TWI744926B - Aquaculture system capable of detecting surface environment - Google Patents

Abstract

An aquaculture system capable of detecting surface environment is disclosed. The detected environmental data near the monitoring subsystem and breeding subsystem are transmitted to the onshore processing center, and transmitted from the onshore processing center to the cloud data center for analysis. The onshore processing center generates control signals based on the analysis results so as to adjust the breeding status of the breeding subsystem. In this way, the breeding automation can be realized, and the breeding status can be adjusted in time according to the changes in the breeding environment.

Description

Aquaculture system with movable sensor

The present invention relates to the technical field of aquaculture, and particularly relates to an aquaculture system with a movable sensor.

Due to human overfishing, marine fishery resources are gradually depleted and an ecological crisis has been triggered. Therefore, aquaculture fishery has gradually developed in recent years. In the early days of Taiwan, most of the freshwater aquaculture was carried out by opening ponds on land, but terrestrial aquaculture required the extraction of groundwater, which often caused environmental protection problems such as stratum subsidence. Therefore, marine aquaculture has developed rapidly in recent years. Marine aquaculture is more difficult than land-based aquaculture because it needs to face complex environmental conditions such as weather and walruses. The existing marine aquaculture is carried out in an artificial manner, but relying on manual judgments often results in failure of breeding or inability to increase production due to the inability to consider the overall environmental and climate factors.

In view of this, the present invention provides an aquaculture system with a movable sensor. Through technologies such as the Internet of Things, cloud computing, and big data analysis, it can respond to changes in the aquaculture environment on the water surface as a whole and effectively. Draw up a breeding plan and make timely adjustments to environmental changes to increase production.

An embodiment of the aquaculture system with a movable sensor of the present invention includes a culture subsystem, a monitoring subsystem, a communication subsystem, and an onshore processing center. The breeding subsystem includes: a breeding device, a sedimentation device and a feeding device. The breeding device can float on the water surface or sink into the water, and the aquatic products are cultivated in the breeding device; the sedimentation device drives the breeding device to rise to the surface or sink into the water; the feeding device can feed the breeding device. The monitoring subsystem detects environmental data of the breeding device. The monitoring subsystem includes a water surface monitoring device, which is connected to the breeding device, measures the environmental data of the breeding device, and the water surface monitoring device remains floating on the water surface. The communication subsystem is connected to the monitoring subsystem. The land processing center is connected to the breeding subsystem and the monitoring subsystem via a network and communication subsystem. The environmental data measured by the monitoring subsystem is transmitted to the land processing center through the communication subsystem and the network. The land processing center processes the environmental data and generates the first control signal. The first control signal is transmitted to the cultivator through the network and the communication subsystem. The settling device or feeding device of the system, the settling device drives the breeding device to surface or sink into the water according to the first control signal, and the feeding device feeds the breeding device according to the first control signal.

In another embodiment, the aquaculture system with a movable sensor of the present invention further includes a cloud data center. The cloud data center is communicatively connected to the onshore processing center, and the onshore processing center transmits environmental data to the cloud data center for calculation. , And generate the first control signal according to the calculation result.

In another embodiment, the water surface monitoring device includes a wave sensor, a water temperature sensor, a water quality sensor, and a wind speed sensor.

In another embodiment, the communication subsystem includes a communication device, the communication device is mechanically connected to the breeding device, and the communication device is kept floating on the water surface, and the communication device is communicatively connected to the water surface monitoring device and the network. The environmental data is sent to the land processing center via the communication device and the network.

In another embodiment, the communication subsystem further includes an offshore workstation, which is communicatively connected to the communication device and the network, and the environmental data measured by the sub-monitoring system is transmitted to the onshore processing center via the communication device, the offshore workstation and the network .

In another embodiment, the feeding device is connected to the breeding device, and the feeding device is kept floating on the water.

In another embodiment, the feeding device is arranged on a working boat, and the working boat receives the first control signal and feeds near the breeding device.

In another embodiment, the aquaculture system integrated with the Internet of Things of the present invention further includes a power supply station, which supplies power to the cultivation subsystem, the monitoring subsystem, and the communication subsystem.

In another embodiment, the aquaculture system with a movable sensor of the present invention further includes a mobile device, and the mobile device is communicatively connected to the monitoring subsystem and the aquaculture subsystem via a network and a communication subsystem. The measured environmental data is transmitted to the mobile device via the communication subsystem communication and the network. The mobile device transmits a second control signal to the sedimentation device or feeding device of the breeding subsystem, and the sedimentation device drives the breeding device to surface according to the second control signal. Or sink into the water, and the feeding device feeds the breeding device according to the second control signal.

In another embodiment, the monitoring subsystem is connected to the communication subsystem by cables.

The aquaculture system with a movable sensor of the present invention is connected to the processing center on the land through the network, and is further connected to the cloud data center. Therefore, the environmental status around the aquaculture subsystem is measured by the monitoring subsystem, and the environment The data is transmitted to the onshore processing center, and the onshore processing center controls the aquaculture subsystem according to the environmental data. In this way, the onshore processing center can analyze and calculate the environmental data to obtain a control method for the aquaculture subsystem suitable for environmental changes.

Please refer to Figure 1, Figure 2, and Figure 3, which are an embodiment of the aquaculture system with a movable sensor of the present invention. The aquaculture system with a movable sensor of the present invention includes a culture subsystem 10, a monitoring subsystem 20, a communication subsystem 30, and an onshore processing center 40. Aquatic products are cultivated in the aquaculture subsystem 10. The monitoring subsystem 20 monitors the environmental status of the aquaculture subsystem 10. The communication subsystem 30 transmits the environmental data monitored by the monitoring subsystem 20 to the onshore processing center 40. The onshore processing center 40 can Choose to analyze the received environmental data, and in a large-scale breeding system, for example, there are multiple breeding sub-systems 10 at the same time, or even multiple breeding sub-systems 10 breed different aquatic products, or multiple breeding sub-systems 10 Distributed in different sea areas, these environmental data can also be sent to the cloud data center 50 described later, or even the national high-speed network and computing center 60, using big data analysis or establishing a predictive model to control the aquaculture subsystem 10 , Such as sinking or floating of the box net, feeding time, etc.

The monitoring subsystem 20 of the embodiment further includes a movable monitoring device, and the movable monitoring device may be an underwater monitor 22 and an aerial monitor 23. The underwater monitor 22 can be a remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) or an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), and can monitor the marine environment near the bottom of the aquaculture subsystem 10. The aerial monitor 23 may be an unmanned aerial vehicle, which can monitor the state of the sea area near the aquaculture subsystem 10 from the air. The underwater monitor 22 and the aerial monitor 23 can transmit the detected data to the onshore processing center 40 via the communication subsystem 30 by means of wireless transmission.

The breeding subsystem 10 includes: a breeding device 11, a sedimentation device 12 and a feeding device 13. The cultivating device 11 can float on the water surface or sink into the water, and the aquatic product is bred in the cultivating device 11. As shown in Figure 1, the culture device 11 can be a box net, and the aquatic products can be cultured in the box net. A ring-shaped settling pontoon 111 is arranged on the outer periphery of the box net. When the box net needs to sink, water enters the settling pontoon 111. The box net will sink. If it wants to float, use an air pump to pour air into the settling float 111 to drain the water and the box net will float. As shown in Figure 2, there are a number of vertical settling buoys 112 on the outside of the box net. Similarly, when the box net needs to sink, water enters the settling buoy 112. If it is to float, use an air pump to pour air into the settlement. In the pontoon 112. The settling device 12 drives the breeding device 11 to surface or sink into the water, and the settling device 12 may be the aforementioned air pump. The feeding device 13 can feed the breeding device 11. The feeding device 13 may be connected to the breeding device 11, and the feeding device 13 is kept floating on the water surface, and will not float on the water surface or sink into the water along with the breeding device 11. In this embodiment, as shown in Fig. 3, the feeding device 13 may be installed on a working boat B, and the working boat B sails to each breeding device 11 for feeding.

The monitoring subsystem 20 detects the environmental data of the breeding device 11. In this embodiment, the monitoring subsystem 20 includes a water surface monitoring device 21. The water surface monitoring device 21 is connected to the breeding device 11 to measure the environmental data of the breeding device 11, and The water surface monitoring device 21 remains floating on the water surface. The water surface monitoring device 21 can be tied to the culture device 11 with a wire, and the wire can be retracted or released using a reel, so that when the culture device 11 floats or sinks, the water surface monitoring device 21 can remain floating on the water surface and will not follow. The breeding device 11 is moved while keeping the environment on the water surface monitored. The water surface monitoring device 21 may include a wave sensor, a water temperature sensor, a water quality sensor, a wind speed sensor, and a water level sensor to monitor wave height, water temperature, sea water salinity, sea surface wind speed, etc., respectively.

The communication subsystem 30 is connected to the monitoring subsystem 20. The communication subsystem 30 includes a communication device 31. The communication device 31 is mechanically connected to the breeding device 11, and the communication device 31 is kept floating on the water surface. The communication device 31 is communicatively connected to the water surface monitoring device 21 and the network N. The water surface monitoring device 21 detects The obtained environmental data is transmitted to the land processing center 40 via the communication device 31 and the network N. The communication device 31 may be electrically connected to the water surface monitoring device 21 by a cable or connected to the water surface monitoring device 21 in a wireless manner. On the sea surface, in order to prevent the water surface monitoring device 21 and the communication device 31 from being corroded by the salt of the seawater, the water surface monitoring device 21 and the communication device 31 can be integratedly installed in a shell and float on the sea surface. As shown in Figure 3, the communication subsystem 30 further includes a maritime workstation 32. The maritime workstation 32 is communicatively connected to the communication device 31 and the network N. The environmental data measured by the monitoring subsystem 20 passes through the communication device 31 and the maritime workstation 32. And the network N is transmitted to the land processing center 40.

The onshore processing center 40 is connected to the breeding sub-system 10 and the monitoring sub-system 20 via the network N and the communication sub-system 30. The environmental data measured by the monitoring subsystem 20 is transmitted to the land processing center 40 via the communication subsystem 30 and the network N. After processing the environmental data, the land processing center 40 generates a first control signal. The first control signal is transmitted to the sedimentation device 12 or the feeding device 13 of the breeding subsystem 10 via the network N and the communication subsystem 30. The sedimentation device 12 is controlled according to the first control. The signal drives the breeding device 11 to surface or sink into the water, and the feeding device 13 feeds the breeding device 11 according to the first control signal, thereby changing the breeding state of the breeding subsystem 10. The first control signal can be directly transmitted to the feeding device 13 or to the working boat B. After receiving the first control signal, the working boat B can sail to each breeding device 11 for feeding.

As shown in FIG. 3, the aquaculture system with a movable sensor of the present invention further includes a cloud data center 50. The cloud data center 50 is communicatively connected to the land processing center 40. The land processing center 40 transmits environmental data to the cloud data. The center 50 performs calculations and generates the first control signal according to the calculation results. The cloud data center 50 can even be connected to the national high-speed network and computing center 60 to control the breeding subsystem 10 by means of big data analysis or establishing a prediction model. The cloud data center (50) is based on the national high-speed network and computing center. The analysis result of (60) generates the first control signal.

The aquaculture system integrated in the Internet of Things of the present invention further includes a power supply station 70, and the power supply station 70 supplies power to the aquaculture subsystem 10, the monitoring subsystem 20 and the communication subsystem 30.

Please refer to Figures 3 and 4, the land processing center 40 of the present invention can be simultaneously connected to multiple communication subsystems 30 via the network N, and then connected to individual monitoring subsystems 20 and breeding via the multiple communication subsystems 30. Subsystem 10. One underwater monitor 22 can monitor the underwater environment of multiple aquaculture subsystems 10 at the same time. Similarly, an aerial monitor 23 can monitor the water environment of multiple breeding subsystems 10 at the same time.

Please refer to Figure 5, which is another embodiment of the aquaculture system with a movable sensor of the present invention. The aquaculture system integrated in the Internet of Things of the present invention further includes a mobile device 80, which is communicatively connected to the monitoring subsystem 20 and the aquaculture subsystem 10 via the network N and the communication subsystem 30. The monitoring subsystem 20 measures The environmental data is transmitted to the mobile device 80 via the communication subsystem 30 and the network N. The mobile device 80 transmits a second control signal to the sedimentation device 12 or the feeding device 13 of the breeding subsystem 10, and the sedimentation device 12 is driven according to the second control signal The breeding device 11 rises to the surface or sinks into the water, and the feeding device 13 feeds the breeding device 11 according to the second control signal. The mobile device 80 can be a mobile phone or a portable computer, etc. After receiving the environmental data, the mobile device 80 can view the relevant data on the screen and issue operation instructions according to the relevant application program, such as setting multiple settings on the operation interface Image button, click the related image button to generate the above-mentioned second control signal, and adjust the cultivation state of the cultivation subsystem 10.

Please also refer to FIG. 6, which shows a block diagram of the aquaculture system with a movable sensor of the present invention. The monitoring subsystem 20 (including sensors and cameras) detects the environmental data of the breeding subsystem 10 and transmits it to the land processing center 40 via the communication subsystem 30. The land processing center 40 sends the received environmental data to the cloud data center 50 for processing. Big data is analyzed and calculated, and then the analysis result is transmitted to the land processing center 40. The land processing center 40 generates a first control signal according to the analysis result. The first control signal is transmitted to the breeding subsystem 10 via the communication subsystem 30 to adjust the breeding status , Such as settling box nets or throwing feed, etc.

The aquaculture system with a movable sensor of the present invention uses a movable underwater monitor and an aerial monitor to monitor the overall water area and subsurface environmental data near the aquaculture subsystem to the onshore processing center, and from the onshore The processing center transmits to the cloud data center for analysis, and the land processing center generates control signals based on the analysis results to adjust the breeding status of the breeding subsystem. In this way, the breeding automation can be realized, and the breeding status can be adjusted in a timely manner according to the changes of the breeding environment.

However, the above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and should not be used to limit the scope of implementation of the present invention, that is, simple equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the description of the invention, All are still within the scope of the invention patent. In addition, any embodiment of the present invention or the scope of the patent application does not have to achieve all the objectives or advantages or features disclosed in the present invention. In addition, the abstract part and title are only used to assist in searching for patent documents, and are not used to limit the scope of rights of the present invention. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" mentioned in this specification or the scope of the patent application are only used to name the element (element) or to distinguish different embodiments or ranges, and are not used to limit the number of elements. Upper or lower limit.

10: Farming subsystem 11: Farming device 12: Settling device 13: Feeding device 20: Monitoring subsystem 21: Water surface monitoring device 22: Underwater monitor 23: Aerial monitor 30: Communication subsystem 31: Communication device 32: Offshore workstation 40: Onshore Processing Center 50: Cloud Data Center 60: National High-speed Internet and Computing Center 70: Power Supply Station 80: mobile device 111: Settlement pontoon 112: Settlement pontoon B: work boat N: Network

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the aquaculture subsystem, monitoring subsystem, and communication subsystem of the aquaculture system with movable sensors of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the aquaculture subsystem, monitoring subsystem, and communication subsystem of the aquaculture system with movable sensors of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the aquaculture system with a movable sensor of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the aquaculture subsystem of the aquaculture system with a movable sensor of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the aquaculture system with a movable sensor of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a system block diagram of the aquaculture system with a movable sensor of the present invention.

11: Farming device

13: Feeding device

22: Underwater monitor

23: Aerial monitor

32: Offshore workstation

40: Onshore Processing Center

50: Cloud Data Center

60: National High-speed Internet and Computing Center

70: Power Supply Station

B: work boat

N: Network

Claims (13)

An aquaculture system with movable sensing, comprising: a culture subsystem (10) for cultivating an aquatic product; a monitoring subsystem (20) for detecting environmental data of the culture subsystem (10), which includes A movable sensing device detects the breeding environment of the breeding sub-system (10); a communication sub-system (30) connected to the monitoring sub-system (20); a land processing center (40) via a network (N) and the communication subsystem (30) are connected to the breeding subsystem (10) and the monitoring subsystem (20); a cloud data center (50), the cloud data center (50) is connected to the land processing Center (40); wherein the environmental data measured by the monitoring subsystem (20) is transmitted to the land processing center (40) via the communication subsystem (30) and the network (N), and the land processing center ( 40) The environmental data is sent to the cloud data center (50) for calculation, and a first control signal is generated according to the calculation result, and the first control signal is transmitted through the network (N) and the communication subsystem (30) To the farming subsystem (10), the farming subsystem (10) adjusts the farming state according to the first control signal; the farming subsystem (10) includes: a farming device (11), which can float on the surface or sink into the water The aquatic products are cultured in the culture device (11), the culture device (11) is a box net, the outer periphery of the box net is provided with a ring-shaped settling pontoon (111), and the outside of the box net is provided with multiple A vertical settling pontoon (112); a settling device (12) to drive the breeding device (11) to surface or sink into the water; and a feeding device (13) to carry out the breeding device (11) Feeding The first control signal is transmitted to the settling device (12) or the feeding device (13), and the settling device (12) drives the breeding device (11) to surface or sink into the water according to the first control signal, The feeding device (13) feeds the breeding device (11) according to the first control signal. The aquaculture system with a movable sensor according to claim 1, wherein the movable sensor device includes an underwater monitor (22), and the underwater monitor (22) can move under the water surface, Detect the breeding environment in the water. The aquaculture system with a movable sensor according to claim 1, wherein the movable sensor device includes an aerial monitor (23) that can move in the sky and detect The breeding environment of the water area where the breeding subsystem (10) is located. The aquaculture system with a movable sensor as described in claim 1, which further includes a national high-speed network and computing center (60), and the cloud data center (50) is connected to the country's high-speed network and computing Center (60), the country’s high-speed network and computing center (60) analyzes the environmental data by means of big data analysis or establishing a predictive model, and the cloud data center (50) is based on the country’s high-speed network and computing center The analysis result of (60) generates the first control signal. The aquaculture system with a movable sensor according to claim 3, wherein the monitoring subsystem (20) further includes a water surface monitoring device (21), and the water surface monitoring device (21) is connected to the aquaculture device (11) ) To measure the environmental data of the breeding device (11). The aquaculture system with a movable sensor according to claim 5, wherein the water surface monitoring device (21) includes a wave sensor, a water temperature sensor, a water quality sensor and a wind speed sensor Device. The aquaculture system with a movable sensor according to claim 5, wherein the communication subsystem (30) includes a communication device (31), and the communication device (31) is mechanically connected to the aquaculture device (11), And the communication device (31) remains floating on the water, the communication device (31) is communicatively connected to the water surface monitoring device (21) and the network (N), and the environmental data measured by the water surface monitoring device (21) It is sent to the land processing center (40) via the communication device (31) and the network (N). The aquaculture system with a movable sensor according to claim 3, wherein the communication subsystem (30) includes a communication device (31), and the communication device (31) is mechanically connected to the aquaculture device (11), And the communication device (31) remains floating on the water, the communication device (31) is communicatively connected to the sub-monitoring system and the network (N), and the environmental data measured by the sub-monitoring system passes through the communication device (31) ) And the network (N) are sent to the land processing center (40). The aquaculture system with a movable sensor according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the communication subsystem (30) further includes an offshore workstation (32), and the offshore workstation (32) is communicatively connected to the communication device ( 31) and the network (N), the environmental data measured by the monitoring subsystem (20) is sent to the onshore processing via the communication device (31), the marine workstation (32) and the network (N) Center (40). The aquaculture system with a movable sensor according to claim 3, wherein the feeding device (13) is connected to the breeding device (11), and the feeding device (13) is kept floating on the water surface. The aquaculture system with a movable sensor according to claim 3, wherein the feeding device (13) is arranged on a working boat (B), and the working boat (B) receives the first control signal, and Feeding is performed close to the breeding device (11). The aquaculture system with a movable sensor according to claim 1, which further includes a power supply station (70), and the power supply station (70) supplies power to the aquaculture subsystem (10) and the monitoring subsystem (20) and the communication subsystem (30). The aquaculture system with a movable sensor according to claim 3, which further includes a mobile device (80), and the mobile device (80) communicates via the network (N) and the communication subsystem (30) Connected to the monitoring subsystem (20) and the breeding subsystem (10), the environmental data measured by the monitoring subsystem (20) is transmitted to the action via the communication subsystem (30) and the network (N) Device (80), the mobile device (80) transmits a second control signal to the sedimentation device (12) or the feeding device (13) of the breeding subsystem (10), and the sedimentation device (12) is based on the The second control signal drives the breeding device (11) to surface or sink into the water, and the feeding device (13) feeds the breeding device (11) according to the second control signal.

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