KR20220111368A - Intelligent smart farm management apparatus and system thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an intelligent smart farm management device. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the intelligent smart farm management device includes: a sensor information management unit managing sensor information for an integrated sensor installed in a smart farm; an environmental information management unit receiving and managing environmental information around the smart farm in a predetermined time cycle from the integrated sensor; and a control information management unit managing control information of a controller of the smart farm according to conditions of the environmental information, and learning the environmental information and the control information to vary settings of the control information. Accordingly, the intelligent smart farm management device is capable of generating optimal control information by using integrated information of the integrated sensor in the smart farm.

Description

Intelligent smart farm management device and management system using the same

The present invention relates to an intelligent smart farm management device and a management system using the same, and more particularly, a technology for analyzing and controlling an integrated sensor installed in a smart farm is disclosed.

Smart farm refers to an intelligent agricultural system that combines information and communication technology in the production, processing, and distribution stages of agricultural products, forest products, livestock products, and aquatic products. Smart farms can reduce production costs by analyzing, predicting, and managing environmental information and growth information using ICT technology. Since it can manage the smart farm remotely, it is attracting attention as an efficient system for producers.

Among the prior art, Korean Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2018-0076766 (published on July 6, 2018) relates to an artificial intelligence smart farm management system, which uses an environmental control algorithm to efficiently manage a smart farm. It proposes a method for controlling the control target device of

However, the prior art has a limitation in increasing the operating cost and installation cost of the smart farm as a malfunction occurs in a situation that a user does not want by individually sensing and determining a separate sensor.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an intelligent smart farm management device and a management system using the same for generating optimal control information by using the integrated information of the integrated sensor in the smart farm.

In addition, it is to provide an intelligent smart farm management device that can minimize power consumption by switching to a sleep mode when the environmental information received from the integrated sensor is maintained within the same range for a certain period of time and a management system using the same.

In addition, it is to provide an intelligent smart farm management device capable of recommending optimal control information using additional information even when environmental information is omitted, and a management system using the same.

In addition, it is to provide an intelligent smart farm management device and a management system using the same, which can generate environmental information or control information provided by the smart farm in a block chain method and transact with a third party.

In addition, it is to provide an intelligent smart farm management device and a management system using the same for monitoring the state of the object in the smart farm to determine whether it is normal.

The intelligent smart farm management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a sensor information management unit that manages sensor information for an integrated sensor installed in a smart farm, and receives and manages environmental information around the smart farm from the integrated sensor at a preset time period and an environmental information management unit that manages control information of the controller of the smart farm according to the conditions of the environment information, and a control information management unit that learns the environment information and the control information to change the settings of the control information.

In addition, when the environmental information is within a reference range for a preset time, some of the integrated sensors may be switched to a sleep mode.

In addition, the environmental information management unit receives the environmental information of at least one of temperature, humidity, raindrop, sound, illuminance, and an image from the integrated sensor, and the control information management unit learns the pattern of the environmental information to obtain the control information. You can change the settings.

In addition, the user's identification information is included in the environmental information to manage it, and may further include a data transaction unit for transacting the environmental information at the request of a third party.

On the other hand, the intelligent smart farm management system according to another embodiment of the present invention, an integrated sensor installed in the smart farm, a controller for controlling the facilities in the smart farm, and sensor information for managing sensor information on the integrated sensor A management unit, an environmental information management unit that receives and manages environmental information around the smart farm at a preset time period from the integrated sensor, and manages control information for the controller of the smart farm according to the conditions of the environment information, the environment It includes an intelligent smart farm management device including a control information management unit for changing the settings of the control information by learning the information and the control information.

Accordingly, it is possible to generate optimal control information using the integrated information of the integrated sensor in the smart farm.

In addition, when the environmental information received from the integrated sensor is maintained within the same range for a certain period of time, it is possible to minimize power consumption by switching to the sleep mode.

In addition, even when environmental information is omitted, optimal control information can be recommended using additional information.

In addition, environmental information or control information provided by the smart farm can be created in a block chain method and traded to a third party.

In addition, it is possible to determine whether it is normal by monitoring the state of the object in the smart farm.

1 is a block diagram of an intelligent smart farm management system.
2 is a detailed configuration diagram of an intelligent smart farm management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an exemplary diagram for explaining notifying a change in control information to a user terminal in the intelligent smart farm management device according to FIG. 2 .
4 is an exemplary diagram for explaining the provision of transaction target data in the intelligent smart farm management device according to FIG. 2 .
5 is an exemplary diagram for explaining monitoring an object in the intelligent smart farm management device according to FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The terms used are terms selected in consideration of functions in the embodiment, and the meaning of the terms may vary depending on the intention or precedent of the user or operator. Therefore, the meaning of the terms used in the embodiments to be described below, when specifically defined in the present specification, follow the definition, and when there is no specific definition, it should be interpreted as a meaning generally recognized by those skilled in the art.

1 is a block diagram of an intelligent smart farm management system.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the intelligent smart farm management system includes an integrated sensor 10 , a controller 20 , and an intelligent smart farm management device 100 .

The integrated sensor 10 is installed in the smart farm to detect various environmental information. The integrated sensor 10 may be installed indoors or outdoors. For example, the integrated sensor 10 is integrated with a sensor capable of detecting environmental information such as temperature, humidity, raindrops, sound, illuminance, and image. The integrated sensor 10 transmits environmental information by communicating with the intelligent smart farm management device 100 at a preset time period. In addition, the integrated sensor 10 provides its own unique information, the integrated sensor 10 information, to the intelligent smart farm management device 100 . The integrated sensor 10 is also possible to form an integrated sensor 10 network.

The controller 20 controls the equipment in the smart farm. For example, it is possible to control ventilation of a building in the smart farm, control heating and cooling, or control drainage. The controller 20 is connected to the smart farm facility, and may be controlled by receiving control information from the intelligent smart farm management device 100 . The controller 20 may actively control the facility as the environmental information changes according to preset control information. The controller 20 receives control information from the intelligent smart farm management apparatus 100 at a preset time period.

The intelligent smart farm management device 100 communicates with the integrated sensor 10 to receive sensor information and environmental information. The intelligent smart farm management device 100 recommends optimal control information using machine learning or deep learning algorithms for the received environmental information. Such control information is transmitted to the controller 20 so that the smart farm facility can be controlled under optimal operating conditions. The intelligent smart farm management apparatus 100 may learn control information and generate optimal control information under similar conditions. The intelligent smart farm management apparatus 100 not only generates control information in consideration of a plurality of environmental information, but also generates optimal control information by using existing control information even if some environmental information is omitted. .

Hereinafter, the intelligent smart farm management apparatus 100 will be described in detail.

2 is a detailed configuration diagram of an intelligent smart farm management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an exemplary diagram for explaining notifying a change in control information to a user terminal in the intelligent smart farm management apparatus according to FIG. to be.

2 and 3 , the intelligent smart farm management apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a sensor information management unit 110 , an environmental information management unit 120 , and a control information management unit 130 .

The sensor information management unit 110 communicates with the integrated sensor installed in the smart farm to manage sensor information. Here, the sensor information is used in a comprehensive sense including the model name, installation location, power state, etc. of each integrated sensor. The sensor information management unit 110 manages whether the integrated sensor operates properly. For example, the sensor information management unit 110 may determine whether information received from the integrated sensor exceeds a preset operating range. The sensor information management unit 110 may determine a failure when the information received from the integrated sensor exceeds a preset operating range.

In addition, the sensor information management unit 110 may monitor the power state of the integrated sensor. For example, the sensor information management unit 110 may determine that the main power supply has failed when all power states for the integrated sensor are off. The sensor information management unit 110 may determine a failure of the corresponding integrated sensor when the power state of some of the integrated sensors is off. Accordingly, at a remote location, the user can monitor the power state of the integrated sensor installed in the smart farm in real time and quickly determine whether there is a failure.

In addition, the sensor information management unit 110 may form a sensor network when the integrated sensor is formed in several locations. For example, the sensor information management unit 110 grants a unique ID and an encrypted key to each integrated sensor, scans the surrounding integrated sensors to form a group while sharing calls and encrypted keys between each other. can In this case, the integrated sensors in the preset group are divided into a lower integrated sensor and an upper integrated sensor, respectively, and information of the lower integrated sensor is transmitted to the upper integrated sensor. Accordingly, the sensor information management unit 110 may receive the information collected from the integrated sensor without omission.

In addition, the sensor information management unit 110 may analyze the energy consumption of each integrated sensor for a preset time, and sequentially switch to the sleep mode for each sensor having a high energy consumption. This is to reduce energy consumption by sequentially switching to the sleep mode from the integrated sensor having a large energy consumption when the integrated sensor does not change for a preset time. In this case, the environmental information is sensed as the position of the second sensor having energy consumption less than the preset value in the sleep mode of the first sensor having the energy consumption equal to or greater than the preset value. In this case, when an environmental change is detected by the second sensor, the first sensor may be activated in the order of decreasing energy consumption.

The environmental information management unit 120 receives and manages the environmental information around the smart farm at a preset time period from the integrated sensor. Here, the environmental information is used in a comprehensive sense including temperature, humidity, raindrops, sound, illuminance, images, etc. around the smart farm. The environment information management unit 120 receives the environment information at a preset time period, and outputs it to the control information management unit 130 . This environmental information is used as reference data to control the facilities in the smart farm. The type and timing of the environmental information that the environmental information management unit 120 receives from the integrated sensor may be changed by a user's setting.

In this case, the sensor information management unit 110 may switch the integrated sensor to the sleep mode when the environmental information is within the reference range for a preset time. This is to reduce power by switching the integrated sensor to a sleep mode when important environmental information continues for a preset time. In this case, by distributing the sleep mode timing of the integrated sensors in the smart farm, some integrated sensors can detect and transmit minimum environmental information. The environment information management unit 120 outputs environmental information of the remaining integrated sensors to the control information management unit 130 when the integrated sensor is switched to the reception mode.

For example, when the environmental information acquired from the image sensor among the integrated sensors does not change for a preset period of time, the image sensor is switched to the sleep mode. This is to minimize the power consumption of the image sensor. Such an integrated sensor is not necessarily limited to an image sensor. The integrated sensor switched to the sleep mode can also be switched to the active mode according to information from other integrated sensors. Accordingly, it is possible to minimize power consumption by switching the integrated sensor, which consumes a lot of power, to a sleep mode.

Also, the environment information management unit 120 may generate average environment information obtained by averaging the environment information at a preset time period. The environmental information management unit 120 may output an event signal when the environmental information received from the integrated sensor exceeds a preset value from the average environmental information. This event signal is transmitted to the user terminal 30 so that the user can quickly check the abnormal state from a remote location. The environmental information management unit 120 may change the average environmental information when the environmental information exceeding the preset value for the preset time is received. This is to reduce events by correcting the average environmental information based on the environmental information lasting for a certain period of time.

In addition, the environmental information management unit 120 can also manage the environmental information in a block chain manner. For example, the environment information management unit 120 may encrypt, store, and manage the environment information. This is to share environmental information with a third party while managing it in a block chain manner. For example, by sharing the environmental information around the smart farm area with a third party who needs it in a block chain method, the deterioration of data can be minimized and the same data can be used anywhere.

The control information management unit 130 manages control information of the controller of the smart farm according to the conditions of the environmental information. Here, the control information means a command capable of driving a controller that controls the facilities of the smart farm. The control information management unit 130 may directly control the smart farm facility or indirectly control the smart farm facility by transmitting control information to a controller installed in the smart farm. In this case, the control information management unit 130 may preset control information that varies according to the environment information. Accordingly, the facility control information of the smart farm is actively changed according to the change of the environmental information, so that an unmanned automation system can be implemented.

Also, the control information management unit 130 may change the setting of the control information by learning the environment information and the control information at a preset time period. The control information management unit 130 may recommend control information by analyzing a pattern according to the environment information by a machine learning method. For example, when rain is detected from the rain drop sensor among the integrated sensors, rain sound with a sensitivity higher than the preset sensitivity is detected from the sound sensor, and rain is detected through image analysis of the brightness of the illuminance sensor and the image sensor, control information in case of rain will recommend Accordingly, it is possible to minimize malfunctions by analyzing the current state through various environmental information and recommending optimal control information.

In addition, the control information management unit 130 may recommend optimal control information by analyzing the remaining environmental information when some environmental information of the integrated sensor is omitted. In this case, the control information management unit 130 may utilize the additional information to supplement the insufficient environmental information. The additional information may use weather forecast information or control information of a nearby smart farm. When some environmental information is missing, the control information management unit 130 may output a failure signal. Accordingly, even when some environmental information is omitted, it is possible to recommend optimal control information by supplementing it using surrounding additional information.

In addition, the control information management unit 130 can also recommend the control information by learning the pattern of the existing control information in a machine learning method. For example, even when some or all of the environmental information is omitted, it can be recommended based on the existing control information. In this case, the control information management unit 130 may also recommend control information by analyzing the control information for each year. Accordingly, even when the integrated sensor fails, it is possible to actively control the facilities in the smart farm by analyzing the history of the existing control information, thereby minimizing damage.

In addition, when there is a request to change the setting of control information from the user terminal 30 , the control information management unit 130 may determine whether to change the control information by authenticating the user. For example, the control information management unit 130 determines whether there is a right to modify through communication with the user terminal 30 . Such a modification right may be granted only to a preset user. The control information management unit 130 may limit the modification range based on the learned control information when the user having the right to modify changes the setting information of the control information. This is to minimize the damage caused by the user arbitrarily modifying the settings of the control information.

4 is an exemplary diagram for explaining the provision of transaction target data in the intelligent smart farm management device according to FIG. 2 .

1 to 4 , the intelligent smart farm management apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a data transaction unit 140 .

The data transaction unit 140 manages the transaction target data including the transaction target data 400 by including the user's identification information. The identification information is for encrypting the transaction target data 400, and a QR code may be used, but is not necessarily limited thereto. The data transaction unit 140 may transact the transaction target data 400 at the request of a third party. This is so that environmental information can be traded for use as reference data in other smart farms or for research purposes based on the control information of the smart farm. The data transaction unit 140 encrypts the transaction target data 400 so that a third party cannot confirm it without permission.

In addition, the data transaction unit 140 may set the right to modify the transaction target data (400). For example, it is possible to classify a first right that can simply read the environment information and a second right that can read and write the environment information. This is to prevent the transaction target data 400 from being changed without permission by a third party. In this case, the data transaction unit 140 may encrypt the transaction target data 400 by combining the identification information with the corrected information. Accordingly, it is possible to modify and use the raw transaction target data 400 of the smart farm only to authorized persons.

In addition, the data transaction unit 140 may perform data mining on the degree of association between the transaction object data 400 and user information such as the history, career, and certification of a third party who intends to purchase the transaction object data 400 . In this case, if the degree of relevance of user information is greater than or equal to a preset value, the data transaction unit 140 may grant authority to any one or more of collection, processing, distribution, and viewing of environmental information. Accordingly, the user authority can be differentially granted and managed according to whether the user has a qualification related to the transaction target data 400 .

Meanwhile, the intelligent smart farm management apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a failure management unit 150 .

The failure management unit 150 generates a failure signal when an event such as a failure or fire of an integrated sensor or facility of the smart farm occurs. The failure management unit 150 detects the operation state of each integrated sensor from the sensor information management unit 110 to determine whether there is a failure. The failure management unit 150 may determine a failure even when the environmental information of each integrated sensor from the environment information management unit 120 deviates from a preset value. The failure management unit 150 may transmit a failure signal to the user terminal 30 to quickly determine whether there is a failure. The failure management unit 150 may output a failure signal by determining that some of the facilities are damaged or a situation such as the departure of domesticated livestock is also an event.

In addition, when the failure management unit 150 acquires and transmits the identification code displayed on the display of the intelligent smart farm management device 100 installed in the smart farm through communication with the user terminal 30, it can be determined that the failure has been processed. have. This can determine whether the user has checked by the user terminal 30 approaches the smart farm site and recognizes the identification code. Accordingly, it is possible to determine whether a user has approached in response to a failure signal in the smart farm, so that it is possible to accurately determine whether the failure signal is processed.

5 is an exemplary diagram for explaining monitoring an object in the intelligent smart farm management device according to FIG.

1 to 5 , the intelligent smart farm management apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include an object management unit 160 .

The object management unit 160 manages the state of the object managed in the smart farm. Here, the object is used in a comprehensive sense including crops, forest products, livestock products, aquatic products, and the like. The object can be divided into a fixed type that maintains a fixed position, such as crops and forest products, and a mobile type, in which the position is variable, such as livestock and aquatic products. The object management unit 160 may determine the change state of the object at a preset time period. For example, the object management unit 160 analyzes the growth state or color state using an image sensor when the object is of a fixed type, and outputs a normal signal when it is within a preset value, and outputs an abnormal signal when it exceeds a preset value. print out

In addition, when the object is a mobile object, the object management unit 160 analyzes the number and activity of objects within a preset area. The object management unit 160 outputs a normal signal when the number or activity of the movable object is equal to or greater than a preset value as shown in (a), and outputs an abnormal signal when the number or activity of the movable object is less than a preset value as shown in (b). In this case, it is also possible for the object management unit 160 to output an abnormal signal even when an atypical sound is detected using the sound integrated sensor. This is to determine an abnormal state, such as when an object is hunted by wild animals.

In addition, the object management unit 160 may determine the increase rate by identifying the number of objects of the object. This is because livestock products that can be reproduced require real-time population management. The object management unit 160 may output a sound of a preset frequency to the object through a speaker installed in the smart farm to reduce stress. Also, the object management unit 160 may output a warning sound through a speaker or a warning signal using lighting when wild animals appear around. Accordingly, even remotely, it is possible to manage the number of objects and minimize damage caused by surrounding wild animals.

In this case, the control information management unit 130 may change the control information according to whether the growth or the number of objects in the smart farm increases. For example, if the object decreases or growth is slowed by the control information of the first section, the growth of the object is grasped by varying the control information in the second section. The control information management unit 130 may recommend optimal control information by learning the growth rate or number of objects for each time section.

In the above, the present invention has been mainly described with reference to the preferred embodiments described with reference to the drawings, but is not limited thereto. Therefore, the present invention should be interpreted by the description of the claims intended to cover obvious modifications that can be derived from the described embodiments.

10: integrated sensor
20: controller
30: user terminal
100: intelligent smart farm management device
110: sensor information management unit
120: Environmental Information Management Department
130: control information management unit
140: data transaction department
150: failure management unit
160: object management unit
400: transaction target data

Claims (5)

A sensor information management unit that manages sensor information on the integrated sensor installed in the smart farm;
an environmental information management unit that receives and manages environmental information around the smart farm from the integrated sensor at a preset time period; and
and a control information management unit that manages control information for the controller of the smart farm according to the conditions of the environment information, and learns the environment information and the control information to change the settings of the control information. According to claim 1,
The sensor information management unit,
An intelligent smart farm management device that switches some of the integrated sensors to a sleep mode when the environmental information is within a reference range for a preset time. According to claim 1,
The environmental information management unit,
Receive the environmental information of at least one of temperature, humidity, raindrop, sound, illuminance, and image from the integrated sensor,
The control information management unit,
An intelligent smart farm management device for changing the settings of the control information by learning the pattern of the environment information. According to claim 1,
The intelligent smart farm management apparatus further comprising a data transaction unit that manages the environmental information by including the user's identification information, and transacts the environmental information at the request of a third party. Integrated sensors installed in smart farms:
a controller for controlling the facilities in the smart farm; and
A sensor information management unit that manages sensor information for the integrated sensor, an environmental information management unit that receives and manages environmental information around the smart farm from the integrated sensor at a preset time period, and the smart farm according to the conditions of the environmental information. An intelligent smart farm management system comprising an intelligent smart farm management device that manages control information for the controller, and includes a control information management unit configured to change the settings of the control information by learning the environment information and the control information.

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