WO2017065594A1

WO2017065594A1 - Surveillance system and method using drones

Info

Publication number: WO2017065594A1
Application number: PCT/KR2016/011654
Authority: WO
Inventors: 조승철
Original assignee: 조승철
Priority date: 2015-10-16
Filing date: 2016-10-17
Publication date: 2017-04-20
Also published as: KR101638500B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a surveillance system and method using drones. The surveillance system using drones according to the present invention may comprise: a drone unit configured to move autonomously in accordance with a preset subject or a preset area and acquire video information and information on the surroundings, and detect dangerous situations on the basis of the acquired information; and a control center configured to transmit control commands to the drone unit and receive the video information from the drone unit. The surveillance system constitutes a system capable of maximally ensuring the safety of women, workers, the disabled and elderly, etc., protects the public from crime or disasters, performs the duties of a bodyguard, work assistant, black box, etc. for individuals, conducts surveillance for disasters at public institutions, assists in the task of detecting forest fires, etc., and is used for the purpose of carrying out the ongoing duty of ensuring civilian safety, so as to be capable of blocking and preventing elements that cause danger at an early stage and minimizing harm.

Description

Surveillance system and method using drone

The present invention relates to a surveillance system and method using a drone. More specifically, the present invention relates to surveillance systems and methods that can utilize drones for use in bodyguards that perform safety and safety tasks for users or for autonomous monitoring of selected areas.

Drones, which are unmanned robots, were first developed for military use, but they are easy to transport, store, and easy to operate. In recent years, by using a drone to build an unmanned delivery service system, it is possible to deliver goods by minimizing human interference, and a technology for providing a secure unmanned delivery service through mutual authentication between a transceiver and a drone has emerged.

On the other hand, the modern society is changing rapidly, and accordingly, various crimes are increasing and it is insufficient to cope with the police force alone. For this reason, private security guards can be employed, or mechanical electronic surveillance devices such as alarms or surveillance cameras can be used.However, patrolling private security guards directly requires personnel and may be subject to many risks. In the case of the case is installed in a fixed place it is impossible to efficiently cope with the moving object or an emergency occurring in a large area.

Therefore, in the present invention, by using a drone, which is an unmanned robot, by performing a surveillance task on a specific target or a specific region, the surveillance using a drone, which can achieve advantages such as user protection, strengthening a surveillance system, and improving productivity by replacing manpower It is an object to provide a system and method.

The object includes: a drone unit configured to acquire image information and surrounding information while performing autonomous movement corresponding to a preset object or a preset region, and detect a crisis situation based on the obtained information; And a control center configured to transmit a control command to the drone unit and to receive the image information from the drone unit.

The preset target is a user, and the drone unit may perform an autonomous movement to follow the user while maintaining a certain distance from the user.

The apparatus may further include one or more auxiliary drone units configured to assist the activity of the drone unit in response to a request received from a user or the drone unit.

The drone unit may be further configured to present interest information to a user based on the big data information collected from one or more external servers and the surrounding information.

The drone unit may be further configured to transmit a control command to the user device based on the obtained information.

The drone unit may be configured to autonomously move within the preset area without using the GPS.

The drone unit may be further configured to be driven in accordance with a control command received from a user or user device.

The drone unit may be further configured to transmit the crisis situation information to the concerned authority server in response to detecting the crisis situation.

On the other hand, the step of performing the autonomous movement of the drone unit corresponding to the preset target or the predetermined region; Obtaining image information and surrounding information by the drone unit performing autonomous movement; The drone unit transmitting the video information to a control center; The above object is also achieved by a monitoring method using a drone, the method comprising detecting a crisis situation based on the information obtained by the drone unit.

The preset target is a user, and the performing of the autonomous movement may include moving the drone unit to follow the user while maintaining a certain distance from the user.

Receiving from the user or the drone unit, at least one secondary drone unit a request; And in response to the received request, the auxiliary drone unit assisting the activity of the drone unit.

The drone unit may further include presenting interest information to a user based on the big data information collected from at least one external server and the surrounding information.

The method may further include transmitting a control command to the user device based on the information obtained by the drone unit.

The performing of the autonomous movement may include the step of the drone unit moving within the preset region without leaving the preset region using GPS.

The drone unit may further include, in response to detecting the crisis situation, sending the crisis situation information to the related authority server.

According to the surveillance system and method using a drone according to the present invention, by establishing a system that can ensure the safety of women, office workers, the elderly and the like as much as possible to protect the people from crime or disaster, bodyguards, assistance for individuals , Black box, etc., can assist the public agencies such as disaster monitoring, forest fire monitoring, etc. to carry out continuous tasks for the safety of the people, and minimize damage by preventing and preventing risk factors early can do.

In addition, according to the surveillance system and method using the drone according to the present invention, not only can companies perform the task of responsible for production and facility management, security, etc. that require continuous management, but also replaces the lack of manpower in agriculture, effective farming It can perform various tasks such as management (e.g. fruit trees, forests, etc.), sowing, control, etc., and it is applied to other special fields (e.g., meteorological office, exploration agency, highway, etc.) to perform tasks that are difficult to do by human power. In addition, it can maximize work efficiency and provide convenience of daily life to user.

1 is a schematic block diagram of a surveillance system using a drone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a schematic block diagram of a surveillance system using a drone according to another embodiment of the present invention.

3A and 3B are perspective views illustrating a drone unit used in a monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a monitoring method using a drone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a surveillance system and method using a drone according to the present invention.

1 illustrates an embodiment in which a drone monitoring system is implemented for a bodyguard service to a user. The surveillance system includes a drone unit 10 and a control center 20. The drone unit 10 performs autonomous movement while maintaining a predetermined distance from a preset protection target, that is, the user 1. For example, the drone unit 10 of the present embodiment may be in the form of flying using a propeller or the like, or may be in the form of walking on land using a wheel or a leg, and the like, and is not limited to a specific movement form.

The drone unit 10 switches to an operating state in response to the user 1 carrying and then giving a preset command, and protects the user 1 while autonomously moving to follow the user 1 in the operating state. . For example, the user 1 may put the drone unit 10 into an operational state by uttering a preset voice command. Alternatively, the drone unit 10 is located at a charging base (eg, a landing site, etc.) for standby and power replenishment in the standby state, and operates in response to receiving a command from the user 1 or the user device 40. It may be switched to the state. A plurality of charging bases may be located for each zone in an area where the user 1 can move, such as a subway or a bus stop.

The drone unit 10 in the operating state moves with the user 1 while maintaining a predetermined distance (for example, about 10 m) from the user 1, and may acquire image information during the movement. The image information obtained by the drone unit 10 is transmitted to the control center 20 through the wired and / or wireless network 2, so that the drone unit 10 functions as a black box for the user 1 Done. On the other hand, although the drone unit 10 normally moves autonomously, when there is a command from the user 1, the drone unit 10 may travel according to the command of the user 1. The user 1 controls the movement of the drone unit 10 by uttering a voice command, or transmits a command to the drone unit 10 using the user device 40 to control the movement of the drone unit 10. Can be controlled.

The drone unit 10 is configured to obtain surrounding information using one or more sensors, and detect a crisis situation for the user 1 using the obtained information. In addition, the drone unit 10 may further include a sensor necessary for autonomous movement of the drone unit 10. For example, the sensor provided in the drone unit 10 may be an infrared camera, an RGB camera, a voice recognition sensor including a microphone, a radar using sound waves, a distance detection and collision prevention sensor, an altitude detection and adjustment sensor, and the like. It may be, but is not limited thereto. The drone unit 10 acquires an image and surrounding information to measure a sudden change in the surrounding environment, for example, a change in an object or a sudden movement of a human body / object, and the user 1 when the changed degree exceeds a preset reference value. You can decide that the current situation around you is a crisis.

The control center 20 transmits / receives commands for controlling the drone unit 10 while transmitting and receiving data with the drone unit 10 through a wired and / or wireless network 2, or obtained by the drone unit 10. Image information may be received. In addition, when the drone unit 10 detects a crisis situation, the control center 20 may receive the corresponding information from the drone unit 10. For example, the control center 20 may be implemented in the form of a computing device possessed by the user 1, for example, a smartphone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a desktop computer. It may be. Alternatively, the control center 20 may be implemented in the form of a server operated by an operator providing the monitoring service, so that the plurality of drone units 10 may be controlled by one control center 20.

The control center 20 and the drone unit 10 may perform communication by satellite communication, but are not limited thereto. The control center 20 and the drone unit 10 may include a LAN, a metropolitan area network (MAN), and a GSM. (Global System for Mobile Network), EDGE (Enhanced Data GSM Environment), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) ), Bluetooth, Zigbee, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), LTE Advanced, IEEE802.16m, WirelessMAN-Advanced, HSPA +, 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE), Mobile WiMAX (IEEE 802.16e), UMB (formerly EV-DO Rev. C), Flash-OFDM, iBurst and MBWA (IEEE 802.20) systems, HIPERMAN, Beam-Division Multiple Access (BDMA), World Interoperability for Microwave Access (Wi-MAX), and ultrasonic utilization communication It may be configured to perform the communication by any communication method selected from the group.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the drone unit 10 may include an output device of video and / or audio, and when a crisis situation is detected, the drone unit 10 may output the corresponding information as a video and / or audio to notify the user 1. have. For example, the drone unit 10 calculates a sudden direction of movement of a human body or an object around the user 1, predicts a crisis situation in advance, and outputs the predicted information as an image and / or an audio. Preliminary preparation of 1) can be enabled.

In one embodiment of the invention, the drone unit 10 may control the user device 40 based on the information about the crisis situation. For example, the drone unit 10 may transmit an alarm message to the smartphone of the user 1 or detect and control a vehicle of the user 1 when a crisis situation is detected. In addition, the drone unit 10 may control the user device 40 according to a command from the user 1 even in a non-crisis situation. For example, the drone unit 10 may perform an operation such as waiting for the user's vehicle at a time and / or place designated by the user, or parking the vehicle at a predetermined place after the user 1 gets off from the vehicle. have.

In one embodiment of the present invention, when the drone unit 10 detects a crisis situation from the image and the surrounding information, the drone unit 10 may take action according to the crisis situation by communicating with one or more related institution servers 50. For example, the drone unit 10 may transmit a report or a request for help signal to the related organization server 50 through a wired and / or wireless network 2. The related organization server 50 is illustrated as one server for the convenience of description, but may also collectively refer to a plurality of servers operated by a plurality of organizations. For example, the related organization server 50 may be a server operated by a police or a hospital, but is not limited thereto. Communication with the related organization server 50 may be automatically performed by the drone unit 10 after detecting a crisis situation, or from the user 1 or the user device 40 after notifying the user 1 of the crisis situation. It may be made in response to a particular input being received.

In one embodiment of the invention, the drone unit 10 collects information from one or more big data servers 30 and presents the collected information to the user 1 or to the user device 40. You can also send. For example, the drone unit 10 obtains, from the big data server 30, geographic information about the area where the current user 1 is located, for example, an address, a map, information of a neighboring public institution, and the like. By presenting to the user, the user's life can be facilitated.

In one embodiment of the invention, the drone unit 1 may perform a task in coordination with one or more

secondary drone units

11 and 12. When a crisis situation is detected from the surrounding information, the drone unit 1 requests one or more

auxiliary drone units

11 and 12 for assistance, so that the

auxiliary drone units

11 and 12 assist in the operation of the drone unit 10. You can. Alternatively, the

auxiliary drone units

11 and 12 may assist the operation of the drone unit 10 in response to a command that the user 1 in a crisis situation utters with voice or the like. The

auxiliary drone units

11 and 12 have been divided into names for convenience of description, but are substantially configured in the same manner as the drone unit 10, so that a multiple angle protection system for the user 1 can be realized. For example, the

auxiliary drone units

11 and 12 perform the monitoring of the surrounding environment of the user 1 like the drone unit 10 or the user 1 based on the information received from the drone unit 10. ) To deliver items such as first-aid supplies.

By utilizing the monitoring system according to the present embodiment, it is possible to provide an unmanned bodyguard service that protects the user 1 while closely monitoring the surroundings of the user 1. Therefore, the monitoring system has an advantage that can be utilized to perform a protective mission against a crisis situation, such as crimes for the socially disadvantaged, such as women, the elderly, disabled people and to ensure the safety of citizens.

FIG. 2 illustrates an embodiment in which a drone monitoring system is implemented to prevent selection zone monitoring, such as forest fires, water play disasters, mountaineer distress, illegal damage, crop overwater damage, and the like. In this embodiment, the drone unit 10 performs autonomous movement to patrol the inside of the preset area 3. The drone unit 10 detects an object using a distance sensor and avoids collisions so as to fly within the set area 3 and not to leave the set area 3 using a GPS (Global Positioning System) through satellites. Autonomous movement can be performed. The drone unit 10 patrols the area 3 and monitors a person or animal in the area 3 using an infrared camera, an RGB camera, a voice recognition sensor, or the like, and has a size or frequency greater than or equal to a reference value from the person or animal. The sound can be recognized to detect a crisis situation.

Upon detecting a crisis situation, the drone unit 10 obtains the image and the location information within a predetermined distance (for example, 10 m) to the area where the crisis situation is detected, and obtains the image and the location information from the control center 20 and / or It can transmit to the related organization server 50. In addition, the drone unit 10 connects the video conversation with the person in charge of the control center 20 and / or the related organization server 50 using the built-in video and / or audio output device, so that the person in crisis It can make it possible to accurately inform the person in charge of the situation or situation.

Meanwhile, in the above-described embodiment with reference to FIG. 1, the operation between the drone unit 10, the control center 20, the big data server 30, the user device 40, and the related organization server 50 will be described. Is equally applicable to the monitoring system according to the present embodiment.

In one embodiment of the invention, the drone unit 10 is configured to be able to communicate with one or more

secondary drone units

11, 12. In this embodiment, the drone unit 10 is configured to detect the energy remaining amount of the drone unit 10 by itself, and to call one or more

auxiliary drone units

11 and 12 based on the detected result. For example, after calculating the energy remaining amount of the drone unit 10 and the distance between the drone unit 10 and the charger 40, after subtracting the energy required to return to the charger 40 from the energy remaining amount When the rest is less than or equal to a preset threshold, one of the

auxiliary drone units

11 and 12 may be called.

When the called

auxiliary drone units

11 and 12 are close to the drone unit 10, the drone unit 10 returns to the charger 40 to perform standby and charging and the called

auxiliary drone units

11 and 12. The operation of the drone unit 10 may be inherited and performed. The number of drone units 10 and

auxiliary drone units

11, 12 shown in FIG. 2 is merely exemplary, and the target area 3 may be operated by performing operations in the above-described alternating manner using two or more drone units. A 24-hour monitoring system can be maintained without interrupting surveillance.

3A and 3B are perspective views of exemplary drone units used in a surveillance system in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the drone unit 10 includes a body 100 having a power supply unit, a processor, a circuit unit, and the like, coupled to the body 100, a propeller for flight, and a motor for driving the drone unit 10. It may include a propeller mounting portion 102 to be mounted, and a cover 101 for protecting the propeller mounting portion 102. The propeller mounting part 102 may be coupled to the body 103 through the fixing bolt 103. The drone unit 10 may also include a satellite receiver 104 for GPS utilization or communication over a network.

Furthermore, the drone unit 10 is one or more sensors for sensing the surrounding environment, such as an anti-collision sensor 105, an altitude sensing and adjustment sensor 106, a radar 107 for sensing objects and human bodies, and a camera 108. And the like. However, this is merely an example, and the type of sensor that can be mounted in the drone unit 10 is not limited thereto. In one embodiment of the present invention, the camera 108 may be disposed on the rotor 109 and configured to control the photographing direction of the camera 108 by rotating the rotor 109. In addition, in one embodiment, the drone unit 10 may further include a shock absorber 110 for maintaining the balance of the body and shock absorption, an electromagnet 111 for mounting an article such as a first aid.

3A and 3B show an example of a flying drone unit. However, this is merely an example, and when the drone unit does not need to move in the air and travels on land, the drone unit may have other forms provided with wheels or legs, and the like, and are not limited to those shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B.

Referring to FIG. 4, first, a drone unit may perform autonomous movement corresponding to a preset target or region (S1). Next, the drone unit performing autonomous movement may acquire the image information and the surrounding information (S2). The image information and the surrounding information may be information of the surrounding environment of the user designated to be followed by the drone unit, or may be information obtained from the corresponding area when the drone unit is configured to patrol within a specific region. The drone unit may perform the function of the black box for the user or region to be protected by transmitting the acquired image information to the control center (S3).

Meanwhile, the drone unit may detect a crisis situation based on the acquired image and the surrounding information (S4). The crisis situation may be detected according to a result of detecting a sudden change of a person or an object, an urgent sound of a person or an animal, using a sensor in a drone unit, and comparing the value detected by the sensor with a preset reference value. . If a crisis situation is detected, the drone unit is configured to take a countermeasure against the crisis by appropriately communicating with a control center, a user device, an affiliated server such as a police station or a hospital, or an auxiliary drone unit (S5). For example, a response to a crisis situation may include items such as warnings through video and / or audio outputs to users, reporting and rescue requests to authorities, video conversations between the distress and officials in charge, and first aid supplies for the victims. This may include, but is not limited to.

Although the present invention described above has been described with reference to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations may be made therefrom. However, such modifications should be considered to be within the technical protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

Claims

A drone unit configured to acquire image information and surrounding information while performing autonomous movement corresponding to a preset object or a preset region, and detect a crisis situation based on the obtained information; And

And a control center configured to transmit a control command to the drone unit and to receive the image information from the drone unit.
The method of claim 1,

The preset target is a user,

And the drone unit performs autonomous movement to follow the user while maintaining a certain distance from the user.
The method of claim 2,

And one or more auxiliary drone units configured to assist the activity of the drone unit in response to a request received from a user or the drone unit.
The method of claim 2,

And the drone unit is further configured to present information of interest to a user based on the big data information collected from at least one external server and the surrounding information.
The method of claim 4, wherein

And the drone unit is further configured to transmit a control command to the user device based on the obtained information.
The method of claim 1,

And the drone unit is configured to autonomously move within the preset area without leaving the preset area using GPS.
The method of claim 1,

And the drone unit is further configured to be driven in accordance with a control command received from a user or user device.
The method of claim 1,

And the drone unit is further configured to, in response to detecting the crisis situation, transmit the crisis situation information to a related agency server.
A step in which the drone unit performs autonomous movement corresponding to a preset target or a preset region;

Obtaining image information and surrounding information by the drone unit performing autonomous movement;

The drone unit transmitting the video information to a control center; And

And detecting a crisis situation on the basis of the information obtained by the drone unit.
The method of claim 9,

The preset target is a user,

The performing of the autonomous movement may include moving the drone unit to follow the user while maintaining a predetermined distance from the user.
The method of claim 10,

Receiving from the user or the drone unit, at least one secondary drone unit a request; And in response to the received request, assisting the drone unit to assist in the activity of the drone unit.
The method of claim 10,

And displaying, by the drone unit, the interest information to the user based on the big data information collected from at least one external server and the surrounding information.
The method of claim 12,

And transmitting a control command to a user device based on the information obtained by the drone unit.
The method of claim 9,

The performing of the autonomous movement may include the step of the drone unit moving within the preset area without leaving the preset area using GPS.
The method of claim 9,

And transmitting, by the drone unit, the crisis situation information to a related institution server in response to detecting the crisis situation.