KR101835107B1 - A Fish Detecting Drone - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a drone to detect a shoal of fish or an underwater object moving in the water. More specifically, according to the present invention, the drone comprises: a main buoy to make it possible to float on the water, having an ultrasonic transducer (an ultrasonic detector) at a bottom end unit; a plurality of auxiliary buoys installed on a side surface of the main buoy; and a propeller means installed on a top end unit of the auxiliary buoy to have a rotary wing. The present invention is able to, while flying over the waters, settle on the water, to detect a shoal of fish or object moving in the water or all kinds of information such as a water temperature, and to transmit the information to a command ship or a ground control station, thereby efficiently using underwater information.

Description

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a fisher that moves in water and a drone that detects an underwater object. More particularly, the present invention relates to a drone that is capable of floating on a water surface while having a transceiver (an ultrasonic detector) A plurality of auxiliary buoyant bodies are connected to the side of the main buoyant body, and a propeller means having a rotor blade is installed at an upper end of the auxiliary buoyant body to constitute a flying dragon, And to detect various kinds of information such as a fish or an object moving in the water or water temperature and transmit the detected information to a mother ship or a ground control station so as to utilize the information in the water effectively.

Generally, a device flying by a lift generated by rotating a rotor by a driving means is called a helicopter. These helicopters are drone, a relatively small helicopter flying by a normal helicopter and a maneuverable man. 2. Description of the Related Art [0002] Recently, with the development of wireless communication and mobile terminals, various technologies utilizing a function of a mobile terminal in a drone have been developed in various ways.

For example, there is a camera or recorder installed in the drones to take pictures, shoot videos, and record audio in places that can not be photographed on the ground.

As the functions are diversified, such drones are implemented in the form of a multimedia device having multiple functions such as photographing, video shooting, and reception of broadcasting.

In particular, when the drones are equipped with cameras or sensors, they can perform more functions. The drones equipped with these are used in various fields such as fire fighting, reconnaissance, and life saving.

Conventionally, a whale detection system using an ultrasonic underwater sensor for tracking a movement path of a whale by installing a camera on a drones is disclosed in Japanese Patent Registration No. 10-1595695.

In the conventional drones, the sub-detection region in which the sensors that are provided in the water for detection of whales and the sensor that transmits the sensing signal first is among the sensing signals of the sensors is determined as the flying direction region of the drones, A server providing related path information; and a controller for calculating flight angle information of the drone to fly between the flight direction areas, and analyzing the image information of the sea level transmitted by the drone to analyze the appearance of the whale A drone control unit, and a drone for flying in accordance with the control of the drone control unit and photographing the sea surface in the corresponding sub-detection area. According to the present invention, the whale detection probability is improved and the whale can be operated in a direction in which the whale moves, so that the whale can be continuously watched and observed.

KR 10-1595695 (registration number) 2016.02.12. KR 10-1587893 (registration number) 2016.01.18. KR 10-1559898 (registration number) 2015.10.06.

Conventionally, a drone for detecting a fish and notifying it to a mother ship has not been disclosed. Instead, it is at a level where the buoyant body is simply floated on the surface of the water and a transceiver is mounted on the lower surface thereof to search for fishes in the water. There is a limit to quickly detecting and providing fish or objects through drones.

Further, the apparatus for detecting a whale using a conventional dron is configured to photograph and provide a motion of a whale through a photographing equipment provided at a lower side thereof while a conventional drone is flying a water plane, There is a limit to search.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems,

And a main buoyant body having a transducer (an ultrasonic detector or an environmental sensor) mounted on the lower end of the main buoyant body so as to be floated on the water surface, and a plurality of auxiliary buoyant bodies are connected to the side of the main buoyant body, A dron is installed so that a propeller means having a rotor blade is installed at an upper end of the dron, and when the dron is flying over the surface of the water, it is started as an aquarium if necessary and information of a fish moving in the water is detected, The purpose of the present invention is to provide a fish finder dron which can be efficiently utilized for fishing of a mothership.

Another object of the present invention is to utilize maritime information more widely by providing various kinds of information such as moving objects and temperature of salt in the water in addition to the fish.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an auxiliary buoyant body comprising: a main buoyant body floating up from a water surface by buoyancy; an auxiliary buoyant body connected to the side of the main buoyant body by a connecting arm, Propeller means provided on the upper end of the auxiliary buoyant body and generating lift to rotate the main buoyant body and the auxiliary buoyant body while being rotated by the driving means, And a control unit connected to the transceiver for controlling the propeller means and for providing detection information of the transceiver to a bus or a control station.

Therefore, the fishing drones according to the present invention are advantageous in that they can fly over the surface of the water and, if necessary, start as an aquarist, detect information of a fish moving in the water and transmit it to the mother ship, .

In addition, the present invention provides an advantage that the sea information can be utilized more widely by providing various information such as the moving object and the temperature of the salt in the water in addition to the fish.

Further, according to the present invention, the ship can detect the fish without directly moving to another place, and when the fishing is completed, the fisher departs the drones at the time of completion of fishing, It is possible to dramatically reduce the fishing time.

In addition, the present invention can reduce the fuel for moving the vessel because the fishing vessel can continue to move to a new place and can detect the position of the fishery without detecting the fishery.

In addition, since the drones can detect the fishermen by landing on the aquariums, the present invention can save the fuel consumed by the vessel to detect the fishermen, and the drones can quickly move to other places and detect the fishes. Time and cost can be saved.

The auxiliary buoyant body is symmetrically formed so as to prevent backlash of the drones due to waves and to transmit and receive signals stably in the aquarium. The shape of the auxiliary buoyant body is cylindrical The diameter of the cylinder is smaller than the length of the upper propeller, so that the lift is not disturbed by the auxiliary buoyant during flight.

The length of the auxiliary buoyant body is longer than that of the main buoyant body so that the transceiver attached to the lower portion of the main buoyant body can be protected when landing on the waterborne and busbars.

In addition, the drone of the present invention can hovering in a certain height of the air when the wave is severe, and the fisher can be sent down to the fisher so that the fisher can be detected.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a fishing drones according to the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a fish finder drone according to the present invention,
FIG. 3 is a state diagram in which a fish finder dron according to the present invention detects a fish flying over the surface of the water,
FIG. 4 is a view showing an operating state in which a fish finder dron according to the present invention launches on the water surface and emits ultrasonic waves in water to detect a fish group or an object,
FIG. 5 is a system diagram (a) and a steering diagram (b) of a fish-finding drones according to the present invention,
FIG. 6 is a state sectional view of a drones for fish finder according to the present invention, in which a second transceiver unit capable of detecting a fish group is hovered,
FIG. 7 is an operational state diagram of a fish-finding dron according to the present invention in which a second transceiver means capable of detecting a fish-group when hovering enters into the water.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, the fish finder drones 100 according to the present invention,

A main buoyant body 110 which floats on the water surface by buoyancy,

An auxiliary buoyant body 120 which is connected to the side of the main buoyant body 110 by the connecting arm 121 and floats to the water surface by buoyant force,

Propeller means 130 installed at the upper end of the auxiliary buoyant body 120 and generating lift to rotate the main buoyant body 110 and the auxiliary buoyant body 120 while being rotated by driving means (not shown)

A transceiver 140 installed on a lower surface of the main buoyant body 110 to emit ultrasonic waves into water and receive reflected waves,

And a control unit 150 connected to the transceiver 140 and controlling the propeller unit 130 and providing detection information of the transceiver 140 to a bus or a controller.

The drones 100 of the present invention can control the propeller unit 130 using a controller and a computer while controlling the controller 150 on a bus or a control station to control the main buoyant body 110 and the auxiliary buoyant body 110. [ (120) to fly over the surface of the place where the fisherman is to appear.

And the fisherman's detection drone (100) which has flown over the surface of the place where the fisherman and the like are to appear, starts to sink into the water from above the water surface.

In this case, the main buoyant body (110) and the auxiliary buoyant body (120) are floated without going into the water by a buoyancy for a predetermined depth or more.

In this state, ultrasonic waves are emitted into the water through the transceiver 140 provided on the lower surface of the main buoyant body 110 to detect a moving fish or the like and be provided in real time as a bus.

As described above, the information provided by the transceiver 140 is precisely analyzed through a computer or the like from the bus, and necessary measures are taken for the information.

Here, the information provided by the transceiver 140 can detect not only a fish group but also all moving objects in water. Even submarines can be detected.

Also, a flight control computer, a GPS, and a battery are installed in the main buoyant body 110 to move according to the position of the airplane, the automatic flight, and the pre-flight control path.

In addition, a solar panel 111 is further provided on the upper side of the main buoyant body 110 of the present invention so that a battery installed in the transceiver 140 can be charged. Therefore, the drones 100 of the present invention can dramatically improve the durability of the battery by allowing the battery to be charged through the solar panel 111. [

Further, the drones of the present invention can charge the battery through the solar panel 111, so that they can stay on the water surface for a long time.

In addition, the auxiliary buoyant body 120 of the drones 100 of the present invention is formed in a cylindrical shape, and the ends of the auxiliary buoyant body 120 are formed as beveled portions 122 whose diameter gradually decreases.

Therefore, the auxiliary buoyant body 120 can minimize the air resistance at the start of the water surface by the pointed portion 122, and the lifting force is not disturbed when the propeller means 130 rotates, .

Furthermore, when a plurality of auxiliary buoyancy members 120 are formed symmetrically, it is possible to stably start the aquarium and to transmit and receive signals.

Further, the auxiliary buoyant body 120 is cylindrical in shape, and the diameter of the cylindrical body is smaller than the length of the upper propeller, so that the lift is not disturbed by the auxiliary buoyant body 120 during a flight (emergency) It is possible to take off.

Also, the auxiliary buoyant body 120 is longer than the main buoyant body 110, which is located at the center of the length of the auxiliary buoyant body 120, and the pointed portion 122 first touches the ground, 110 and the transceiver 140 installed on the lower surface of the transceiver.

The auxiliary buoyant body 120 may have three or four outer circumferential surfaces of the main buoyant body 110, but the auxiliary buoyant body 120 may be provided in a larger number depending on the size of the drones.

In addition, an environmental sensor (not shown) is installed on the lower surface of the main buoyant body 110 to obtain various water quality information such as water temperature and hazard.

6 and 7, the connecting arm 121 connecting the main buoyant body 110 and the auxiliary buoyant body 120 according to the present invention is provided with an auxiliary transducer 161, A connection line 170 connecting the second transceiver means 160 and the second transceiver means 160 to each other and a connection line 170 connecting the second transceiver means 160 to the second transceiver means 160, The winding means 180 is further provided.

The winding unit 180 includes a winding roller unit 181 that winds or unwinds the connection line 170 while being rotated in the forward and reverse directions and a motor unit (not shown) that rotates or rotates the winding roller unit 181 in the forward or reverse direction .

The controller 150 may be connected to the motor unit by wire or wirelessly to supply power.

As described above, when the sea surface has large waves, it becomes very difficult to start the main buoyant body 110 and the auxiliary buoyant body 120 on the surface of the water. In this case, the main buoyant body 110 and the auxiliary buoyant body 120 are hovered at a predetermined height from the upper surface of the water surface, ) To obtain the second transceiver means (160) into the water surface.

When the ultrasonic wave reaches a proper depth in the water surface, ultrasonic waves are generated from the second transceiver means 160 to detect the fish.

The second transceiver means 160 further includes a pressure sensor 162 measuring and providing depth (depth measurement) immersed in the auxiliary transceiver 161 in addition to the auxiliary transceiver 161, An accelerometer (not shown) and an accelerometer (not shown) for measuring the movement of the auxiliary transceiver 161 in the water, etc., for measuring angles of the transceiver 161, May be further provided.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the second transceiver means 160 can be appropriately and safely penetrated into the water depth even at a sea level with a high wave, so that ultrasonic waves can be generated, and the fish can be quickly detected.

The connection line 170 is connected to a power line for generating sound waves of the auxiliary transceiver 161, a signal line for measuring a signal of the auxiliary transceiver 161, and a sensor for sensing the position and direction of the auxiliary transceiver 161, And the signal lines for measuring the signals of the signal lines.

The other connecting arm 121 provided on the opposite side of the connecting arm 121 on which the winding means 180 is installed is provided with the winding means 180 and the connecting line 170 and the second transceiver means 160, A weight weight 190 may be installed to allow the connection arms 121 of both sides to be balanced with each other when the hovering is carried out in a predetermined position.

Therefore, when the horn is hovered at a predetermined height above the water surface, the dron of the present invention can stabilize flight while the connecting arms 121 are balanced with each other.

The drones 100 of the present invention can detect fishes without moving their mothers directly to other places, so that when fishing is completed first, the drones are scrambled to catch the fishes and the first fish catcher When you are finished, you can quickly move to another place to catch fish, which can dramatically reduce fishing time.

Also, the present invention is very convenient because it can enter the auxiliary transceiver into the water while hovering even if the dron can not start on the surface due to severe waves.

Therefore, it is very efficient because it can detect the location of the fishery without the fishermen moving and continue to move to the new place.

As described above, the fishing drones according to the present invention are provided with a main buoyant body having a transducer (an ultrasonic detector or environmental sensor, etc.) mounted on the lower end thereof so as to float on the water surface, And a propeller means having a rotor blade is installed at the upper end of the auxiliary buoyant body so as to constitute a drone so as to fly and fly over the surface of the water, By detecting the information and transmitting it to the mother ship in real time, it can be effectively utilized for fishing of the mothership.

In addition, it is possible to rapidly provide various information such as the moving object and the temperature of the saline in addition to the fishery, so that the water quality and environmental information can be utilized more widely.

100: Fish finder drones
110: main buoyancy body 111: solar panel
120: auxiliary buoyant body
121: connecting arm 122: pointed
130: propeller means
140: transceiver 150:

Claims (8)

A main buoyant body located at a central portion floating from the water surface by buoyancy,
An auxiliary buoyant body which is connected to the side of the main buoyant body by a connection arm and floats to the water surface by buoyancy,
A propeller means provided at an upper end of the auxiliary buoyant body and rotated by a driving means to generate a lift force to emit the main buoyant body and the auxiliary buoyant body,
A transceiver installed on the lower surface of the main buoyant body to emit ultrasonic waves into water and receive reflected waves,
And a control unit connected to the transceiver and controlling the propeller means and providing detection information of the transceiver to a bus or a control station,
Wherein the auxiliary buoyant body is formed longer than the main buoyant body having a length in the central portion and the lower end portion of the main buoyant body is spaced apart from the ground when the boat lands on the bus.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the auxiliary buoyant body is provided in a plurality of outer peripheral surfaces of the main buoyant body.
3. The method of claim 2,
And a solar panel is further provided on the upper side of the main buoyancy body so as to charge a battery provided in the transceiver.
The method of claim 3,
Wherein said auxiliary buoyant body is formed in a cylindrical shape and its end portion is formed by a sharpened portion whose diameter gradually decreases.
delete The method according to claim 1,
A second transducer means provided with an auxiliary transducer on the connecting arm connecting the main buoyant body and the auxiliary buoyant body; a connecting line connecting the second transducer means to an end portion; Further comprising a winding means for allowing the means to enter the water,
Wherein the winding means comprises a winding roller portion for winding or unscrewing the connection line while rotating forward and backward, and a motor portion for forwardly or reversely rotating the winding roller portion.
The method according to claim 6,
The other connecting arm provided on the opposite side of the connecting arm on which the winding means is installed may balance the connecting arms on both sides when hovering in proportion to the weight of the winding means and the connecting line and the second transmitting and receiving means Weigh-ins further equipped with additional fish detection drones.
The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the second transducer means further comprises a pressure sensor for measuring the depth of the auxiliary transducer immersed in water.

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