WO2020004863A1 - Apparatus for preventing wild animals from trespassing - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an apparatus for preventing wild animals from trespassing, the apparatus comprising: a photovoltaic module (110) for converting solar energy into electrical energy and supplying the electrical energy; a sensor unit (120) operating by receiving the electrical energy from the photovoltaic module (110), and sensing the approaching of a wild animal; a thermal imaging camera unit (130) for, according to information received from the sensor unit (120), capturing the approaching wild animal; a display unit (140) for, according to the information received from the sensor unit (120), notifying the outside of the approaching of the wild animal; and a warning and information processing unit (150) for, according to the information received from the sensor unit (120), warning the wild animal and processing the information. The warning and information processing unit (150) comprises: a light emission unit (151) for, according to the information received from the sensor unit (120), emitting a light to the wild animal; an ultrasonic vibration generation unit (152) for generating an ultrasonic vibration at the location on which the light emission unit (151) emits light; a control unit (153) for controlling the sensor unit (120), the light emission unit (151) and the ultrasonic vibration generation unit (152), and processing the information; a communication unit (154) for transmitting/receiving, to/from the outside, information on the thermal imaging camera unit (130), the light emission unit (151) and the ultrasonic vibration generation unit (152); and a storage unit (155) for storing the information on the thermal imaging camera unit (130), the light emission unit (151) and the ultrasonic vibration generation unit (152).

Description

Wildlife Intrusion Prevention Device

The present invention relates to a wild animal intrusion prevention device, and more particularly, to effectively prevent road entry and dangerous situations of wild animals, and to minimize damage to noise and light to the surrounding environment. It relates to an intrusion prevention device.

Recently, roadkill, which means a car accident that is hit by a car while wild animals jump and cross a road that a vehicle runs for food or travel, is increasing. Roadkill is a social problem due to traffic accidents resulting from high-speed vehicles on roads near wildlife habitats as the number of vehicles on limited roads increases and the roads and motorways continue to expand. . In addition, as the habitat of wild animals decreases, wild animals frequently invade human settlements and farmland and cause injuries to residents.

In order to prevent the roadkill of wild animals, it is desirable to install ecological moving passages on both sides of the road to block the entry of wild animals into the road. However, there is a problem in that the installation of the ecological transport path takes a lot of construction cost and destroys the ecological environment around the road, which can lead to the extinction of wild animals. Therefore, various studies have been made to prevent unauthorized invasion of road kills or wild animals while minimizing destruction of the wildlife ecological environment.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2010-0071394 relates to "Wild Tide Repellent with Camera and Infrared Sensor and Its Operation Method", The image input unit rotating and acquiring an external image; A high frequency generator capable of rotating a high frequency wave; A lighting unit that emits light having a predetermined amount or more in one direction and is rotatable; And checking whether there is a moving object in the external image, and if there is a moving object, rotating the directions of the lighting unit and the high frequency generator in the direction of the moving object, operating the lighting unit to emit light to the moving object, Disclosing a wild tide repeller having a camera including an operation control unit for generating the high frequency by operating the high frequency generator and an infrared sensor. However, the wildlife tide repeller with the camera and the infrared sensor according to the Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0071394 can reduce the efficiency of the tide eradication when the wildlife is adapted to the device, it can provide an effective alarm to the vehicle. No, there was a problem that the function is limited for wild animals with visual and hearing impairment.

In addition, the Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-0825091 relates to a "shape recognition tidal eradication system," one or more sensor modules for detecting the intruder entering the detection range, and the edge (edge) data for each intruder pre-stored A database; A photographing unit which photographs the intruder detected through the sensor module; An edge detector extracting edge data of the captured image; A shape recognition module comprising a shape recognizing unit which reads the photographed intruder by comparing the edge data detected through the edge detection unit with the edge data pre-stored in the database; Noise-generating warning means for generating tidal noise and eradicating tidal waves, Sound-generating warning means for generating tidal waves to combat tidal waves, Foaming-type warning means for firing threat bullets to combat tides, Radiating light to combat tides Light emitting type warning means, comprising a two or more warning means of the odor generating warning means for releasing the odor by odors, the eradication module for driving the warning means to eliminate the tide entering the detection range outside the detection range ; And a control unit for controlling the driving of the elimination module according to the type of the intruder read by the shape recognition module, and the edge data of each assistant is pre-stored in the database. Read the intruder to recognize the type of tide, and the control unit by driving the specific warning means of the plurality of warning means constituting the elimination module according to the recognized type of the tide module or drive by combining, by type of tide And a wind speed sensor module is added to the control unit for controlling the shape recognition module and the elimination module, and the control unit controls the shape recognition module and the withdrawal according to the ambient wind speed value detected by the wind speed sensor module. Disclosed is a shape recognition tide elimination system characterized in that it is configured to precisely control the drive of the module. . However, the shape recognition tide elimination system according to the Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-0825091 simply describes the warning means using the noise and sound waves, so that the function of effectively preventing the surrounding noise or effectively combating the tides is very weak. There was this.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a wild animal intrusion prevention device that can prevent the entry of wild animals to enter the road by providing a visual, auditory and tactile warning to the wild animals when approaching the road. .

Another object of the present invention is to provide a wild animal intrusion prevention device that can provide a powerful warning to a vehicle driving a road adjacent to the wildlife access zone.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an intrusion prevention device of a wildlife that can minimize damage to noise and light to the surrounding environment.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a wildlife intrusion prevention apparatus that can increase the efficiency of the device by minimizing the learning effect of the wildlife.

The above and other objects of the present invention can be achieved by the present invention described below.

Wild animal intrusion prevention apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, the solar module 110 for supplying the electrical energy by converting solar energy into electrical energy; A sensor unit 120 that operates by receiving electrical energy from the solar module 110 and detects an approach of a wild animal; A thermal imaging unit 130 for photographing an approaching wild animal according to information received from the sensor unit 120; A display unit 140 for notifying the approach of the wildlife to the outside according to the information received from the sensor unit 120; And an alarm and information processing unit 150 for notifying an alarm and processing information based on the information received from the sensor unit 120, wherein the alarm and information processing unit 150 includes the sensor unit 120. A light output unit 151 for emitting light to a wild animal according to information received from the light source; An ultrasonic vibration generator 152 for generating ultrasonic vibration at a position where the light output unit 151 emits light; A control unit 153 for controlling the sensor unit 120, the light output unit 151, and the ultrasonic vibration generating unit 152 and processing information; A communication unit 154 which transmits and receives information about the thermal camera 130, the light emitting unit 151, and the ultrasonic vibration generating unit 152 to the outside; And a storage unit 155 for storing information about the thermal imaging camera unit 130, the light emitting unit 151, and the ultrasonic vibration generating unit 152, wherein the ultrasonic vibration generating unit 152 is 25 kHz. And a piezoelectric ultrasonic vibrator for generating ultrasonic waves of 1 to 2 MHz and an ultrasonic speaker for emitting ultrasonic waves of from 45 kHz to the outside.

Here, the intrusion prevention device of the wild animal is composed of a plurality, if the sensor unit 120 of any one of the wild animal intrusion prevention device detects the access of the wild animal, the control unit 153 is a device in the communication unit 154 Commanding the operation of the plurality of wild animals, characterized in that for operating the intrusion prevention device at the same time.

The ultrasonic vibration generating unit includes at least two ultrasonic modes and vibration generating modes, wherein at least one of the ultrasonic mode and the vibration generating mode of the at least two ultrasonic modes and the vibration generating mode is randomly selected. It features.

The effect of the present invention is to provide a visual, auditory and tactile alarm to the wildlife when the wildlife approaches the road to prevent the entry of the wildlife to enter the road, the wildlife access area is running on the adjacent road It can provide powerful alarms to vehicles that can be used, minimize the damage to noise and light to the surrounding environment, and minimize the wildlife's learning effect to increase the efficiency of the device. To provide.

1 is a photo schematically showing the appearance of the wild animal intrusion prevention apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing a system of a wild animal intrusion prevention apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an alarm system when a plurality of wild animal intrusion prevention apparatuses according to an embodiment of the present invention are configured.

The above objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent by describing the preferred embodiments of the present invention in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following detailed description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is defined only by the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a photograph schematically showing the appearance of a wild animal intrusion prevention apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a configuration schematically showing a system of a wild animal intrusion prevention apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention It is also.

As shown in Figure 1 and 2, the wildlife intrusion prevention apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a solar module 110 for supplying the electrical energy by converting the solar energy into electrical energy; A sensor unit 120 that operates by receiving electrical energy from the solar module 110 and detects an approach of a wild animal; A thermal imaging unit 130 for photographing an approaching wild animal according to information received from the sensor unit 120; A display unit 140 for notifying the approach of the wildlife to the outside according to the information received from the sensor unit 120; And an alarm and information processing unit 150 for notifying the wild animal and processing the information according to the information received from the sensor unit 120.

The photovoltaic module 110 is a device for electrical power generation that can convert solar energy into electrical energy. The solar cell module is composed of a semiconductor compound that converts solar energy directly into electrical energy. It may be made of a structure for supporting the inverter and the solar cell module and the inverter for converting into power.

The sensor unit 120 operates to receive electric energy from the solar module 110, but detects the approach of the wild animal, and includes a sensor for detecting the approach of the wild animal, and includes an infrared sensor and a heat sensor. It is possible to select one or more from the laser sensor and the displacement sensor. For example, the sensor unit 120 may detect the approach and motion of the wild animal in a specific range that can be sensed, and if the sensing range of the sensor unit 110 is smaller than the access range of the wild animal, It may be configured to consist of at least two sensor modules that can detect the area of.

The thermal imaging camera unit 130 photographs an approaching wild animal according to the information received from the sensor unit 120, photographing only an organism that emits heat, and easily identifies humans and wild animals, It has the advantage that it can be used as surveillance equipment even in a room without any.

The display unit 140 notifies the access of the wild animal to the outside according to the information received from the sensor unit 120, when the intrusion prevention device of the wild animal of the present invention is installed around the road mainly restricts the access of the vehicle or It is used for the purpose of slowing down the vehicle. In order to provide a strong alarm for the vehicle, the display unit 140 may provide a display to the vehicle back and forth using a double-sided light guide plate or may use an LED lighting device having excellent brightness and efficiency.

 The alarm and information processing unit 150 includes a light output unit 151 for emitting light to a wild animal according to the information received from the sensor unit 120; An ultrasonic vibration generator 152 for generating ultrasonic vibration at a position where the light output unit 151 emits light; A control unit 153 for controlling the sensor unit 120, the light output unit 151, and the ultrasonic vibration generating unit 152 and processing information; A communication unit 154 which transmits and receives information about the thermal camera 130, the light emitting unit 151, and the ultrasonic vibration generating unit 152 to the outside; And a storage unit 155 for storing information about the thermal imaging camera unit 130, the light emitting unit 151, and the ultrasonic vibration generating unit 152.

The light output unit 151 emits light to a wild animal according to the information received from the sensor unit 120, and emits light to an area detected by the sensor unit 120. The light output unit 151 is preferably configured as an LED lighting device in consideration of miniaturization and light efficiency of the device.

The ultrasonic vibration generating unit 152 generates ultrasonic vibration at a position where the light output unit 151 emits light, and includes an ultrasonic speaker for emitting ultrasonic waves in front and a piezoelectric ultrasonic vibrator for generating ultrasonic vibrations. Configure with the device. Here, since the human audio frequency is 64 to 23,000 Hz, the ultrasonic speaker may be configured to emit ultrasonic waves having a range of 25 kHz to 45 kHz to the outside. In addition, the piezoelectric ultrasonic vibrator may be configured to generate ultrasonic vibrations of 1 to 2 MHz so that the approaching wildlife can sufficiently sense the vibration.

For example, Dog has an audible frequency range of 67 to 45,000 Hz, Cat has an audible frequency range of 45 to 64,000 Hz, Cow has an audible frequency range of 23 to 35,000 Hz, and rabbits. Rabbit's audible frequency range is 360 to 42,000 Hz. Since other animals can also detect sound waves exceeding the upper limit of the human audible frequency of 23,000 Hz, the ultrasonic speaker is preferably configured to have a range of 25 kHz to 45 kHz. However, if a wild animal is disturbed by external sounds or has an abnormal hearing function, a problem may occur in that the alarm may be ineffective only by the ultrasonic speaker.

Therefore, since the alarm is excellent in terms of providing an tactile alarm by a piezoelectric ultrasonic vibrator as well as a visual alarm by the light output unit 151 and an acoustic alarm by an ultrasonic speaker, the ultrasonic vibration generator ( 152 has the advantage that the light output unit 151 together with the visual, auditory and tactile alert can be provided to the wildlife at the same time. The piezoelectric ultrasonic vibrator is preferably composed of a device capable of generating ultrasonic vibration of 1 to 2MHz in front. If the vibration is less than 1MHz can not sufficiently transmit the vibration depending on the animal, if it exceeds 2MHz there is a problem that the problem of cost and size of the device may occur.

In addition, the ultrasonic vibration generating unit of the present invention includes at least two or more ultrasonic modes and vibration generating mode, any one of the ultrasonic mode and the vibration generating mode of the at least two or more ultrasonic modes and vibration generating mode during the operation of the ultrasonic vibration generating unit is random. It may be configured to be selected. For example, a wild animal that experiences ultrasonic waves at a certain interval or at a certain frequency among ultrasonic modes has a learning effect on the ultrasonic alarm of the same mode, so that the alarm effect of the device is reduced for an experienced wild animal. It must be. However, the ultrasonic mode in which the frequency and the signal transmission interval are randomly selected has the advantage that the learning effect of the wildlife can be reduced because it provides a different alarm for one wildlife. In the vibration generation mode, as in the ultrasonic mode, a mode in which the frequency and the vibration transmission interval are diversified is randomly selected, thereby reducing the learning effect of the wild animal.

The controller 153 controls the sensor unit 120, the light output unit 151, and the ultrasonic vibration generator 152 and processes information. For example, when the sensor unit 120 detects a wild animal. It may be configured to control the details of the operation, size, output conditions, etc. of the light output unit 151 and the ultrasonic vibration generating unit 152 and process information related thereto.

The communication unit 154 transmits and receives information on the thermal imaging unit 130, the light emitting unit 151, and the ultrasonic vibration generating unit 152 to the outside, and includes Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and RF (Radio). It can be configured by selecting one or more from a communication module using Frequency) and Wibro communication. For example, the communication unit 154 may include the types of wild animals obtained from the thermal imaging camera unit 130, the light emitting unit 151, and the ultrasonic vibration generating unit 152, the response to the alarm for the wild animals, and the like. Operation information on the thermal imaging unit 130, the light emitting unit 151, and the ultrasonic vibration generating unit 152 for transmitting information to the outside or for detailed device operation may be received from the outside.

The storage unit 155 stores information about the thermal imaging unit 130, the light output unit 151, and the ultrasonic vibration generating unit 152. For example, the storage unit 155 captures wild images captured by the thermal imaging unit 130. Information on the type of animal, the number of wild animals that appear, shooting conditions and time, etc. can be stored.

3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an alarm system when a plurality of wild animal intrusion prevention apparatuses according to an embodiment of the present invention are configured.

As shown in Figure 3, the wild animal intrusion prevention device according to an embodiment of the present invention is composed of a plurality, the sensor unit 120 of any one of the wild animal intrusion prevention device detects the access of the wild animal. In this case, the control unit 153 may be configured to instruct the communication unit 154 to operate the device to operate the plurality of wild animal intrusion prevention devices at the same time.

For example, when the wildlife W approaches the road kill prevention device P1, the road kill prevention device P1 may be used to prevent the entry of roads that may cause danger to the wildlife W. While operating an alarm, the other load kill prevention device (P2; P3) is instructed to operate the device so that the display unit lights up at the same time, thereby preventing entry of the vehicle A traveling in the direction of the wild animal (W) or inducing a slow motion. can do. In addition, it is possible to operate all other road kill prevention devices at the same time to provide visual, auditory and tactile alarms around, which has the advantage of preventing the entry of other wildlife or effectively eliminate the danger to the vehicle.

Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described specific embodiment. That is, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can make many changes and modifications to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims, and all such appropriate changes and modifications Equivalents should be considered to be within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (2)

A solar module 110 for converting solar energy into electrical energy and supplying the electrical energy; A sensor unit 120 that operates by receiving electrical energy from the solar module 110 and detects an approach of a wild animal; A thermal imaging unit 130 for photographing an approaching wild animal according to information received from the sensor unit 120; A display unit 140 for notifying the approach of the wildlife to the outside according to the information received from the sensor unit 120; And And alarm and information processing unit 150 for notifying the alarm and processing the information according to the information received from the sensor unit 120, The alarm and information processing unit 150 includes a light output unit 151 for emitting light to a wild animal according to the information received from the sensor unit 120; An ultrasonic vibration generator 152 for generating ultrasonic vibration at a position where the light output unit 151 emits light; A control unit 153 for controlling the sensor unit 120, the light output unit 151, and the ultrasonic vibration generating unit 152 and processing information; A communication unit 154 which transmits and receives information about the thermal camera 130, the light emitting unit 151, and the ultrasonic vibration generating unit 152 to the outside; And a storage unit 155 for storing information about the thermal imaging camera unit 130, the light emitting unit 151, and the ultrasonic vibration generating unit 152. The ultrasonic vibration generating unit 152 includes an ultrasonic speaker for emitting ultrasonic waves of 25 kHz to 45 kHz to the outside and a piezoelectric ultrasonic vibrator for generating ultrasonic vibrations of 1 to 2 MHz, at least two ultrasonic modes and vibration generation Intrusion prevention device of the wild animal, characterized in that at least one of the ultrasonic mode and the vibration generating mode of the at least two or more ultrasonic modes and vibration generating mode is selected at the time of operation of the ultrasonic vibration generating unit 152, including the mode. . According to claim 1, wherein the wild animal intrusion prevention device is composed of a plurality, if the sensor unit 120 of any one of the wild animal intrusion prevention device detects the access of the wild animal, the control unit 153 is a communication unit ( 154) to instruct the operation of the device to prevent the intrusion prevention device of the wild animal, characterized in that for operating the plurality of wildlife intrusion prevention device at the same time.

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