A hermetia illucens breeding monitoring system and method

Abstract

The application discloses a kind of black soldier fly cultivation monitoring system and method;Black soldier fly cultivation monitoring system includes control platform, vehicle body operation control terminal, culture bed ring control terminal, culture bed push rod control terminal and culture bed air valve sub-control terminal, vehicle body operation control terminal is used to control the walking, lifting and in-out material of cloth car;Culture bed ring control terminal is used to monitor the running state of culture bed's belt, front door, temperature and humidity, air valve and air conditioner, culture bed push rod control terminal is used to monitor the front door push rod state of culture bed, and culture bed air valve sub-control terminal is used to monitor the air valve state of culture bed.Centralized control platform is interconnected with multiple culture bed ring control terminals, multiple culture bed push rod control terminals, multiple culture bed air valve sub-control terminals through wired series network, and is interconnected with vehicle body operation control terminal through wireless network.Accordingly, the use of centralized control platform with each terminal, realize automatic and precision out, in material, save manpower, realize scientific cultivation black soldier fly.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of automated black soldier fly farming technology, and more particularly to a black soldier fly farming monitoring system and method. Background Technology

[0002] Black soldier flies are saprophytic insects belonging to the family genus *Strombidae*. They feed on livestock manure and household waste, producing high-value animal protein feed. Due to their rapid reproduction, large biomass, wide diet, high absorption and conversion rate, ease of management, and low breeding costs, they are currently being promoted worldwide. With the integration of IoT technology, black soldier fly farming has become simpler and more intelligent. However, the feeding and unloading of materials into the black soldier fly culture bed is a very frequent process. Currently, existing technologies lack sufficient automation and precision in feeding and unloading, increasing labor costs and hindering the scientific management of black soldier flies. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The main technical problem solved by this invention is to provide a black soldier fly farming monitoring system and method, which solves the problems of low automation and precision in feeding and discharging in the existing technology, increased labor costs, and inability to scientifically farm black soldier flies.

[0004] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, one technical solution adopted by the present invention is to provide a black soldier fly farming monitoring system. The black soldier fly farming monitoring system includes a centralized control platform, a vehicle operation control terminal, a culture bed environmental control terminal, a culture bed push rod control terminal, and a culture bed air valve sub-control terminal. The centralized control platform is interconnected with the culture bed environmental control terminal, the culture bed push rod control terminal, and the culture bed air valve sub-control terminal through a wired serial network, and the centralized control platform is interconnected with the vehicle operation control terminal through a wireless network.

[0005] The vehicle body operation control terminal is used to control the movement, lifting, and material loading and unloading of the fabric carrier; the culture bed environmental control terminal is used to monitor the operating status of the culture bed's belt, front door, temperature and humidity, air valve, and air conditioner; the culture bed push rod control terminal is used to monitor the status of the culture bed's front door push rod; and the culture bed air valve sub-control terminal is used to monitor the status of the culture bed's air valve.

[0006] In some embodiments, the culture bed environmental control terminal, the culture bed push rod control terminal, and the culture bed air valve sub-control terminal each include two network interfaces. Multiple culture bed environmental control terminals, multiple culture bed push rod control terminals, and multiple culture bed air valve sub-control terminals are connected in series via wired communication through the network interfaces, and then connected to the centralized control platform via wired communication.

[0007] A wireless network interface is provided on the culture bed air valve sub-control terminal, which is connected in the last step of the wired communication series, for wireless communication with the vehicle operation control terminal.

[0008] In some embodiments, the centralized control platform includes a remote monitoring unit for the fabric carrier, which is used to monitor the location, status, and material weight inside the fabric carrier, as well as to control the movement, lifting, and loading / unloading of the fabric carrier.

[0009] In some embodiments, the centralized control platform includes a culture bed remote monitoring unit, which is used to view the temperature, humidity and air conditioning status of the culture layer of the culture bed, and to control the temperature, humidity and air conditioning operation of the culture layer of the culture bed.

[0010] In some embodiments, the vehicle operation control terminal includes a local monitoring unit for the fabric carrier, which includes a fabric carrier monitoring subunit and a control subunit for each component of the fabric carrier. The fabric carrier monitoring subunit is used to control the movement, lifting, and material loading and unloading of the fabric carrier. The control subunit for each component of the fabric carrier is used to control the operation of each component on the fabric carrier and to view the operating status of each component.

[0011] In some embodiments, the culture bed environmental control terminal includes a culture bed local environmental control unit, which includes an insect bed monitoring subunit, an air conditioning monitoring subunit, and a manual control subunit. The insect bed monitoring subunit is used to view the belt status, front door status, real-time temperature, humidity, and air conditioning status of each culture layer of the culture bed. The air conditioning monitoring subunit is used to view the status of the bottom air valve and fan of the culture bed, and to control the air conditioning to turn on and off. The manual control subunit is used to control the operation of the belt and bottom air valve of the culture bed.

[0012] In some embodiments, the culture bed push rod control terminal includes a culture bed local push rod control unit, which includes a push rod open position indication display item, a push rod close position indication display item, a door opening operation item, a door closing operation item, a push rod operation reset item, and a push rod selection next page item. The culture bed local push rod control unit is used to control the opening and closing of the front door of the culture layer of the culture bed.

[0013] In some embodiments, the culture bed air valve control terminal includes a culture bed local air valve control unit. The culture bed local air valve control unit includes an air valve open position indication display item, an air valve close position indication display item, an opening valve operation item, a closing valve operation item, an air valve operation reset item, and an air valve selection next page item. The culture bed local air valve control unit is used to control the opening and closing of the culture layer air valves of the culture bed.

[0014] Based on the same inventive concept, the present invention also provides a method for monitoring black soldier fly farming, the method comprising:

[0015] The centralized control platform sends remote control commands to the vehicle body operation control terminal, the culture bed environmental control terminal, the culture bed push rod control terminal, and the culture bed air valve sub-control terminal. The vehicle body operation control terminal, the culture bed environmental control terminal, the culture bed push rod control terminal, and the culture bed air valve sub-control terminal respond to the remote control commands and control the operation of the fabric carrier or the culture bed.

[0016] The vehicle operation control terminal, culture bed environmental control terminal, culture bed push rod control terminal, and culture bed air valve sub-control terminal synchronize the operation data to the centralized control platform, which then displays it in real time.

[0017] In some embodiments, the black soldier fly larvae farming monitoring method further includes:

[0018] The vehicle body operation control terminal, the culture bed environmental control terminal, the culture bed push rod control terminal, and the culture bed air valve sub-control terminal each receive local control commands to control the operation of the material placing vehicle or the culture bed, and display the operating status of the material placing vehicle or the culture bed in real time.

[0019] The beneficial effects of this invention are: This invention enables remote control of the vehicle operation control terminal and the culture bed air valve sub-control terminal through a centralized control platform, as well as local control in conjunction with the vehicle operation control terminal, culture bed environmental control terminal, culture bed push rod control terminal and culture bed air valve sub-control terminal. This allows for monitoring of the operation of the culture bed belt, front door, temperature and humidity, air valve and air conditioning, as well as automated and precise feeding and discharging, saving manpower and realizing scientific breeding of black soldier flies. Attached Figure Description

[0020] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the components and connections of a black soldier fly farming monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of a field application scenario of a black soldier fly farming monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the network connection of a black soldier fly farming monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the software composition of a centralized control platform according to an embodiment of a black soldier fly farming monitoring system of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the hardware composition of a centralized control platform according to an embodiment of a black soldier fly farming monitoring system of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the software composition of a vehicle operation control terminal according to an embodiment of a black soldier fly farming monitoring system of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the hardware composition of a vehicle operation control terminal according to an embodiment of a black soldier fly farming monitoring system of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the software composition of the environmental control terminal for a culture bed according to an embodiment of a black soldier fly farming monitoring system of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the hardware composition of the environmental control terminal for a culture bed according to an embodiment of a black soldier fly farming monitoring system of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the bottom air valve structure according to an embodiment of a black soldier fly farming monitoring system of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram of the hardware composition of the culture bed push rod control terminal according to an embodiment of a black soldier fly farming monitoring system of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 12 This is a schematic diagram of the hardware composition of the culture bed air valve control terminal according to an embodiment of a black soldier fly farming monitoring system of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 13 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the principle of an embodiment of a black soldier fly farming monitoring method according to the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0033] To facilitate understanding of the present invention, a more detailed description is provided below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. Preferred embodiments of the invention are shown in the drawings. However, the invention can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided to provide a thorough and complete understanding of the disclosure of the invention.

[0034] It should be noted that, unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used in this specification have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention pertains. The terminology used in this specification is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the invention. The term "and / or" as used in this specification includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0035] Figure 1This invention illustrates an embodiment of a black soldier fly farming monitoring system, comprising a centralized control platform 1, a vehicle operation control terminal 2, a culture bed environmental control terminal 3, a culture bed push rod control terminal 4, and a culture bed air valve sub-control terminal 5. The vehicle operation control terminal 2 controls the movement, lifting, and feeding / unloading of the feeding vehicle; the culture bed environmental control terminal 3 monitors the operation of the culture bed belt, front door, temperature and humidity, air valve, and air conditioning; the culture bed push rod control terminal 4 monitors the status of the culture bed front door push rod; and the culture bed air valve sub-control terminal 5 monitors the status of the culture bed air valve.

[0036] The centralized control platform 1 is interconnected with the culture bed environmental control terminal 3, the culture bed push rod control terminal 4, and the culture bed air valve sub-control terminal 5 via a wired serial network. The centralized control platform 1 is also interconnected with the vehicle body operation control terminal 2 via a wireless network to realize remote monitoring of each terminal.

[0037] Accordingly, the present invention, through the coordinated use of the centralized control platform 1, the vehicle operation control terminal 2, the culture bed environmental control terminal 3, the culture bed push rod control terminal 4, and the culture bed air valve sub-control terminal 5, can achieve automated and precise feeding and discharging, save manpower, and realize the scientific breeding of black soldier flies.

[0038] like Figure 2 The diagram shows a field application scenario of a black soldier fly farming monitoring system, including a platform server 001, a culture bed 003, and a feeding vehicle 002. The centralized control platform 1 is deployed on the platform server 001, the vehicle operation control terminal 2 is installed on the feeding vehicle 002, and the culture bed environmental control terminal 3, the culture bed push rod control terminal 4, and the culture bed air valve sub-control terminal 5 are installed on the culture bed 003. The centralized control platform 1 enables remote monitoring of each terminal via a network.

[0039] like Figure 3 As shown, in some embodiments, the culture bed environmental control terminal 3, the culture bed push rod control terminal 4, and the culture bed air valve sub-control terminal 5 each include two network interfaces. Multiple culture bed environmental control terminals 3, culture bed push rod control terminals 4, and culture bed air valve sub-control terminals 5 are connected in series via wired communication through the network interfaces, and then connected to the centralized control platform 1 via wired communication. Figure 3The culture bed air valve control terminal 5 at the end of the series connection is equipped with a wireless communication interface for wireless communication connection with the vehicle operation control terminal 2. Therefore, the centralized control platform 1 can wirelessly connect to the vehicle operation control terminal 2 via this interface, and each terminal on each culture bed can also wirelessly connect to the vehicle operation control terminal 2 via the same interface. Thus, the operation control of the fabric carrier can be performed remotely via the centralized control platform 1 or locally via the terminals on each culture bed, offering flexibility and versatility in control selection. In this embodiment, two culture beds are included, namely culture bed 1 and culture bed 2. The first network interface of the culture bed air valve sub-control terminal 5 of culture bed 1 is wired to the network interface of the centralized control platform 1. The second network interface of the culture bed air valve sub-control terminal 5 of culture bed 1 is wired to the first network interface of the culture bed push rod control terminal 4 of culture bed 1. The second network interface of the culture bed push rod control terminal 4 of culture bed 1 is wired to the first network interface of the culture bed environmental control terminal 3 of culture bed 1. The second network interface of the culture bed environmental control terminal 3 of culture bed 1 is wired to the second network interface of the culture bed environmental control terminal 3 of culture bed 2. The first network interface of the culture bed environmental control terminal 3 of culture bed 2 is wired to the second network interface of the culture bed push rod control terminal 4 of culture bed 2. The first network interface of the culture bed push rod control terminal 4 of culture bed 2 is wired to the second network interface of the culture bed air valve sub-control terminal 5 of culture bed 2. The first network interface of the culture bed air valve sub-control terminal 5 of culture bed 2 is wirelessly connected to the vehicle body operation control terminal 2. Accordingly, the centralized control platform 1 can monitor each terminal and facilitates network cabling. Furthermore, in this embodiment, different terminals are distinguished by their network addresses. The centralized control platform 1 communicates with the culture bed environmental control terminal 3, the culture bed push rod control terminal 4, and the culture bed air valve sub-control terminal 5 using the PROFINET protocol. PROFINET is an Ethernet-based communication protocol designed specifically for industrial automation, used to achieve real-time data transmission and communication between devices, and has the advantages of high transmission speed and stability.

[0040] Of course, in practice, the black soldier fly farming monitoring system can include more culture beds. The culture bed environmental control terminal 3, the culture bed push rod control terminal 4, and the culture bed air valve sub-control terminal 5 can be connected in series. This will not be elaborated here.

[0041] like Figure 4 As shown, the control unit of the centralized control platform 1 includes a remote monitoring unit 11 for the fabric carrier and a remote monitoring unit 12 for the culture bed.

[0042] In some embodiments, the remote monitoring unit 11 for the fabric carrier is used to monitor the position, status, and weight of the fabric inside the carrier, as well as to control the movement of the fabric carrier. Specifically, the remote monitoring unit 11 for the fabric carrier includes a lateral movement ready status display item, a lateral movement position selection item, a lateral movement confirmation item, a lateral movement cancellation item, and a fabric weight display item. These display items, selection items, and operation items are used for status display, parameter setting, and operation control, respectively. On the display interface of the centralized control platform 1, the status is presented intuitively through these options, and click operations can also be performed directly to achieve remote centralized control of the fabric carrier's operation. Other control items in this application have similar operational characteristics and will not be described in detail here.

[0043] like Figure 5 As shown, in terms of hardware composition, the centralized control platform 1 includes a processor module 101, a human-machine interaction module 102, and a two-way communication module 103. The processor module 101 mainly works with the human-machine interaction module 102 to complete various parameter settings and display information, as well as to perform various operations. For example, in this embodiment, it monitors the status of the fabric cart and the culture bed and controls the operation of the fabric cart and the culture bed. The human-machine interaction module 102 refers to the input and output interface, such as a touch screen, a display screen, or buttons. The touch screen can be both an input part and an output part. In this embodiment, the human-machine interaction module 102 is a touch screen. The processor module 101 is a central processing unit. The two-way communication module 103 communicates with the culture bed environmental control terminal 3, the culture bed push rod control terminal 4, and the culture bed air valve sub-control terminal 5 via wired communication, and also communicates wirelessly with the vehicle operation control terminal 2.

[0044] The lateral movement ready status display item shows the lateral movement ready status, including two states: lateral movement not ready and lateral movement ready. In operation, if the lateral movement ready status is displayed, the lateral movement position selection item can be operated; if the lateral movement not ready status is displayed, an initial return operation must be performed first, and then the lateral movement position selection item can be operated. Specifically, firstly, operate the retractable buttons of the small belt push rod control item and the pallet push rod control item on the vehicle body operation control terminal 2 interface, making the retractable buttons green. Secondly, operate the closed position buttons of the front door control item and the rear door control item of the concrete placing machine, making the closed position buttons green, and the concrete placing machine lifting platform remains at the origin, with the status display at zero. Only then will the lateral movement ready status of the concrete placing machine remote monitoring unit 11 display "lateral movement ready," and only then can the lateral movement position selection item be operated.

[0045] The horizontal position selection option is used to select the position to be horizontally moved. Initially, this option defaults to the origin, and you can select the value to be horizontally moved as needed.

[0046] Confirm Lateral Movement: This option confirms the lateral movement command. Specifically, after selecting the desired lateral movement value, click the Confirm Lateral Movement button and wait 3 seconds. The fabric carriage will then execute the lateral movement command and move to the selected position.

[0047] The "Cancel Horizontal Movement" option cancels the horizontal movement command. Specifically, you can click the "Cancel Horizontal Movement" button at any time during the horizontal movement to stop it.

[0048] Accordingly, the fabric carrier can be remotely controlled via the fabric carrier remote monitoring unit 11 of the centralized control platform 1 to move, and then to discharge and load materials, eliminating the need for specific personnel to push the carrier, thus saving manpower. Furthermore, the above operations can also be performed automatically without human intervention by pre-programming control commands, setting the time intervals and logical conditions to be met for these commands.

[0049] In some embodiments, the culture bed remote monitoring unit 12 is used to view and control the temperature, humidity, and air conditioning status of each culture layer in multiple culture beds. It should be understood that a culture bed includes multiple culture layers stacked on top of each other. In this embodiment, each culture bed includes nine culture layers. The culture bed remote monitoring unit 12 includes manual control items and automatic control items. The manual control items are used to manually control the opening, closing, and stopping status of the air valves in each culture layer; the automatic control items are used to set upper and lower temperature limits, ventilation modes, and air conditioning control parameters, thereby automatically controlling the opening and closing status of the air valves according to the set upper and lower temperature limits, so that the temperature of each culture layer is maintained within the upper and lower limits.

[0050] Specifically, the manual control items include a temperature display sub-item, a humidity display sub-item, an A-angle valve open sub-item, an A-angle valve close sub-item, an A-angle stop sub-item, a B-angle valve open sub-item, a B-angle valve close sub-item, a B-angle stop sub-item, a C-angle valve open sub-item, a C-angle valve close sub-item, and a C-angle stop sub-item. It should be understood that A-angle, B-angle, and C-angle refer to air valves located at different positions on the culture layer. In this embodiment, the positions of A-angle, B-angle, and C-angle are as follows: Figure 10 As shown, of course, the positions of angles A, B, and C can also be in other positions; there are no restrictions here.

[0051] The temperature display sub-item displays the temperature of the corresponding culture layer. The humidity display sub-item displays the humidity of the corresponding culture layer. The A-angle valve open sub-item allows manual control of the opening of the A-angle air valve for the corresponding culture layer. The A-angle valve close sub-item allows manual control of the closing of the A-angle air valve for the corresponding culture layer. The A-angle stop sub-item allows manual control of the stopping of the A-angle air valve for the corresponding culture layer.

[0052] The functions of the sub-items corresponding to angles B and C are the same as those of angle A, and will not be repeated here.

[0053] Specifically, the automatic control items include the automatic state setting temperature upper limit sub-item, the automatic state setting temperature lower limit sub-item, the air conditioning mode setting sub-item, the ventilation mode setting sub-item, the current temperature display sub-item, and the current humidity display sub-item.

[0054] The "Automatic Setting Temperature Upper Limit" sub-item is used to set the upper limit of the temperature.

[0055] The "Automatic Status Setting Temperature Lower Limit" sub-item is used to set the lower temperature limit.

[0056] The air conditioning mode setting sub-item is used to select and set the air conditioning mode, including two modes: cooling and heating. The air valve of this culture layer will automatically control the opening and closing of the air valve according to the set upper and lower temperature limits, so that the temperature of each layer is kept within the upper and lower limits.

[0057] The ventilation mode setting sub-item is used to select the ventilation mode, including two modes: fresh air and mixed air. When the ventilation mode is fresh air mode, the A and C corner dampers will be automatically controlled by the program, and the B corner damper will be fully closed. When the ventilation mode is mixed air mode, the B and C corner dampers will be automatically controlled by the program, and the A corner damper will be fully closed.

[0058] The current temperature display sub-item is used to display the current temperature of the corresponding culture layer.

[0059] The Current Humidity Display sub-item displays the current humidity of the corresponding culture layer.

[0060] Accordingly, the centralized control platform 1 can remotely monitor the temperature, humidity and air conditioning status of each culture layer of multiple culture beds through the culture bed remote monitoring unit 12, as well as control the corresponding air valves and adjust the air conditioning, eliminating the need to arrange specific personnel to check and adjust each culture bed on-site, thus saving manpower.

[0061] like Figure 6 As shown, in some embodiments, the vehicle operation control terminal 2 includes a local monitoring unit 21 for the fabric placing vehicle. The local monitoring unit 21 includes a fabric placing vehicle monitoring subunit 211 and control subunits 212 for each component of the fabric placing vehicle. The fabric placing vehicle monitoring subunit 211 is used to view the status of each component on the fabric placing vehicle, monitor the material weight inside the fabric placing vehicle in real time, and control the fabric placing vehicle to move laterally to a designated culture bed and to rise and fall to a designated culture layer for material loading and unloading. The control subunits 212 for each component of the fabric placing vehicle are used to manually control the operation of each component on the fabric placing vehicle and to view the operating status of each component. It should be understood that "each component" here includes the large belt, small belt, stirring motor, vibration motor, travel motor, lifting motor, small belt push rod, pallet push rod, front door of the fabric placing machine, rear door of the fabric placing machine, etc.

[0062] Combination Figure 7As shown, in terms of hardware composition, the vehicle operation control terminal 2 includes a first processor module 201, a first two-way communication module 204, a first human-machine interaction module 202, and a first motor control valve module 203. The first processor module 201 mainly works with the first human-machine interaction module 202 to complete various parameter settings and display information, as well as control the first motor control valve module 203 to perform various actions. For example, in this embodiment, the status of each component on the fabric trolley is viewed and controlled, and the fabric trolley is controlled to move laterally to the designated culture bed and to rise and fall to the designated culture layer for material feeding and unloading. The first human-machine interaction module 202 refers to the input and output interface, such as: touch screen, display screen, and buttons. The touch screen can be both an input part and an output part. In this embodiment, the first human-machine interaction module 202 is a touch screen, the first processor module 201 is a microcontroller, the first motor control valve module 203 is connected to various fabric trolley drive motors, such as: lifting drive motor and walking drive motor, and the first bidirectional communication module 204 is mainly used to communicate with the centralized control platform 1 so that the centralized control platform 1 can monitor the vehicle operation control terminal 2.

[0063] Specifically, the fabric carrier monitoring subunit 211 includes display items for movement readiness status, lifting status, vibration status, pallet status, lateral movement status, large belt status, front door status, mixing status, small belt status, rear door status, material weight inside the vehicle, and material loading / unloading time, as well as cultivation bed selection, movement confirmation, movement cancellation, cultivation layer selection, lifting confirmation, lifting cancellation, and material loading / unloading confirmation.

[0064] Furthermore, the "Move Ready" status display item shows the move ready status of the fabric placing machine, including two states: "Move Not Ready" and "Move Ready". In operation, if the "Move Ready" status is displayed, the culture bed selection item can be operated; if the "Move Not Ready" status is displayed, the control subunits 212 of each component of the fabric placing machine must be operated first, and then the culture bed selection item can be operated. Specifically, operate the retractable buttons of the small belt push rod control item and the pallet push rod control item on the interface of each component control subunit 212 to make the retractable buttons green; operate the closed buttons of the front door control item and the rear door control item of the fabric placing machine to make the closed buttons green; the fabric placing machine lifting platform is at the origin, the status display is zero, and only then will the "Move Ready" status be displayed, and only then can the culture bed selection item be operated.

[0065] Furthermore, the following displays are provided: Lifting Status Display, indicating whether the material carrier has reached the designated culture bed; Vibration Status Display, indicating the vibration status of the material carrier; Pallet Status Display, indicating the pallet status of the material carrier; Lateral Movement Status Display, indicating the lateral movement status of the material carrier, indicating whether the material carrier has reached the designated culture bed; Large Belt Status Display, indicating the operation status of the large belt of the material carrier, indicating the material feeding and discharging status; Front Door Status Display, indicating the front door status of the material carrier; Agitation Status Display, indicating the agitation status of the material carrier; Small Belt Status Display, indicating the small belt status of the material carrier; Rear Door Status Display, indicating the rear door status of the material carrier; Material Weight Display, indicating the material weight inside the material carrier; and Material Feeding / Discharging Time Display, indicating the material feeding / discharging time of the material carrier. This centralized display of data allows farmers to monitor the operation and feeding status of the feed truck in real time, understand the specific stage of the feeding process, and then take appropriate actions.

[0066] Furthermore, the "Cultivation Bed Selection" option is used to select the location to move to and specify the cultivation bed; the "Confirm Move" option is used to confirm the execution of the move command. In actual operation, pressing and holding the "Confirm Move" button for 1 second will cause the fabric carrier to execute the move command and move to the selected location; the "Cancel Move" option is used to cancel the move command. Clicking the "Cancel Move" button will cancel the move at any time during the process.

[0067] Furthermore, the "Cultivation Layer Selection" option is used to select the position for lifting and lowering, specifying the cultivation layer; the "Confirm Lifting" option is used to confirm the execution of the lifting command. In actual operation, clicking the "Confirm Lifting" button will cause the fabric carrier to execute the lifting command and lift to the selected position. To cancel the lifting option, click the "Cancel Lifting" button. Lifting can be canceled at any time during the lifting process.

[0068] Furthermore, confirm the infeed / outfeed item to execute the infeed / outfeed command. In actual operation, it is necessary to first confirm whether the culture cart has reached the designated culture bed and culture layer. After confirmation, press and hold the confirm infeed / outfeed button for 1 second, and the material carrier will execute the automatic infeed / outfeed command.

[0069] Specifically, the control subunit 212 of each component of the concrete placing machine includes the control items for the large belt, the small belt, the mixing motor, the vibration motor, the traveling motor, the lifting motor, the small belt push rod, the pallet push rod, the front door of the concrete placing machine, the rear door of the concrete placing machine, and the emergency stop control item.

[0070] Furthermore, the large belt train control items include a large belt forward rotation control item, a large belt reverse rotation control item, and a large belt stop control item, which are used to control the large belt motor to run forward (feeding), reverse (discharging), and stop the large belt motor, respectively.

[0071] Furthermore, the small belt control item, the stirring motor control item, and the vibration motor control item all include corresponding start control sub-items and stop control sub-items, which are used to control the operation and stop of the corresponding motors, respectively.

[0072] Furthermore, the walking motor control item includes a forward control sub-item, a backward control sub-item, and a walking stop control sub-item, which are used to control the fabric cart to move forward, backward, and stop, respectively.

[0073] Furthermore, the lifting motor control includes an up control sub-item, a down control sub-item, and a lifting stop control sub-item, which are used to control the rising, falling, and stopping of the fabric spreading machine, respectively.

[0074] Furthermore, both the small belt push rod control item and the pallet push rod control item include corresponding extension control sub-items, retraction control sub-items, and stop control sub-items; these are used to control the extension, retraction, and stop of the push rod, respectively.

[0075] Furthermore, both the front door control item and the rear door control item of the concrete placing boom include an opening control sub-item and a closing control sub-item: used to control the extension, retraction, and stop of the front door push rod and the rear door push rod, respectively.

[0076] In practice, black soldier fly farmers cannot stay at the central control platform 1 all the time. They need to go to the breeding area to work. The local monitoring unit 21 of the material distribution vehicle of the vehicle operation control terminal 2 can directly control the material distribution vehicle on site to distribute the material. This works in conjunction with the central control platform 1 to enhance flexibility and controllability.

[0077] like Figure 8 As shown, in some embodiments, the culture bed environmental control terminal 3 includes a culture bed local environmental control unit 31. The culture bed local environmental control unit 31 includes an insect bed monitoring subunit 311, an air conditioning monitoring subunit 312, and a manual control subunit 313. The insect bed monitoring subunit 311 is used to view the belt status, front door status, real-time temperature, humidity, and air conditioning status of each culture layer of the corresponding culture bed, as well as modify the name of the culture bed. The air conditioning monitoring subunit 312 is used to view the status of the bottom air valve and fan of the corresponding culture bed, as well as to set the air conditioning operating parameters, control the air conditioning on / off, and view the circulating air switching time in real time. The manual control subunit 313 is used to operate and control the belt operation status and bottom air valve operation status of each culture bed.

[0078] like Figure 9As shown, in terms of hardware composition, the culture bed environmental control terminal 3 includes a second processor module 301, a second bidirectional communication module 304, a second human-machine interaction module 302, and a second motor control valve module 303. The second processor module 301 mainly works with the second human-machine interaction module 302 to complete various parameter settings and display information, as well as control the second motor control valve module 303 to perform various actions. For example, in this embodiment, it can view the belt status, front door status, real-time temperature, humidity, and air conditioning status, and control belt operation and air valve switching. The second human-machine interaction module 302 refers to an input / output interface, such as a touch screen, display screen, or buttons. The touch screen can be both an input and output part; in this embodiment, the second human-machine interaction module 302 is a touch screen. The second processor module 301 is a microcontroller. The second motor control valve module 303 connects to various culture bed drive motors, such as belt drive motors. The second bidirectional communication module 304 is mainly used to communicate with the centralized control platform 1, enabling the centralized control platform 1 to monitor the culture bed environmental control terminal 3.

[0079] Specifically, the insect bed monitoring subunit 311 includes a belt running status display item, a front door opening / closing status display item, and a culture bed name modification item.

[0080] Furthermore, the belt conveyor operation status display includes feed, discharge, and stop status. The feed status indicates that the belt is feeding material into the culture layer, the discharge status indicates that the belt is discharging material from the culture layer, and the stop status indicates that the belt has stopped operating. Therefore, the feed and discharge status of the culture layer can be understood through this belt conveyor operation status display.

[0081] Furthermore, the front door switch status display includes open, closed, and adjustment states. The open state indicates that the front door of the culture layer is fully open, the closed state indicates that the front door of the culture layer is fully closed, and the adjustment state indicates that the front door of the culture layer is being adjusted. Therefore, the front door switch status display can be used to understand the open / closed status of the culture layer's front door.

[0082] Furthermore, the culture bed name modification option allows you to change the name of the culture bed. In practice, clicking on the culture bed name will bring up a modification box, where you can modify the name of the culture bed.

[0083] Specifically, the air conditioning monitoring subunit 312 includes a bottom air valve status display item, an air valve action time setting item, and an air valve cycle time setting item.

[0084] Furthermore, the bottom air valve status display item is used to display the status of the air valve, including manual and automatic states. In manual state, the air valve can be controlled on and off through the manual control subunit 313 interface; in automatic state, the bottom air valve automatically controls the air valve on and off according to the ventilation mode.

[0085] like Figure 10 As shown, in practical applications, in automatic mode, the bottom air valve switches according to different ventilation modes as follows:

[0086] When the ventilation mode is set to 100% fresh air mode:

[0087] First, open air valves #1, #3, and #6, and close air valves #2, #4, and #5.

[0088] After a 3600-second cycle time for the intermittent air valves, air valves #4 and #5 open, while air valves #3 and #6 close.

[0089] After another 3600-second interval between air valve cycles, air valves #3 and #6 open, while air valves #4 and #5 close, and so on, with air valves #3 and #6 and air valves #4 and #5 opening and closing in a cycle.

[0090] When the ventilation mode is mixed air mode:

[0091] Air valves #1, #2, and #4 are open; air valves #3, #5, and #6 are closed.

[0092] When the ventilation mode is set to high-temperature insect repellent mode:

[0093] Air valves #2 and #4 are open, while air valves #1, #3, #5, and #6 are closed.

[0094] Furthermore, the damper actuation time setting allows you to configure the damper's actuation time. For example, if the damper actuation time is set to 200 seconds, during operation, if the damper has not reached its designated position 200 seconds after it begins actuation, the system will display an alarm message such as "Damper #1 is abnormally open." Additionally, when setting the damper actuation time, it is necessary to perform a reasonable setting after successfully testing the damper's operation time to avoid discrepancies between the alarm time and the actual time.

[0095] Furthermore, the air valve circulation time setting item is used to set the air valve circulation time. For example, if the air valve circulation time is set to 3600 seconds, and the ventilation mode is fresh air mode and the air valve is in automatic mode, the bottom air valve will switch the air inlet and outlet after 3600 seconds.

[0096] Specifically, the manual control subunit 313 includes belt status control items and bottom air valve status control items.

[0097] Furthermore, regarding the belt status control item, in actual operation, clicking the forward button controls the corresponding culture layer belt motor to run forward (feeding); clicking the reverse button controls the corresponding culture layer belt motor to run in reverse (discharging); clicking the stop button stops the corresponding culture layer belt motor.

[0098] Furthermore, regarding the bottom air valve status control item, in actual operation, clicking the open valve button controls the corresponding bottom air valve to open; clicking the close valve button controls the corresponding bottom air valve to close; and clicking the stop button stops the corresponding bottom air valve from operating.

[0099] Accordingly, aquaculture personnel can check the status of the belts, front door, real-time temperature, humidity, and air conditioning of each culture layer at the corresponding culture bed, and make adjustments according to the actual situation, enhancing flexibility and controllability.

[0100] In some embodiments, the culture bed push rod control terminal 4 includes a local push rod control unit for the culture bed. The local push rod control unit is used to view and control the opening and closing status of the front door of each culture layer, including a push rod open position indication display item, a push rod closed position indication display item, a door opening operation item, a door closing operation item, a push rod operation reset item, and a push rod selection next page item for each culture layer.

[0101] like Figure 11 As shown, in terms of hardware composition, the culture bed push rod control terminal 4 includes a third processor module 401, a third bidirectional communication module 404, a third human-machine interaction module 402, and a third motor control valve module 403. The third processor module 401 mainly works with the third human-machine interaction module 402 to display various information about the front door and control the third motor control valve module 403 to perform various actions. For example, in this embodiment, it checks the opening and closing status of the front doors of each culture layer and controls the opening and closing of the front doors. The third human-machine interaction module 402 refers to an input / output interface, such as a touch screen, display screen, or buttons. The touch screen can be both an input and output part; in this embodiment, the third human-machine interaction module 402 is a touch screen. The third processor module 401 is a microcontroller. The third motor control valve module 403 is connected to the push rod drive motor to drive the front door to open and close. The third bidirectional communication module 404 is mainly used to communicate with the centralized control platform 1, enabling the centralized control platform 1 to monitor the culture bed push rod control terminal 4.

[0102] In operation, the push rod open and close indicators are displayed with red circular icons to indicate when the push rod is in position and gray circular icons to indicate when it is not in position. Based on this, the opening and closing status of the front door of each culture layer can be viewed through the push rod open and close indicators.

[0103] The "Open Door" operation involves clicking the "Open Door" button for the corresponding culture layer to open its front door. The "Close Door" operation involves clicking the "Close Door" button for the corresponding culture layer to close its front door. The "Reset Push Rod Operation" operation involves clicking the "Reset Push Rod Operation" button to stop the opening and closing of all culture layer front doors. The "Next Page Push Rod Operation" operation involves clicking the "Next Page Push Rod Operation" button to view and control the status of other culture layer front doors.

[0104] Accordingly, aquaculture personnel can check the opening and closing status of the front doors of each culture layer at the corresponding culture bed, and open and close the doors as needed, enhancing flexibility and controllability. Furthermore, if temperature and / or humidity sensors are connected, the real-time temperature and / or humidity of each culture layer can be viewed at the local push rod control unit of the culture bed; however, this is not a limitation.

[0105] In some embodiments, the culture bed air valve control terminal 5 includes a local air valve control unit for the culture bed. The local air valve control unit is used to view and control the on / off status of the air valves in each culture layer, including an air valve open position indication display item, an air valve closed position indication display item, an opening valve operation item, a closing valve operation item, an air valve operation reset item, and an air valve selection next page item.

[0106] like Figure 12 As shown, in terms of hardware composition, the culture bed air valve control terminal 5 includes a fourth processor module 501, a fourth bidirectional communication module 504, a fourth human-machine interaction module 502, and a fourth motor control valve module 503. The fourth processor module 501 mainly works with the fourth human-machine interaction module 502 to display various information about the air valves and control the fourth motor control valve module 503 to perform various actions. For example, in this embodiment, it checks the on / off status of the air valves in each culture layer and controls the opening and closing of the air valves. The fourth human-machine interaction module 502 refers to an input / output interface, such as a touchscreen, display screen, or buttons. The touchscreen can be both an input and output part; in this embodiment, the fourth human-machine interaction module 502 is a touchscreen. The fourth processor module 501 is a microcontroller. The fourth motor control valve module 503 connects to the air valve drive motor to drive the air valve to open and close. The fourth bidirectional communication module 504 is mainly used to communicate with the central control platform 1, enabling the central control platform 1 to monitor the culture bed air valve control terminal 5.

[0107] In operation, the "Air Valve Open Position Indicator" and "Air Valve Closed Position Indicator" are indicated by red circular icons to show when the valve is in position and gray circular icons to show when it is not in position. Based on this, the on / off status of the air valves in each culture layer can be viewed through the "Air Valve Open Position Indicator" and "Air Valve Closed Position Indicator".

[0108] The valve opening operation allows you to open the corresponding culture layer's air valve by clicking the corresponding culture layer's valve. The valve closing operation allows you to close the corresponding culture layer's air valve by clicking the corresponding culture layer's valve. The air valve operation reset operation stops the opening and closing of all culture layer air valves by clicking the reset button. The air valve next page selection allows you to view and control the status of other culture layer air valves by clicking the next page button.

[0109] Accordingly, aquaculture personnel can check the on / off status of the air valves in each culture layer at the corresponding culture bed, and open and close the valves as needed, enhancing flexibility and controllability. Furthermore, if temperature and / or humidity sensors are connected, the real-time temperature and / or humidity of each culture layer can also be viewed in the local air valve control unit of the culture bed; of course, there are no limitations on this.

[0110] like Figure 13 As shown, based on the same inventive concept, the present invention also provides a method for monitoring black soldier fly farming, the method comprising:

[0111] The centralized control platform sends remote control commands to the vehicle body operation control terminal, the culture bed environmental control terminal, the culture bed push rod control terminal, and the culture bed air valve sub-control terminal. The vehicle body operation control terminal, the culture bed environmental control terminal, the culture bed push rod control terminal, and the culture bed air valve sub-control terminal respond to the remote control commands and control the operation of the fabric placing vehicle or the culture bed. The vehicle body operation control terminal, the culture bed environmental control terminal, the culture bed push rod control terminal, and the culture bed air valve sub-control terminal synchronize the operation data to the centralized control platform, which displays it in real time.

[0112] For details on the implementation process, please refer to the descriptions of the remote monitoring unit for the fabric cart and the remote monitoring unit for the culture bed mentioned above; they will not be repeated here.

[0113] In some embodiments, the vehicle operation control terminal, the culture bed environmental control terminal, the culture bed push rod control terminal, and the culture bed air valve sub-control terminal respectively receive local control commands to control the operation of the fabric placing vehicle or the culture bed, and display the operating status of the fabric placing vehicle or the culture bed in real time.

[0114] For details on the implementation process, please refer to the descriptions of the local monitoring unit of the fabric carrier, the local environmental control unit of the culture bed, the local push rod control unit of the culture bed, and the local air valve sub-control unit of the culture bed. They will not be repeated here.

[0115] Therefore, this invention discloses a black soldier fly farming monitoring system and method. This invention remotely controls the vehicle operation control terminal and the culture bed air valve sub-control terminal through a centralized control platform, and cooperates with the local control of the vehicle operation control terminal, the culture bed environmental control terminal, the culture bed push rod control terminal and the culture bed air valve sub-control terminal. It can monitor the operation of the culture bed belt, front door, temperature and humidity, air valve and air conditioning, as well as automate and accurately feed in and out, save manpower and realize scientific black soldier fly farming.

[0116] The above are merely embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the patent of the present invention. Any equivalent structural transformations made based on the description and drawings of the present invention, or direct or indirect applications in other related technical fields, are similarly included within the scope of patent protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A black soldier fly larvae farming monitoring system, characterized in that, The system is applied to one or more culture beds, each containing multiple culture layers. The black soldier fly larvae farming monitoring system includes a centralized control platform, a vehicle operation control terminal, a culture bed environmental control terminal, a culture bed push rod control terminal, and a culture bed air valve sub-control terminal. The centralized control platform is interconnected with the culture bed environmental control terminal, the culture bed push rod control terminal, and the culture bed air valve sub-control terminal via a wired serial network, and the centralized control platform is interconnected with the vehicle operation control terminal via a wireless network. The vehicle operation control terminal is used to control the movement, lifting, and material loading / unloading of the fabric trolley. Specifically, it controls the fabric trolley to move laterally to a designated culture bed and to lift / unload material onto a designated culture layer within the culture bed. The vehicle operation control terminal includes a local monitoring unit for the fabric trolley, which comprises a fabric trolley monitoring subunit and control subunits for each component of the fabric trolley. The fabric trolley monitoring subunit controls the movement, lifting, and material loading / unloading of the fabric trolley. The control subunits for each component control the operation of each component on the fabric trolley and monitor the operating status of each component. The culture bed environmental control terminal is used to monitor the operating status of the culture bed's conveyor belt, front door, temperature and humidity, air valves, and air conditioner. The culture bed environmental control terminal includes a local environmental control unit, which comprises an insect bed monitoring subunit, an air conditioner monitoring subunit, and a manual control subunit. The insect bed monitoring subunit is used to view the conveyor belt status, front door status, real-time temperature, humidity, and air conditioner status of each culture layer of the culture bed. The air conditioner monitoring subunit is used to view the status of the bottom air valves and fans of the culture bed, and to control the air conditioner's on / off operation. The manual control subunit is used to control the operation of the culture bed's conveyor belt and bottom air valves. The culture bed push rod control terminal is used to monitor the status of the front door push rod of the culture bed; wherein, the culture bed push rod control terminal includes a local push rod control unit, which includes a push rod open position indication display item, a push rod closed position indication display item, a door opening operation item, a door closing operation item, a push rod operation reset item, and a push rod selection next page item, and the local push rod control unit is used to control the opening and closing of the front door of the culture layer of the culture bed; The culture bed air valve control terminal is used to monitor the status of the air valves in the culture bed; wherein, the culture bed air valve control terminal includes a local air valve control unit, which includes an air valve open position indication display item, an air valve close position indication display item, an open valve operation item, a close valve operation item, an air valve operation reset item, and an air valve selection next page item. The local air valve control unit is used to control the opening and closing of the culture layer air valves in the culture bed.

2. The black soldier fly larvae farming monitoring system according to claim 1, characterized in that, The culture bed environmental control terminal, the culture bed push rod control terminal, and the culture bed air valve sub-control terminal each include two network interfaces. Multiple culture bed environmental control terminals, multiple culture bed push rod control terminals, and multiple culture bed air valve sub-control terminals are connected in series via the network interfaces and then connected to the centralized control platform via wired communication. A wireless network interface is provided on the culture bed air valve sub-control terminal, which is the last corresponding connection in the wired communication series, for wireless communication connection with the vehicle operation control terminal.

3. The black soldier fly larvae farming monitoring system according to claim 2, characterized in that, The centralized control platform includes a remote monitoring unit for the fabric carrier, which is used to monitor the position, status, and material weight inside the fabric carrier, as well as to control the movement, lifting, and loading / unloading of the fabric carrier.

4. The black soldier fly larvae farming monitoring system according to claim 3, characterized in that, The centralized control platform includes a culture bed remote monitoring unit, which is used to view the temperature, humidity and air conditioning status of the culture layer of the culture bed, and to control the temperature, humidity and air conditioning operation of the culture layer of the culture bed.

5. A method for monitoring black soldier fly larvae farming, characterized in that, The black soldier fly farming monitoring method is implemented using the black soldier fly farming monitoring system as described in claim 1, and the method includes: The centralized control platform sends remote control commands to the vehicle body operation control terminal, the culture bed environmental control terminal, the culture bed push rod control terminal, and the culture bed air valve sub-control terminal. The vehicle body operation control terminal, the culture bed environmental control terminal, the culture bed push rod control terminal, and the culture bed air valve sub-control terminal respond to the remote control commands and control the material feeding vehicle to move laterally to the designated culture bed, or to rise and fall to the designated culture layer of the designated culture bed for material feeding or culture bed operation. The vehicle operation control terminal, the culture bed environmental control terminal, the culture bed push rod control terminal, and the culture bed air valve sub-control terminal synchronize the operation data to the centralized control platform, which then displays the data in real time.

6. The black soldier fly larvae farming monitoring method according to claim 5, characterized in that, The black soldier fly farming monitoring method also includes: The vehicle body operation control terminal, the culture bed environmental control terminal, the culture bed push rod control terminal, and the culture bed air valve sub-control terminal respectively receive local control commands to control the operation of the fabric carrier or the culture bed, and display the operating status of the fabric carrier or the culture bed in real time.

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