a preset management scenario with reference to the state information The method may further include adjusting the ventilation unit.

In one embodiment, the smart crop cultivation management system, comprising a plurality of water supply line, a water supply line for providing water to the crop and a plurality of nutrient solution lines, nutrient solution providing line for providing nutrient solution to the crop The smart crop cultivation management method may further include adjusting a flow rate for each of the plurality of water supply lines and the plurality of nutrient solution lines according to a control input through a user terminal.

In one embodiment, the smart crop cultivation management method, the step of detecting whether the fire occurs for the house, the step of detecting the power outage for the smart crop cultivation management system and the fire detection sensor detects a fire or If the power failure detection sensor detects a power failure may further include providing an emergency notification for this to the user.

Means for solving the above problems do not enumerate all the features of the present invention. Various means for solving the problems of the present invention will be understood in more detail with reference to specific embodiments of the following detailed description.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is an effect that can provide intelligent and automated integrated management of the crop cultivation house.

In addition, according to one embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to remotely manage through the user terminal, and there is an effect that can provide a crop cultivation management function by remote control.

In addition, according to one embodiment of the present invention, by using a variety of sensing data on the crop cultivation house and its environment, there is an effect that can immediately provide an emergency notification for the crop cultivation house.

From the description of the various embodiments of the present invention described below, those skilled in the art will readily understand that it can have a variety of other effects in addition to the above-described effects.

1 is a view showing an entire system to which the smart crop cultivation management system according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a smart crop cultivation management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram showing another example of a smart crop cultivation management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of the management apparatus disclosed in FIGS. 2 to 3.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating another example of the management apparatus disclosed in FIGS. 2 to 3.
6 to 11 are diagrams illustrating various examples of a user interface provided by the smart crop cultivation management system.
12 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a smart crop cultivation management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

However, embodiments of the present invention may be modified in various other forms, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below. In addition, the embodiments of the present invention are provided to more completely explain the present invention to those skilled in the art.

The meaning of the terms described in the present invention will be understood as follows.

Singular expressions should be understood to include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, and terms such as "comprise" or "have" refer to features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or parts thereof described. It is to be understood that the combination is intended to be present and does not exclude in advance the possibility of the presence or addition of one or more other features or numbers, steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof.

One embodiment of the present invention may be embodied as computer readable code on a computer readable recording medium, and the computer readable recording medium may be any type of recording in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Device. Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROMs, RAMs, CD-ROMs, magnetic tapes, floppy disks, optical data storage devices, and the like, and program structures that can be downloaded via the Internet (for example, smartphones). It may also be implemented in the form of (such as the application of). The computer-readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems and thus can include the form of computer-readable code in a distributed computing fashion.

All terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art unless otherwise defined. Generally, the terms defined in the dictionary used are to be interpreted as being consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art, and should not be interpreted as having ideal or excessively formal meanings unless clearly defined in the present invention.

1 is a view showing an entire system to which the smart crop cultivation management system according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

Referring to FIG. 1, the smart crop cultivation management system 100 may be installed in a crop cultivation house 10 (hereinafter, referred to as a “house”) to provide management of crops in the house 10.

For example, the smart crop cultivation management system 100 may automatically perform a series of tasks required for crop cultivation according to a preset schedule.

For example, the smart crop cultivation management system 100 may collect environmental information inside and outside the house 10, and accordingly adjust the environment inside the house 10 to be suitable for the growth of crops.

In addition, as described below, the smart crop cultivation management system 100 may actively provide various intelligent tasks for crop cultivation in the house 10.

The smart crop cultivation management system 100 may form a network with the user terminal 20 to perform crop cultivation management according to a user's operation command even at a remote location away from the house 10.

As such, the smart crop cultivation management system 100 may intelligently and automatically provide various crop cultivation managements for the house 10, and may also be able to smoothly collect related information or perform remote control at a remote location. have. Accordingly, it is possible to minimize the labor force on the house 10 while providing crop management of the house 10 in real time.

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the smart crop cultivation management system 100 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5.

2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a smart crop cultivation management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the smart crop cultivation management system 100 may include a temperature sensor 111, a humidity sensor 112, a water supply unit 120, a ventilation unit 130, and a management device 140. According to an embodiment, the smart crop cultivation management system 100 may further include a fire detection sensor 113 or a power failure detection sensor 114.

The temperature sensor 111 may detect the soil temperature, the internal temperature, and the external temperature of the house. The temperature sensor 111 collectively refers to a plurality of sensors respectively provided in the inside, the outside, and the soil of the house, and thus, the present invention does not specifically limit the position, number, or type of temperature sensors.

The humidity sensor 112 may detect internal humidity and external humidity of the house.

Since the humidity sensor 112 also collectively refers to a plurality of sensors respectively provided inside, outside, etc. of the house, the present invention does not specifically limit the position, number, and type of the humidity sensor.

The fire detection sensor 113 may detect whether a fire occurs in the house.

The power failure detection sensor 114 may detect whether a power failure for the smart crop cultivation management system.

In the present invention, the location, number, and types of the fire detection sensor 113 and the power failure detection sensor 114 are not particularly limited.

The water supply unit 120 may supply water or nutrient solution to crops in the house.

In one embodiment, the water supply unit 120 may include a water supply line and a nutrient solution supply line.

The water supply line may include a plurality of water supply lines through which water flows, and in some embodiments, may include a plurality of sprinklers connected to the plurality of water supply lines.

The nutrient solution providing line may include a plurality of nutrient solution lines through which nutrient solution flows, and may include a plurality of nutrient solution connected to the plurality of nutrient solution lines according to an embodiment.

The vent 130 may control the flow of air in the house.

In one embodiment, the ventilator 130 includes at least one ventilator installed in the house to circulate air in the house, and may control an operation of the ventilator.

In one embodiment, the ventilation unit 130 includes at least one of the ceiling window formed on the ceiling of the house or the side window formed on the side of the house, it can control the opening and closing operation for the ceiling window or the side window.

The management device 140 may receive the sensing information from the sensors of the smart crop cultivation management system 100. The management device 140 may generate and store state information by using the sensing data.

In addition, the management device 140 may control the operations of the water supply unit 120 and the ventilation unit 130. For example, the management device 140 may control the operation of the water supply unit 120 or the ventilation unit 130 according to the state information, the preset operation scenario, or the user's control request.

In one embodiment, the management device 140 stores the state information of the house based on the output of the temperature sensor 111 and the humidity sensor 112, the water supply unit or the return according to the preset management scenario with reference to the state information We can regulate abundance movement.

For example, the management device 140 may control to perform water supply or ventilation according to the degree of temperature or humidity.

In one embodiment, management device 140 may perform an emergency notification. As an emergency notification, an alarm may be provided to a user terminal or an alarm may be sounded in a house or an area adjacent thereto. For example, the management device 140 may provide a user with an emergency notification when the fire detection sensor 113 detects a fire or when the power failure detection sensor 114 detects a power failure.

In one embodiment, the management device 140 may control the operation of the water supply unit 120 or the ventilation unit 130 according to a preset operation scenario. For example, the water supply unit 120 may be controlled to provide water or nutrient solution at a specific time, or the ventilation unit 130 may be controlled to provide ventilation for a predetermined time. Through this, the management device 140 may perform automatic management of crops in the house.

3 is a block diagram showing another example of a smart crop cultivation management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the smart crop cultivation management system 100 includes a temperature sensor 111, a humidity sensor 112, a wind direction sensor 115, a water supply unit 120, a ventilation unit 130, and a management device 140. And a camera unit 150. According to an embodiment, the smart crop cultivation management system 100 may further include a fire detection sensor 113 or a power failure detection sensor 114.

The description of the temperature sensor 111, the humidity sensor 112, the fire detection sensor 113, the power failure detection sensor 114, the water supply unit 120, the ventilation unit 130, and the management device 140 is illustrated in FIG. 2. Since it can be easily understood from the above description with reference, it is not repeated here.

The wind direction sensor 115 may measure the wind direction and the wind speed outside the house.

The management device 140 may provide an alarm to the user when the measurement value of the wind direction sensor 115 is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, for example, when the measurement value of the wind direction sensor 115 is greater than or equal to a threshold that may cause damage to the house.

The camera unit 150 may acquire image data of crops in the house.

In one embodiment, the management device 140 may provide a house interior image captured by the camera unit 150 to the user terminal. Therefore, the user terminal may check a real time image of the inside of the house.

In one embodiment, the management device 140 may estimate the growth state of the crop based on the image data acquired by the camera unit 150. For example, the management device 140 may store images according to a change in crop growth, compare image data acquired by the camera unit 150 with images according to a change in crop growth, and estimate a growth state of a crop in a current house. Can be.

In one embodiment, the management device 140 may change the setting of at least one of water supply, culture, temperature, or humidity for the crop according to the estimated growth state of the crop, and thus the water supply unit 120 or the ventilation unit ( 130 may change the management scenario.

4 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of the management apparatus disclosed in FIGS. 2 to 3.

Referring to FIG. 4, the management device 140 may include a storage 142, a scenario manager 143, a communication interface manager 144, and a controller 145.

The storage unit 142 receives and stores outputs of the temperature sensor 111, the humidity sensor 112, the fire detection sensor 113, the power failure sensor 114, the wind direction sensor 115, or the camera unit 150. Can be.

For example, the storage unit 142 may receive the outputs of the temperature sensor 111 and the humidity sensor 112, and generate and store state information including temperature and humidity information of the house based on the outputs of the temperature sensor 111 and the humidity sensor 112.

The scenario manager 143 may store or set a management scenario.

The management scenario means that the water supply unit 120 or the ventilation unit 130 is controlled according to a preset requirement.

As an example of a management scenario, water supply or ventilation requirements may be set according to temperature or humidity. As another example of a management scenario, water requirements or ventilation requirements may be set according to time, date, or season.

As such, since the management scenario is set in advance according to various requirements, the present invention is not limited to specific requirements.

The communication interface manager 144 may form a communication line with the user terminal and provide a management interface to the user terminal.

For example, the communication interface manager 144 may provide a management interface for the storage 142 or the scenario manager 143.

In addition, the communication interface manager 144 may provide a management interface for the entire smart crop cultivation management system 100 through a communication line.

This can be easily understood with reference to various examples of the management interface in FIGS. 6 to 11.

The controller 145 may integrally control the storage 142, the scenario manager 143, and the communication interface manager 144.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating another example of the management apparatus disclosed in FIGS. 2 to 3.

Referring to FIG. 5, the management device 140 may include a storage unit 142, a scenario manager 143, a communication interface manager 144, a controller 145, a water supply manager 146, and an image processor 147. Can be.

The descriptions of the storage unit 142, the scenario manager 143, the communication interface manager 144, and the controller 145 can be easily understood from the descriptions given above with reference to FIG. 4, and thus, descriptions thereof will not be repeated herein.

The water supply manager 146 may control the operation of the water supply 120.

For example, the water supply management unit 146 may adjust the flow rate, water output amount, etc. of the water supply line or the nutrient solution supply line of the water supply unit 120.

The ventilation manager 147 may control the operation of the ventilation unit 130.

For example, the ventilation manager 147 may adjust the driving degree of the fan installed in the house, the angle of the window, or the like.

The image processor 148 may control the operation of the camera unit 150.

For example, the image processor 148 may control an angle or an operation of the camera unit 150.

6 to 11 are diagrams illustrating various examples of a user interface provided by the smart crop cultivation management system.

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FIG. 6 is an example of an initial screen of a user interface, and discloses information about a temperature and humidity of a house and a storage.

7 is an exemplary screen of the user interface for operating the vent and the water supply unit, it can be seen that it is possible to set the injection amount, the operating time, the stop time, the ventilation control according to the humidity conditions.

8 is an exemplary screen of a user interface for manipulating opening and closing of a window, and it can be seen that individual adjustments are possible to a plurality of windows installed in a house.

9 is an exemplary screen of a user interface for setting the adjustment of the window and the ventilator for temperature setting inside the house.

10 is an exemplary screen of a user interface for managing growth information for crops in a house. Growth information is necessary information for the crop to grow, and it can be automatically calculated and stored by inputting daily expenses and sales expenses.

11 is an exemplary screen of a user interface for providing time-specific environmental information managed by a smart crop cultivation management system. It can be seen that information such as temperature, humidity, and operating temperature is stored.

In the above, with reference to Figures 1 to 11, the smart crop cultivation management system according to an embodiment of the present invention has been described.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 12, the smart crop cultivation management method will be described.

However, since the smart crop cultivation management method to be described below is performed through the smart crop cultivation management system, the smart crop cultivation management method can be easily understood with reference to the above description in FIGS. 1 to 11.

12 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a smart crop cultivation management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 12, the smart crop cultivation management system may detect the soil temperature, the internal temperature, and the external temperature of the house (S1210).

In addition, the smart crop cultivation management system may detect the internal humidity and the external humidity of the house (S1220).

Thereafter, the smart crop cultivation management system may store the state information of the house based on the output of the temperature sensor and the humidity sensor, and adjust the water supply or the nutrient solution to the crop in the house according to the preset management scenario with reference to the state information (S1230). ).

In one embodiment, the smart crop cultivation management system includes at least one fan installed in the house to circulate air in the house, the smart crop cultivation management method, a preset management scenario with reference to the state information The method may further include adjusting the ventilation unit.

In one embodiment, the smart crop cultivation management system, comprising a plurality of water supply line, a water supply line for providing water to the crop and a plurality of nutrient solution lines, nutrient solution providing line for providing nutrient solution to the crop The smart crop cultivation management method may further include adjusting a flow rate for each of the plurality of water supply lines and the plurality of nutrient solution lines according to a control input through a user terminal.

In one embodiment, the smart crop cultivation management method, the step of detecting whether the fire occurs for the house, the step of detecting the power outage for the smart crop cultivation management system and the fire detection sensor detects a fire or If the power failure detection sensor detects a power failure may further include providing an emergency notification for this to the user.

Since the description of the present invention described above is merely an embodiment for structural or functional description, the scope of the present invention should not be construed as limited by the embodiments described in the text. That is, the present invention is not limited by the above-described embodiments and the accompanying drawings, but is defined by the following claims, and the configuration of the present invention may be modified in various ways without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. As the embodiments of the present invention can be changed and modified, various modifications are possible and may have various forms. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention should be understood to include equivalents that can realize the technical idea.

10: crop cultivation house 20: user terminal
100: smart crop cultivation management system
111: temperature sensor 112: humidity sensor
113: fire detection sensor 114: power failure detection sensor
115: wind direction sensor 120: water supply
130: vent 140: management device
150: camera unit

Claims (1)

A smart crop cultivation management system installed in a house to provide management of crops in the house,
A temperature sensor for detecting soil temperature, internal temperature and external temperature of the house;
A humidity sensor for detecting an internal humidity and an external humidity of the house;
A water supply unit provided in the house and supplying water or nutrient solution to crops in the house;
At least one ventilation unit installed in the house to circulate air in the house and control an operation according to a preset injection amount, an operation time, a stop time and a humidity condition;
A fire detection sensor detecting whether a fire occurs in the house;
A power failure detection sensor for detecting whether a power failure is detected with respect to the smart crop cultivation management system;
Wind direction sensor for measuring the wind direction and wind speed outside the house;
A camera unit which acquires image data of crops in the house; And
Storing the state information of the house based on the output of the temperature sensor and the humidity sensor, and adjusting the water supply unit to provide water or nutrient solution at a predetermined time according to a preset management scenario by referring to the state information, And a management device for providing a user with an emergency notification when the fire detection sensor detects a fire or when the power failure detection sensor detects a power failure.
The management device,
Adjusting the ventilation unit to ventilate for a predetermined time according to a preset management scenario with reference to the state information,
Providing an emergency notification to the user when the measured value of the wind sensor is above a threshold at which the house is damaged;
Images of the crops included in the image data acquired by the camera unit are stored, and the image data and the images of the crops are compared to estimate the growth state of the crop in the current house. Change the management scenario of the water supply unit or the ventilation unit by changing the setting of at least one of water supply, culture, temperature and humidity of the crop according to the growth state of
The management device
A storage unit for receiving the output of the temperature sensor and the humidity sensor to generate and store the state information;
A scenario manager configured to set the management scenario; And
A communication interface manager which forms a communication line with a user terminal and provides a management interface to the storage unit or the scenario manager through the user terminal;
Smart crop cultivation management system comprising a.

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