TWI796163B - Tiny insect detection device - Google Patents

Abstract

A tiny insect detection device includes a detector, a controller, and a monitoring device. The detector has a first conductive member, a second conductive member, and an insulation member therebetween. The controller is coupled with the first and the second conductive members, and delivers a direct current for charging the detector. When a tiny insect contacts the charged detector, the detector generates a contact reaction, and the controller transforms the contact reaction into a contact signal. The monitoring device receives the contact signal and compares it with a threshold value for analysis, so as to identify the insect category features. The monitoring device integrates the signal variations corresponding to time and the insect category features into a sensing data to be displayed. Thus, through a contact detection method, the present invention obtains an accurate tiny insect monitoring result.

Description

Micro insect detection device

The invention relates to a detection device, especially a detection device capable of detecting tiny insects.

Ant is a common insect. Although the individual of ant is small, it is an extremely important indicator in the fields of environmental assessment, ecological conservation, and biological control.

At present, the method of ant research requires a high degree of manpower and professional knowledge. If you want to know the distribution of ants, you may need to collect samples at various sampling points. There are various collection methods, such as leaf bag collection method, Burgers funnel collection method, and drop traps. Collection methods, etc., but no matter what method is used, the ants must be picked out manually and classified and counted after collection.

The most direct way to observe the behavior of ants is to paint color marks on the ants, and use manual methods to observe and record. Even with the aid of cameras, it is still necessary to rely on manual methods for analysis.

With the advancement of science and technology, some methods of assisting the research of ants have appeared in recent years, such as sticking QRcode paper on the body of the ant and tracking it through photography, but this method will be limited by the size of the ant. The possibility of falling, if ants hide in the shelter, will also affect the monitoring results.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a micro-insect detection device, which can obtain accurate micro-insect monitoring results through a contact detection method.

One embodiment of the present invention provides a tiny insect detection device, which includes: a detector, which has a first conductive part, a second conductive part and an insulating part, the first conductive part and the second conductive part An insulator is provided between them, and the insulator keeps the first conductive part and the second conductive part out of contact; a controller, which is respectively coupled with the first conductive part and the second conductive part of the detector, and the controller can transmit direct current The current is sent to the detector to charge the detector. When the detector is fully charged, when a tiny insect touches the detector, the detector will generate a contact response, and the controller will convert the contact response into a contact signal. and a monitoring device, which is coupled with the controller, the monitoring device can receive the contact signal, and the monitoring device compares and analyzes the contact signal with a threshold value to determine the characteristics of an insect species, wherein the monitoring device compares the contact signal with the corresponding time The changes are combined with the characteristics of the insect species, and integrated into a sensing data, and the monitoring device displays the sensing data.

In one of the embodiments, the threshold has a first value and a second value, and the insect type characteristic has a first type characteristic, a second type characteristic and a third type characteristic; the contact signal exceeds the first value, If the contact signal is between the first value and the second value, then the monitoring device judges it as the second type characteristic; if the contact signal is lower than the second value, then the monitoring device judges it as the third type characteristic .

In one embodiment, the first conductive element is tubular, the second conductive element is tubular, and the insulating element is tubular.

In one embodiment, the material of the first conductive element is iron, the material of the second conductive element is iron, and the material of the insulating element is plastic.

In one embodiment, the length of the first conductive element is equal to the length of the second conductive element, and the length of the insulating element is greater than the length of the first conductive element and the length of the second conductive element.

In one embodiment, the first conductive element is in the shape of a plate, the second conductive element is in the shape of a plate, and the insulating element is in the shape of a sheet.

In one embodiment, the material of the first conductive element is copper, the material of the second conductive element is copper, and the material of the insulating element is plastic.

In one embodiment, the length of the first conductive element is equal to the length of the second conductive element, and the length of the insulating element is smaller than the length of the first conductive element and the length of the second conductive element.

In one of the embodiments, the number of first conductive parts is multiple, the number of second conductive parts is multiple, and the number of insulating parts is multiple; each first conductive part and each second conductive part are sequentially Each insulator is arranged at intervals.

In one of the embodiments, the detector further has a plurality of first enameled wires and a plurality of second enameled wires, each first enameled wire is coupled between every two adjacent first conductive elements, and each second enameled wire is coupled to Between every two adjacent second conductive elements.

Through the above, the present invention provides a direct contact detection method for tiny insects through the detector, and the controller obtains the contact signal when the tiny insects touch, and can accurately obtain the monitoring results of the tiny insects from the contact signal; thereby, it can effectively improve We know the shortcomings of manual monitoring, and there will be no problem of shadowing affecting detection.

Furthermore, the present invention can judge the type characteristics of tiny insects based on the contact signal, and can improve the labor cost required to capture tiny insects first and then detect them; thus, the efficiency and accuracy of monitoring tiny insects can be effectively improved. Spend.

In order to illustrate the central idea of the present invention expressed in the column of the above-mentioned summary of the invention, it is expressed in specific embodiments. Various objects in the embodiments are drawn according to proportions, sizes, deformations or displacements suitable for illustration, rather than drawn according to the proportions of actual components, which are described first.

Referring to Fig. 1 to Fig. 4, the present invention provides a tiny insect detection device, which includes:

A detector 10, which can provide contact with tiny insects 1. In the embodiment of the present invention, the tiny insects 1 are ants. The detector 10 has a first conductive part 11, a second conductive part 12 and an insulating part 13, an insulating part 13 is arranged between the first conductive part 11 and the second conductive part 12, and the insulating part 13 can make the first The conductive element 11 and the second conductive element 12 are spaced apart from each other and do not contact each other.

1 and 2, in the first and second embodiments of the present invention, the first conductive member 11 is tubular, the second conductive member 12 is tubular, the insulating member 13 is tubular, and the insulating member 13 is respectively coated. On the outer periphery of both ends of the first conductive member 11 and the outer peripheral edge of both ends of the second conductive member 12; and the material of the first conductive member 11 is iron, the material of the second conductive member 12 is iron, and the material of the insulating member 13 is Plastic, wherein the length of the first conductive element 11 is equal to the length of the second conductive element 12 , and the length of the insulating element 13 is greater than the length of the first conductive element 11 and the length of the second conductive element 12 .

Please refer to Fig. 3, in the third embodiment of the present invention, the first conductive element 11 is plate-shaped, the second conductive element 12 is plate-shaped, the insulating element 13 is sheet-shaped, and the material of the first conductive element 11 is copper. The material of the second conductive part 12 is copper, and the material of the insulating part 13 is plastic, wherein the length of the first conductive part 11 is equal to the length of the second conductive part 12, and the length of the insulating part 13 is shorter than the length of the first conductive part 11 And the length of the second conductive member 12.

Please refer to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, in the second and third embodiments of the present invention, the detector 10 further has a plurality of first enameled wires 14 and a plurality of second enameled wires 15, and the number of first conductive members 11 is plural. , the quantity of the second conductive member 12 is plural, and the quantity of the insulating member 13 is plural; each first conductive member 11 and each second conductive member 12 are arranged at intervals by each insulating member 13 in sequence, each first enameled wire 14 Coupled between every two adjacent first conductive members 11, each second enameled wire 15 is coupled between every two adjacent second conductive members 12, so that each first enameled wire 14 makes each The first conductive elements 11 are connected in series, and the second conductive elements 12 are connected in series through the second enameled wires 15 .

A controller 20, which is respectively coupled with the first conductive element 11 and the second conductive element 12 of the detector 10, the controller 20 can deliver direct current to the first conductive element 11 and the second conductive element of the detector 10 12. Charge the detector 10; wherein, the controller 20 can be Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Zigbee, etc. In the embodiment of the present invention, the controller 20 is Arduino.

When the detector 10 is fully charged and a tiny insect 1 touches the detector 10, the detector 10 will generate a touch response, and the controller 20 converts the touch response into a touch signal, wherein the tiny insect 1 touches the detector 10. When between the first conductive member 11 and the second conductive member 12, the tiny insect 1 will conduct electricity, and then cause the detector 10 to start discharging. The discharge at this time is a contact reaction, and the discharged electricity is converted into Contact signal; in the embodiment of the present invention, the contact signal is a power value, and the unit value of the contact signal is μF.

A monitoring device 30, which is coupled with the controller 20, wherein the controller 20 and the monitoring device 30 can be wired or wirelessly connected. When the controller 20 and the monitoring device 30 are connected wirelessly, the controller 20 is connected via Wifi or Bluetooth to transmit information or signals to the monitoring device 30 .

The monitoring device 30 can receive the contact signal sent by the controller 20, and the contact time of the tiny insect 1 with the detector 10 is usually a period of time, during this time, the detector 10 will continue to produce a contact reaction, and the control The device 20 will generate a touch signal corresponding to the touch response, and the controller 20 will continuously transmit the touch signal to the control device.

Furthermore, the monitoring device 30 compares and analyzes the contact signal with a threshold value to determine an insect type feature, wherein the threshold value has a first value and a second value, and the insect type feature has a first type feature, a first type feature, and a second value. Two types of characteristics and a third type of characteristics; the contact signal exceeds the first value, then the monitoring device 30 judges as the first type of characteristics; the contact signal is between the first value and the second value, then the monitoring device 30 judges as the second type feature; the contact signal is lower than the second value, then the monitoring device 30 judges it as the third type of feature, in the embodiment of the present invention, the first value is 200,000, and the second value is 100,000; the first type of feature belongs to the strong signal type animal, The second type of traits belong to the medium signal type animals, and the third type of characteristics belong to the weak signal type animals.

Taking ants as an example, the tiny insects with the characteristics of the first type 1 are the ants, the black thorn ant and the sweet giant mountain ant; the tiny insects with the characteristics of the second type 1 are the Japanese mountain ant, the long-legged ants Ants and invading red imported fire ants; microscopic insects that produce the third type of characteristics 1 include the ants of the thick-backed needle ants, the long-legged house ants of Dalin, the long-legged house ants of Takahashi, the house ants of the rough-clinched hairs and the needle-gnathed ants of Giti, which need special instructions It is worth noting that the aforementioned species distinctions are the experimental results of the present invention, and are not limited to the characteristics of insect species.

Moreover, the monitoring device 30 can integrate the change of the contact signal corresponding to the time and the characteristics of the insect species into a sensing data, and the monitoring device 30 can display the sensing data. From the sensing data, it can be known that a tiny insect 1 passes the detector 10 time and can know its insect species characteristics, can carry out preliminary judgment, place the tiny insect 1 life habit and kind near the detector 10.

Please refer to FIGS. 1 to 4, when the contact signal exceeds the first value of the threshold, it means that there is contact, that is, the tiny insect 1 is between the first conductive member 11 and the second conductive member 12; When the first value of the threshold is exceeded or lower than the second value, it means that the tiny insects 1 are in the insulating member 13 .

Based on the above, the present invention can achieve the following effects:

1. The present invention provides a direct contact detection method for tiny insects 1 through the detector 10, and there is no problem that the detection is affected by shading, and the present invention obtains the contact signal of the tiny insect 1 from the controller 20, and uses the contact signal It can accurately obtain the monitoring results of tiny insects.

2. The present invention can judge the type characteristics of microscopic insects 1 based on the contact signal, without the need to capture microscopic insects 1 in advance for detection; thereby, the time and labor cost of catching can be saved, and the monitoring of microscopic insects 1 can be effectively improved. Efficiency and precision.

3. In the first and second embodiments of the present invention, the interconnection of the first conductive member 11, the second conductive member 12 and the insulating member 13 of the detector 10 will form only two ends open, while other parts are closed In this way, other large animals or non-tiny insects1 can be prevented from contacting.

4. In the third embodiment, the first conductive member 11 and the second conductive member 12 are copper, and the conductivity of copper is good, so when the tiny insect 1 passes the detector 10, it can feel the current more, so as to improve the detection. Measure the effect.

The above-mentioned embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. All modifications or changes that do not violate the spirit of the present invention belong to the intended protection category of the present invention.

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Fig. 1 is a system schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the system of the second embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 3 is a system schematic diagram of the third embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of sensing data according to the present invention, showing the characteristics of the first category.

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Claims (10)

A tiny insect detection device comprising: A detector, which has a first conductive part, a second conductive part and an insulating part, the insulating part is arranged between the first conductive part and the second conductive part, and the insulating part makes the first conductive part The part is not in contact with the second conductive part at intervals; A controller, which is respectively coupled with the first conductive member and the second conductive member of the detector, the controller can deliver a direct current to the detector to charge the detector, wherein the detector After the device is fully charged, when tiny insects touch the detector, the detector will generate a contact response, and the controller will convert the contact response into a contact signal; and A monitoring device, which is coupled with the controller, the monitoring device can receive the contact signal, and the monitoring device compares and analyzes the contact signal with a threshold to determine the characteristics of an insect species, wherein the monitoring device will The change of the contact signal corresponding to the time and matching the characteristics of the insect species are integrated into a sensing data, and the monitoring device displays the sensing data. The tiny insect detection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the threshold has a first value and a second value, and the insect type characteristic has a first type characteristic, a second type characteristic and a third type characteristic; If the contact signal exceeds the first value, the monitoring device judges it as the first type of feature; if the contact signal is between the first value and the second value, the monitoring device judges it as the second type of feature; If the contact signal is lower than the second value, then the monitoring device determines that it is the third type of feature. The tiny insect detection device as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the first conductive member is tubular, the second conductive member is tubular, and the insulating member is tubular. The tiny insect detecting device as described in Claim 3, wherein the material of the first conductive member is iron, the material of the second conductive member is iron, and the material of the insulating member is plastic. The tiny insect detecting device as described in claim 3 or 4, wherein the length of the first conductive element is equal to the length of the second conductive element, and the length of the insulating element is greater than the length of the first conductive element and the length of the second conductive element The length of the piece. The tiny insect detecting device according to claim 1, wherein the first conductive member is in the shape of a plate, the second conductive member is in the shape of a plate, and the insulating member is in the shape of a sheet. The tiny insect detecting device as described in Claim 6, wherein the material of the first conductive element is copper, the material of the second conductive element is copper, and the material of the insulating element is plastic. The tiny insect detection device as described in Claim 6 or 7, wherein the length of the first conductive element is equal to the length of the second conductive element, and the length of the insulating element is shorter than the length of the first conductive element and the length of the second conductive element The length of the piece. The tiny insect detecting device as described in claim 1, 3 or 6, wherein the number of the first conductive parts is plural, the number of the second conductive parts is plural, and the number of the insulating parts is plural; The first conductive element and each of the second conductive elements are sequentially arranged at intervals by each of the insulating elements. The tiny insect detecting device as described in Claim 9, wherein the detector further has a plurality of first enameled wires and a plurality of second enameled wires, each first enameled wire is coupled between every two adjacent first conductive members, Each second enameled wire is coupled between every two adjacent second conductive elements.

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