A nature reserve infrared camera monitoring analysis system and method

An infrared camera system that uses a ring-shaped mounting bracket and a drive mechanism to move the mounting frame solves the problems of limited monitoring range and high cost, achieving comprehensive monitoring and cost reduction.

CN116734134BActive Publication Date: 2025-12-19NANJING INST OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCI MINIST OF ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT OF THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA
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Application Number
CN202310722323.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-06-19
Publication Date
2025-12-19
Estimated Expiration
2043-06-19

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Technical Problem

Existing infrared camera monitoring methods in nature reserves suffer from limited monitoring range or high costs.

Method used

An infrared camera system that uses a ring-shaped mounting component and a drive component to move the mounting bracket, and uses positioning airbags and counterweights to ensure stability, enables all-around monitoring of the infrared camera, and reduces the number of devices and costs.

Benefits of technology

It enables all-round monitoring by infrared cameras, reduces equipment costs, and improves monitoring range and stability.

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Abstract

The application discloses a natural reserve infrared camera monitoring and analyzing system in the technical field of natural reserve research, which comprises a collecting module and an analyzing module. The collecting module comprises a ring-shaped mounting piece fixed on a tree, a mounting frame slidingly mounted on the ring-shaped mounting piece, an infrared camera mounted on the mounting frame, and a driving piece for driving the mounting frame to move on the ring-shaped mounting piece. An inner side wall of the ring-shaped mounting piece is provided with a positioning air bag, and an inner side wall of the positioning air bag is provided with a plurality of groups of vertical positioning strips. The analyzing module comprises a processing device mounted on the mounting frame. In the application, the infrared camera is mounted on the mounting frame, and the mounting frame is slidingly mounted on the ring-shaped mounting piece. The infrared camera can move and monitor the surroundings by the driving piece driving the mounting frame to move on the ring-shaped mounting piece. Therefore, a plurality of infrared cameras do not need to be installed, and the cost is reduced.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of nature reserve research, in particular to a nature reserve infrared camera monitoring and analyzing system and method. BACKGROUND

[0002] A nature reserve refers to a certain area of land or water that contains protected objects and is divided for protection and management, which can save many species and various types of ecosystems, and is the most effective measure to protect biodiversity.

[0003] In the process of studying nature reserves, collection equipment (such as infrared cameras) is installed in nature reserves to monitor the conditions inside the nature reserves. The monitoring conditions are processed and analyzed for the study of nature reserves. Infrared cameras are generally used alone or in combination with multiple infrared cameras during installation and use. For example:

[0004] A single infrared camera is generally monitored by being directly bound to a tree with a fixing belt, which limits the monitoring range of the infrared camera;

[0005] Multiple infrared cameras are generally installed uniformly on a fixing belt, which is then fixed to a tree for monitoring (for example, the public document No. CN211574716U discloses such a device). Although this method increases the monitoring range, it requires the use of multiple infrared cameras, which increases the cost.

[0006] In summary, the monitoring method has certain limitations. SUMMARY

[0007] The purpose of the present application is to provide a nature reserve infrared camera monitoring and analyzing system and method to solve the problem of the limitations of the monitoring method mentioned in the background.

[0008] To achieve the above purpose, the present application provides the following technical solution: a nature reserve infrared camera monitoring and analyzing system, comprising: a collection module and an analysis module, the collection module comprising: a ring-shaped mounting member fixedly sleeved on a tree, a mounting bracket slidingly mounted on the ring-shaped mounting member, an infrared camera mounted on the mounting bracket, and a driving member for driving the mounting bracket to move on the ring-shaped mounting member;

[0009] The inner side wall of the ring-shaped mounting member is provided with a positioning air bag, and the inner side wall of the positioning air bag is provided with a plurality of groups of vertical positioning strips;

[0010] The analysis module comprises a processing device mounted on a mounting rack; the driving member drives the mounting rack to move on the annular mounting member, so that the infrared camera collects information around, and the collected information is processed by the processing device.

[0011] Preferably, a counterweight is arranged on the annular mounting member and connected with the mounting rack in the same direction of movement.

[0012] Preferably, an extension member is arranged on the counterweight, and a supporting block for contacting the trees is arranged on the moving end of the extension member.

[0013] Preferably, an installation block is arranged on the top of the annular mounting member, a slot is arranged on the side of the installation block facing the center of the annular mounting member, a limiting block is slidably inserted into the slot, an installation groove is arranged on the bottom of the installation block and located directly above the positioning air bag, an extrusion block is slidably inserted into the installation groove, the top end of the extrusion block is attached to the limiting block, and the contact part of the extrusion block and the limiting block is a bevel.

[0014] Preferably, an installation box is arranged on the installation block, the installation box is communicated with the positioning air bag through a connecting pipe, a moving plate for moving with the change of the internal air pressure of the installation box and an elastic member connected with the moving plate are slidably arranged in the installation box, a touch switch is arranged on the moving path of the moving plate in the installation box, and a gas pump electrically connected with the touch switch and communicated with the positioning air bag is arranged on the installation box.

[0015] Preferably, an installation member is detachably arranged on the installation box, and the end of the elastic member away from the moving plate is connected with the installation member.

[0016] Preferably, the driving member comprises an annular gear arranged outside the annular mounting member, a driving gear engaged with the annular gear and a driving motor for driving the driving gear to rotate are arranged on the mounting rack.

[0017] Preferably, the annular mounting member comprises two arc-shaped members which are detachably connected, and the annular gear comprises two gear members respectively arranged on the two arc-shaped members.

[0018] Preferably, a natural reserve infrared camera monitoring and analysis method is provided according to a natural reserve infrared camera monitoring and analysis system, and the method comprises the following steps:

[0019] S1: the driving member drives the mounting rack with the infrared camera to rotate on the outside of the annular mounting member, so that the infrared camera collects information around;

[0020] S2: the collected information is transmitted to the processing device for processing to obtain an analysis result.

[0021] Compared with the prior art, the present application has the beneficial effects that: in the present application, the infrared camera is installed on the mounting frame, and the mounting frame is slidingly installed on the annular mounting member, the infrared camera can be moved to monitor the surroundings by driving the mounting frame to move on the annular mounting member, and multiple infrared cameras do not need to be installed, thereby reducing the cost. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the monitoring and analyzing system of the present application;

[0023] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the connection structure of the annular mounting member and the infrared camera of the present application;

[0024] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the connection structure of the annular mounting member and the counterweight member of the present application;

[0025] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the connection structure of the mounting block and the limiting block of the present application;

[0026] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the mounting box structure of the present application.

[0027] In the figure: 1, annular mounting member; 2, mounting frame; 3, driving member; 31, annular gear; 32, driving gear; 33, driving motor; 4, infrared camera; 5, processing device; 6, positioning air bag; 7, counterweight member; 8, mounting block; 9, mounting box; 10, connecting pipe; 11, telescopic member; 12, supporting block; 13, extrusion block; 14, limiting block; 15, moving plate; 16, elastic member; 17, touch switch; 18, air pump; 19, mounting member. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0029] Embodiment 1

[0030] Please refer to Figure 1 A natural reserve infrared camera monitoring and analyzing system, comprising: a collecting module and an analyzing module.

[0031] Please refer to Figure 2The collecting module comprises: a ring-shaped mounting part 1, a mounting rack 2 is slidingly mounted on the ring-shaped mounting part 1, a driving part 3 is mounted on the mounting rack 2 and used for driving the mounting rack 2 to move on the ring-shaped mounting part 1 (move along a circular track), and an infrared camera 4 is mounted on the mounting rack 2; an inner side wall of the ring-shaped mounting part 1 is provided with a positioning air bag 6, and an inner side wall of the positioning air bag 6 is provided with a plurality of groups of vertical positioning strips; after the ring-shaped mounting part 1 is sleeved on a tree, the positioning air bag 6 is inflated to expand and contact the outer side of the tree, so as to fix the ring-shaped mounting part 1; the positioning strips contact the outer side of the tree (because there are cracks or protrusions and depressions on the outer side of the tree, the positioning strips contact the areas, and the positioning strips are made of rubber), so that the ring-shaped mounting part 1 is prevented from sliding downward, and the stability of the ring-shaped mounting part 1 is ensured.

[0032] In the embodiment, as a further optimized scheme, please refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3 The ring-shaped mounting part 1 comprises two arc-shaped parts, and the two arc-shaped parts are detachably connected; the ring-shaped mounting part 1 is fixed on a tree by combining the two arc-shaped parts or is taken off from the tree by separating the ring-shaped mounting part 1 into the two arc-shaped parts; the driving part 3 comprises a ring-shaped gear 31, a driving gear 32 and a driving motor 33, the ring-shaped gear 31 is sleeved outside the ring-shaped mounting part 1 (the ring-shaped gear 31 is composed of two gear parts, and the two gear parts are mounted on the two arc-shaped parts, respectively), the driving gear 32 is rotatably arranged in the mounting rack 2, the driving gear 32 is engaged with the ring-shaped gear 31, the driving motor 33 is mounted on the mounting rack 2, and an output end of the driving motor 33 is connected with an end portion of the driving gear 32; the driving motor 33 is operated to drive the driving gear 32 to rotate, so that the driving gear 32 moves on the outer side of the ring-shaped gear 31, thereby driving the mounting rack 2 to move on the ring-shaped mounting part 1.

[0033] It should be noted that the positioning air bag 6 has two groups, and the two groups of the positioning air bag 6 are respectively arranged on the two arc-shaped parts.

[0034] Please refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3 The analysis module is a processing device 5 (the processing device 5 refers to an image and video processing device, and comprises a chip, a storage and a communication device for processing images and videos), and the processing device 5 is mounted on the mounting rack 2.

[0035] It should be noted that the infrared camera 4 is used for monitoring a nature reserve (collecting information of the nature reserve), in the process, the driving part 3 also drives the mounting rack 2 to move on the ring-shaped mounting part 1 at regular time intervals, changes the position of the infrared camera 4, and makes the infrared camera 4 collect information around; the collected information is transmitted to the processing device 5 for processing, analysis and storage.

[0036] In the embodiment, as a further optimized scheme, please refer toFigure 2 The counterweight 7 is arranged on the ring-shaped mounting 1 to slide, the moving direction of the counterweight 7 is the same as the moving direction of the mounting frame 2, the counterweight 7 is connected with the mounting frame 2 through a connecting piece, and the counterweight 7 and the mounting frame 2 are symmetrically distributed on two sides of the ring-shaped mounting 1; the counterweight 7 balances the gravity of the mounting frame 2 and the infrared camera 4 on the ring-shaped mounting 1, so that the forces on the two sides of the ring-shaped mounting 1 are balanced, and the probability of the ring-shaped mounting 1 being skewed is reduced; and in the moving process of the mounting frame 2, the connecting piece connects the mounting frame 2 and the counterweight 7, so that the counterweight 7 moves together with the mounting frame 2, and the mounting frame 2 and the counterweight 7 are always symmetrically distributed on the two sides of the ring-shaped mounting 1.

[0037] In the embodiment, as a further optimized scheme, refer to Figure 3 The counterweight 7 is arranged on the ring-shaped mounting 1 to slide, the moving direction of the counterweight 7 is the same as the moving direction of the mounting frame 2, the counterweight 7 is connected with the mounting frame 2 through a connecting piece, and the counterweight 7 and the mounting frame 2 are symmetrically distributed on two sides of the ring-shaped mounting 1; the counterweight 7 balances the gravity of the mounting frame 2 and the infrared camera 4 on the ring-shaped mounting 1, so that the forces on the two sides of the ring-shaped mounting 1 are balanced, and the probability of the ring-shaped mounting 1 being skewed is reduced; and in the moving process of the mounting frame 2, the connecting piece connects the mounting frame 2 and the counterweight 7, so that the counterweight 7 moves together with the mounting frame 2, and the mounting frame 2 and the counterweight 7 are always symmetrically distributed on the two sides of the ring-shaped mounting 1.

[0038] Embodiment 2

[0039] As an optimized scheme, refer to Figure 2 and Figure 4 The ring-shaped mounting 1 is provided with a mounting block 8 at the top, one side of the mounting block 8 facing the center of the ring-shaped mounting 1 is provided with a slot, and a limiting block 14 is slidably inserted into the slot; the bottom of the mounting block 8 is provided with a mounting slot, the mounting slot is directly above the positioning air bag 6, an extrusion block 13 is slidably inserted into the mounting slot (the extrusion block 13 is directly above the positioning air bag 6), the top end of the extrusion block 13 is attached to one end of the slot where the limiting block 14 is located, and the contact part of the extrusion block 13 and the limiting block 14 is a bevel; when the ring-shaped mounting 1 moves downward on the tree (the ring-shaped mounting 1 accidentally falls), because the part of the outer wall of the tree in contact with the positioning air bag 6 is relatively rough, the area of the positioning air bag 6 in contact with the tree will not move downward or the moving range is small; and the ring-shaped mounting 1 moves downward, so that the top of the positioning air bag 6 is in contact with the extrusion block 13 and is pushed upward, so that the extrusion block 13 extrudes the limiting block 14; the limiting block 14 is extruded by the extrusion block 13 and moves to the outside of the slot to contact the outer wall of the tree, so as to limit the ring-shaped mounting 1 from continuing to move downward.

[0040] In the embodiment, as a further optimized scheme, refer to Figure 2 and Figure 5The installation box 9 is communicated with the positioning air bag 6 through the connecting pipe 10, the moving plate 15 is slidably arranged in the installation box 9, when the internal pressure of the installation box 9 changes, the moving plate 15 moves up and down, the elastic element 16 is arranged between the installation box 9 and the moving plate 15; the touch switch 17 is arranged in the installation box 9 and is below the moving plate 15, the air pump 18 is arranged on the installation box 9, the outlet of the air pump 18 is communicated with the positioning air bag 6 through the pipeline, and the power supply of the air pump 18 is electrically connected with the touch switch 17 through the wire; when the contact between the positioning air bag 6 and the tree is loose, the positioning air bag 6 is less extruded (at this time, the annular installation part 1 is easy to move down), the internal pressure of the positioning air bag 6 is reduced, and the internal pressure of the installation box 9 communicated with the positioning air bag 6 is reduced; when the internal pressure of the installation box 9 is reduced, the moving plate 15 moves down under the action of the elastic element 16, the touch switch 17 is pressed, the air pump 18 is powered on and works, the positioning air bag 6 is inflated, and the inflation range is increased; the positioning air bag 6 is inflated again, the contact with the tree is close, the annular installation part 1 is prevented from moving down, the inflation increases the internal pressure of the positioning air bag 6, the moving plate 15 moves up and is not in contact with the touch switch 17, and the air pump 18 is powered off and stops working.

[0041] In the embodiment, as a further optimized scheme, please refer to Figure 5 The air inlet of the air pump 18 is communicated with the gas storage tank (the gas storage tank is a tank filled with gas, and the gas storage tank is not shown in the figure), the air pump 18 inflates the positioning air bag 6, and the gas in the gas storage tank is introduced into the positioning air bag 6, so that the amount of gas filled into the positioning air bag 6 is constant, and damage to the positioning air bag 6 caused by unlimited inflation is avoided.

[0042] In the embodiment, as a further optimized scheme, please refer to Figure 5 The installation part 19 is detachably arranged on the installation box 9, one end of the elastic element 16 is connected with the installation part 19, and the other end of the elastic element 16 is attached to the top wall of the moving plate 15; when the installation part 19 is detached from the installation box 9, the elastic element 16 can be removed from the installation box 9, and different elastic elements 16 with different elastic forces can be replaced according to requirements to provide different forces to the moving plate 15.

[0043] A natural reserve infrared camera monitoring analysis method, according to a natural reserve infrared camera monitoring analysis system, specifically includes the following steps:

[0044] S1: The driving part 3 drives the mounting frame 2 to rotate with the infrared camera 4 outside the annular installation part 1, so that the infrared camera 4 collects information around;

[0045] S2: The collected information is transmitted to the processing device 5 for processing to obtain an analysis result.

[0046] While embodiments of the application have been shown and described, it is to be understood that the embodiments described are merely exemplary of the principles and application of the present application. Numerous modifications and adaptions can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application, which is defined by the following claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A natural reserve infrared camera monitoring analysis system, comprising: Collecting module and analysis module, characterized by: the collecting module includes: the annular mounting piece (1) fixedly sleeved on the tree, the mounting frame (2) slidingly installed on the annular mounting piece (1), the infrared camera (4) installed on the mounting frame (2) and the driving member (3) driving the mounting frame (2) to move on the annular mounting piece (1); The inner side wall of the annular mounting piece (1) is provided with a positioning air bag (6), and the inner side wall of the positioning air bag (6) is provided with a plurality of vertical positioning strips; The analysis module includes a processing device (5) installed on the mounting frame (2); the driving member (3) drives the mounting frame (2) to move on the annular mounting piece (1), so that the infrared camera (4) collects information around, and the collected information is processed and analyzed by the processing device (5); The top of the annular mounting piece (1) is provided with a mounting block (8), one side of the mounting block (8) facing the center of the annular mounting piece (1) is provided with a slot, a limiting block (14) is slidingly inserted into the slot, and the bottom of the mounting block (8) is provided with a mounting groove above the positioning air bag (6), the mounting groove is slidingly inserted with an extrusion block (13), the top end of the extrusion block (13) is attached to the limiting block (14), and the contact part of the extrusion block (13) and the limiting block (14) is a bevel; The mounting block (8) is provided with a mounting box (9), the mounting box (9) is communicated with the positioning air bag (6) through a connecting pipe (10), the mounting box (9) is slidingly provided with a moving plate (15) for moving with the change of the internal pressure of the mounting box (9) and an elastic member (16) connected with the moving plate (15), and the mounting box (9) is provided with a touch switch (17) on the moving path of the moving plate (15), and the mounting box (9) is provided with a gas pump (18) electrically connected with the touch switch (17) and communicated with the positioning air bag (6).

2. The natural reserve infrared camera monitoring analysis system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The annular mounting piece (1) is slidingly provided with a counterweight (7) connected with the mounting frame (2) and moving in the same direction, and the counterweight (7) is symmetrically distributed on both sides of the annular mounting piece (1).

3. The natural reserve infrared camera monitoring analysis system according to claim 2, characterized in that: The counterweight (7) is provided with an extension member (11), and the moving end of the extension member (11) is provided with a supporting block (12) for contacting the tree.

4. The natural reserve infrared camera monitoring analysis system of claim 1, wherein: The mounting box (9) is detachably provided with a mounting member (19), and one end of the elastic member (16) away from the moving plate (15) is connected with the mounting member (19).

5. The natural reserve infrared camera monitoring analysis system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving member (3) includes an annular gear (31) sleeved outside the annular mounting piece (1), the mounting frame (2) is provided with a driving gear (32) engaged with the annular gear (31), and a driving motor (33) for driving the driving gear (32) to rotate.

6. The natural reserve infrared camera monitoring analysis system according to claim 5, characterized in that: The annular mounting piece (1) includes two arc-shaped members which can be detachably connected, and the annular gear (31) includes two gear members respectively installed on the two arc-shaped members.

7. A method for analyzing the monitoring of an infrared camera in a nature reserve, according to the nature reserve infrared camera monitoring analysis system of claim 1, characterized in that: Specifically includes the following steps: S1: the driving member (3) drives the mounting frame (2) to rotate with the infrared camera (4) outside the annular mounting piece (1), so that the infrared camera (4) collects information around; S2: the collected information is transmitted to the processing device (5) for processing to obtain an analysis result.

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