TWI730694B - Intelligent level precision system - Google Patents

Abstract

An intelligent level accuracy system is provided with a level meter, a camera module, a microcontroller module and an Internet of Things wireless transmission module in the body. The level meter is equipped with a floating body in the liquid filled in the container. The camera module shoots the level gauge, the microcontroller module captures the information shot by the camera module and processes it into horizontal information, and the IoT wireless transmission module transmits the horizontal information to the outside in real time by wireless transmission; When the invention is used, the body is placed on the machine equipment, and the wireless transmission module of the Internet of Things is used to transmit the level information to the external mobile device, so that the mobile device can display the level information after receiving it, and provide the user to confirm the horizontal tilt angle of the machine equipment , It is convenient for users to obtain the status of the level meter to adjust the level accuracy.

Description

Intelligent level precision system

The invention relates to a level meter system, in particular to an intelligent level accuracy system that digitally senses the level of the level meter and transmits the level information to an external device for reception.

The structure of the existing bubble level meter is to fill a glass tube with graduations with a flowing liquid, and a bubble is formed in the flowing liquid. When the level meter is tilted, the bubble will move with the tilt angle of the level meter, and the user can use Observe the degree of movement of the bubble to calculate the inclination angle of the measuring plane of the level gauge.

The above-mentioned traditional bubble level is to observe the position of the bubble through the human eye. However, when adjusting the level of larger machines, such as adjusting the level of the machine equipment, the support feet for adjusting the level of the machine equipment are at the bottom of the machine equipment, but the bubble level meter However, it must be placed on the plane of the machine equipment. At this time, it is affected by the observation angle of the personnel, and can only watch the position of the level meter and the position of the level adjustment. .

Since the existing bubble level requires the user to observe with the naked eye, it is not conducive to operation when used in machine equipment and other places where there is a height difference. For this reason, the present invention processes the information of the camera module into horizontal information and transmits it wirelessly to the outside through the wireless transmission module of the Internet of Things, so that the mobile device can receive the horizontal information and provide the user with the effect of confirmation.

In order to achieve the above creative objective, the present invention provides an intelligent horizontal precision system, which includes a body and a level meter, a camera module, a microcontroller module and an IoT wireless transmission module which are respectively arranged on the body, wherein :

The spirit level is provided with a container, the container is a horizontally arranged light-transmissive airtight container, a liquid is filled in the container, and a floating body with a specific gravity less than the liquid is arranged in the container. When the state of the spirit level is horizontal, the The floating body is located in the center of the container;

The photographing module photographs the level;

The microcontroller module captures the information captured by the photography module, and processes the information captured by the photography module into horizontal information;

The wireless transmission module of the Internet of Things is electrically connected with the microcontroller module, and the horizontal information is transmitted to the outside in real time in a wireless transmission manner.

Further, the present invention executes an image recognition software on the microcontroller module to recognize the image of the floating body floating away from the center of the container as the current horizontal tilt angle of the level gauge as the horizontal information.

Further, in the present invention, the level information is an image of the floating body floating in the container of the level gauge.

Further, the floating body of the present invention is an air bubble or an object with a color mark on the surface.

Further, the level of the present invention is a single-axis or dual-axis level.

Furthermore, the present invention is provided with a light source on the body, and the light source is electrically connected to the microcontroller module, and the light source illuminates the level gauge.

Furthermore, the body of the present invention is provided with a base, the level is formed on the base, the microcontroller module and the IoT wireless transmission module are respectively arranged in the base, and a side of the base is combined with an upward extension The side column of the base, the photographing module and the light source are arranged on the side column, and a handle extends laterally from the top of the side column to the upper side of the base, and a hand-held mechanism is formed by the handle and the side column.

Preferably, the wireless transmission module of the Internet of Things of the present invention transmits the horizontal information to a mobile device in real time, and the mobile device displays the horizontal information. The mobile device can be smart glasses, smart phones, smart tablets, or smart devices. Watch.

When the present invention is used, the body and the level are set on an object that wants to measure the horizontal tilt state, such as a machine equipment, and the user uses a mobile device or wearable device to receive the wireless transmission of the Internet of things and wireless transmission to the outside. The level information of the smart device is used to view the level information in real time to confirm the horizontal tilt status of the level meter, which can facilitate the user to perform precision adjustment operations on the support feet at other places, such as the bottom of the machine equipment.

The present invention is further provided with a handle on the top of the machine body, which allows the user to hold it, and is convenient for the user to carry the spirit level integrated with the hand-held mechanism of the present invention. Further replacing bubbles with objects with obvious colors can avoid the situation where the bubble of the spirit level is not obvious when the image is taken by the camera module or the bubbles may deform and make it difficult to recognize, and improve the efficiency and recognition of the user's naked eye or image recognition software. Correctness. The optional light source can assist the camera module to shoot clear images of the level in a darker environment.

In order to understand the technical features and practical effects of the present invention in detail, and implement it in accordance with the content of the specification, the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings are further described in detail as follows.

Please refer to the preferred embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, an intelligent horizontal accuracy system is provided, which includes a body 10 and a level 20, a camera module 30, A light source 40, a microcontroller module 50, and an IoT wireless transmission module 60, in which:

The body 10 includes a base 11 of a spirit level 20 and a handheld mechanism 12 combined with the base 11. The base 11 is a long rectangular housing. The handheld mechanism 12 includes a side post 121 and a grip 122. The side post The bottom of 121 is detachably connected to the side of the base 11 by means of screw locks or snaps, the top of the side post 121 extends upward to protrude from the base 11, and the grip 122 is connected to the top of the side post 121 And it extends laterally to the upper part of the body 10 to provide the user with easy grasping.

The spirit level 20 is formed on the base 11, and is inlaid and combined with a container 21 in the middle of the top of the base 11. The container 21 is a horizontally arranged light-transmissive airtight container. For example, in this preferred embodiment, the container 21 has two ends A glass tube with a closed end is filled with a flowable liquid 22 in the container 21. A floating body 23 with a specific gravity less than the liquid 22 is arranged in the container 21. The floating body 23 can be a bubble or a square, a triangle, an ellipse or A round object can form a clear color mark on the surface of the object, such as red, yellow, green, white, black or various colors that can be clearly expressed. In this preferred embodiment, the floating body 23 is selected with a red surface For the marked object, when the state of the level 20 is horizontal, the floating body 23 is located in the center of the container 21; in addition to the single-axis level 20, a dual-axis level can also be used in the present invention.

The photographing module 30 is arranged on the side post 121 of the body 10, the photographing module 30 shoots dynamic images in the direction of the level 20, and instantly photographs the floating body 23 floating in the container 21. If the floating body 23 is located in the center of the container 21 in the captured image, it means that the state of the spirit level 20 and the base 11 is horizontal. If the floating body 23 deviates from the center of the container 21, as shown in Figure 3 As shown, it means that the state of the level 20 and the base 11 is at a horizontal inclination angle state, and the degree of deviation of the floating body 23 from the center of the container 21 is proportional to the size of the horizontal inclination angle of the level 20 and the base 11.

The light source 40 is a lighting module and is arranged on the side column 121 of the body 10. For example, in the preferred embodiment, the light source 40 is an LED lighting module. The light source 40 is used to illuminate the level 20 so that the camera module 30 The image taken by the level 20 can be more clearly distinguishable.

The microcontroller module 50 is arranged in the base 11. The microcontroller module 50 captures the information captured by the photography module 30, and processes the information of the image captured by the photography module 30 into horizontal information A, the The microcontroller module 50 processes the information of the image captured by the camera module 30 into the horizontal information A, and can directly use the image of the floating body 23 floating in the container 21 of the level 20 as horizontal information, or use the micro The controller module 50 executes an image recognition software B, and uses the "image recognition object detection and tracking technology" to recognize the floating body 23 floating away from the center of the container 21 to recognize and calculate the current horizontal tilt angle of the level 20 as The level information A.

The Internet of Things wireless transmission module 60 is arranged in the base 11 and is electrically connected to the microcontroller module 50, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the digital signal of the horizontal information A is wirelessly transmitted, for example Use Bluetooth, WIFI, 4G or 5G wireless signals to transmit to an external mobile device 70 to receive it in real time. The mobile device 70 displays the level information A. The mobile device 70 can be smart glasses, smart phones, or smart phones. For handheld or wearable smart devices such as tablets or smart watches, the user can obtain the horizontal tilt status of the level 20 and the base 11 by viewing the level information A displayed on the mobile device 70. When the user levels the machine equipment In the precision adjustment operation, the user can easily hold and carry the level gauge 20 using the grip 122. After the body 10 of the present invention is installed on the machine equipment, the level information of the present invention can be obtained through various mobile devices 70 or wearable devices. A. It is convenient for the user to adjust the accuracy of the supporting feet at the bottom of the machine.

The present invention can use the mobile device 70 to watch the dynamic image of the level 20 taken by the camera module 30, and further introduce the related technology of image recognition and object detection, and apply it to the bubble level. When the bubble color of the bubble level is transparent When the recognition rate of the image recognition software B is low due to the difference in angle, the recognition rate of the image recognition software B is low, and an object with a fixed shape and obvious color as in the preferred embodiment can be used as the floating body 23 instead of the bubble, which improves The recognition rate of image recognition software B.

The foregoing descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of rights claimed by the present invention. All other equivalent changes or modifications completed without departing from the spirit disclosed by the present invention should be included in the present invention. Within the scope of patent application.

10: Body 11: Base 12: Handheld mechanism 121: Side Post 122: Handle 20: Level 21: container 22: Liquid 23: Floating body 30: Photography module 40: light source 50: Microcontroller module 60: IoT wireless transmission module 70: mobile device A: Level information B: Image recognition software

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a schematic block diagram of the structure of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the angle tilt of the spirit level of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the coordinated mobile device receiving level information according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

10: Body

11: Base

12: Handheld mechanism

121: Side Post

122: Handle

20: Level

21: container

22: Liquid

23: Floating body

30: Photography module

40: light source

Claims (7)

An intelligent level accuracy system includes a body and a level meter, a camera module, a microcontroller module and an Internet of Things wireless transmission module respectively arranged on the body, wherein: the body is provided with a base, and The side of the base is combined with a side post extending upward from the base, and a grip is extended laterally above the base from the top of the side post, and a hand-held mechanism is formed by the grip and the side post; the level is formed on the The base, the level meter is provided with a container, the container is a horizontally arranged light-transmissive airtight container, a liquid is filled in the container, and a floating body with a specific gravity less than the liquid is arranged in the container. When the state of the level meter is horizontal , The floating body is located in the center of the container; the camera module is set on the side column to photograph the level, and a light source is provided on the side column to illuminate the level; the microcontroller module captures the photos taken by the camera module Information, processing the information captured by the photography module into horizontal information, the light source is electrically connected to the microcontroller module; the Internet of Things wireless transmission module is electrically connected to the microcontroller module, and the horizontal information is The way of wireless transmission is real-time external transmission, and the microcontroller module and the IoT wireless transmission module are respectively arranged in the base. The intelligent horizontal accuracy system according to claim 1, wherein the floating body is a bubble or an object with a color mark on the surface. The intelligent level accuracy system according to claim 1, wherein the level meter is a single-axis or dual-axis level meter. The intelligent horizontal accuracy system according to claim 2, wherein an image recognition software is executed on the microcontroller module to recognize the image of the floating body floating away from the center of the container as the current horizontal inclination angle of the level gauge, As the level information. The intelligent horizontal accuracy system according to claim 2, wherein the horizontal information is an image of the floating body floating in the container of the level gauge. The intelligent horizontal accuracy system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the wireless transmission module of the Internet of Things transmits the horizontal information to a mobile device in real time, and the mobile device displays the horizontal information. The intelligent horizontal accuracy system according to claim 6, wherein the mobile device is a smart glasses, a smart phone, a smart tablet, or a smart watch.

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