Real-time live pig flexible tympanic membrane temperature monitoring device

Abstract

The invention discloses a live pig flexible tympanic membrane temperature real-time monitoring device which comprises a fixing device mechanism, a circuit board is embedded in the fixing device mechanism, a threading metal hose is arranged on the fixing device mechanism, and a power supply system comprises a radio wave transmitting module, a receiving modulation module and a micro power storage module. The temperature measurement system comprises an infrared temperature measurement probe, a wireless transmission module and a terminal processing module; a fixing device structure matched with the auricular conchae cavity of a live pig is designed and installed, a bendable structure of the threading metal hose is matched to extend into the ear canal, the temperature of the drum membrane of the live pig is obtained through the non-contact infrared temperature measuring probe, and meanwhile wireless charging can be achieved through a power supply system arranged based on radio wave conversion modulation; a long-term and stable power supply is provided for a temperature measurement system, and the ear tag does not need to be detached and replaced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of animal husbandry health monitoring, and in particular to a real-time monitoring device for the temperature of a flexible tympanic membrane of a pig. Background Art

[0002] In modern animal husbandry, the health of pigs is directly related to breeding efficiency and economic benefits. Body temperature is one of the important physiological parameters that reflect the health of pigs; traditional body temperature monitoring methods usually require manual operation, which has problems such as low efficiency, large errors, and easy stress.

[0003] At present, there is a new type of livestock body temperature ear tag for measuring livestock body temperature, which can replace the traditional temperature measurement method and solve the defects of traditional manual temperature measurement. However, the ear tag temperature measurement structure is intelligently fixed on the auricle. For pigs, the auricle is relatively large, and the detection after installation is greatly affected by the external temperature. There are defects such as low accuracy and a large range of temperature fluctuation, which affect the health monitoring and judgment of pigs. At the same time, the current livestock body temperature ear tag cannot be wirelessly charged. When the ear tag is exhausted, it needs to be replaced or disassembled and manually charged, which is troublesome and time-consuming. Therefore, the present invention proposes a real-time monitoring device for flexible tympanic membrane temperature of pigs to solve the problems existing in the prior art. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of the above problems, the purpose of the present invention is to propose a real-time monitoring device for the temperature of a flexible pig tympanic membrane. The device is designed to be installed in a fixture structure adapted to the pig's concha cavity, and is inserted into the ear canal with a flexible structure of a wire-threading metal hose. A non-contact infrared temperature measuring probe is used to obtain the temperature of the pig's tympanic membrane. At the same time, wireless charging can be achieved through a power supply system arranged based on radio wave conversion and modulation, thereby providing a long-term and stable power supply for the temperature measurement system without the need to disassemble and replace the ear tag.

[0005] To achieve the purpose of the present invention, the present invention is implemented through the following technical solutions: a real-time monitoring device for the temperature of a flexible tympanic membrane of a live pig, comprising a fixture mechanism, a threading metal hose, a circuit board, a power supply system and a temperature measurement system, wherein the fixture mechanism is embedded with a circuit board, and the fixture mechanism is provided with a threading metal hose, the power supply system comprises an electric wave transmitting module, a receiving modulation module and a micro-power storage module, the electric wave transmitting module is arranged near the pigpen for transmitting radio waves with energy, the receiving modulation module is used to receive radio electromagnetic waves and reversely modulate them to form a direct current output, the micro-battery module is used to store the processed and converted direct current, the temperature measurement system comprises an infrared temperature measuring probe, a wireless transmission module and a terminal processing module, the infrared temperature measuring probe is located at the front end of the threading metal hose for detecting the tympanic membrane temperature in the ear canal of the live pig, the wireless transmission module is used for data exchange between the infrared temperature measuring probe and the terminal processing module, and the terminal processing module is based on a remote terminal for real-time processing and supervision of the detected temperature data.

[0006] A further improvement is that the power supply system also includes a filtering and voltage stabilizing module, which is used to process the converted unstable direct current to form stable direct current, and the receiving modulation module, filtering and voltage stabilizing module, micro-storage module and wireless transmission module are all located on the circuit board.

[0007] A further improvement is that the micro power storage module is one or more of a micro battery, a capacitor and a super capacitor, the infrared temperature measuring probe is electrically connected to the circuit board, and the radio wave transmitting module is electrically connected to the terminal processing module.

[0008] A further improvement is that the fixator mechanism includes a fixator shell, a through-pin, a fixing sleeve and an external covering layer, a through-pin is fixedly arranged in the middle of the upper side of the fixator shell, a fixing sleeve is arranged on the through-pin, the through-pin is provided with an inverted tooth ring structure, an inverted tooth ring is also arranged in the through hole in the fixing sleeve, and is snap-fitted with the inverted tooth ring on the through-pin, the threading metal hose is fixedly arranged on one side of the fixator shell, and an external covering layer is arranged on the outer side of the fixator shell, the outer side of the through-pin and the outer side of the threading metal hose, and the external covering layer is made of biocompatible silicone material.

[0009] A further improvement is that a microstrip antenna is also provided on the circuit board, the microstrip antenna is coupled to the receiving modulation module, the wireless transmission module includes a signal transceiver submodule and a signal enhancement submodule, and the signal transceiver submodule is also coupled to the microstrip antenna.

[0010] Further improvements are: the signal transceiver submodule realizes wireless communication of data based on LoRa technology, the signal transceiver submodule is deployed in both the circuit board and the remote terminal, the signal enhancement submodule is used to enhance the converted wireless signal, and the signal enhancement submodule is deployed in the remote terminal.

[0011] Further improvements are as follows: the terminal processing module includes a power supply control submodule, a data processing submodule and an analysis and early warning submodule. The power supply control submodule is used to detect the electrical connection of the micro-storage module and control the operation of the radio wave transmission module. The data processing submodule is used to convert and process the received data and display it through an intuitive display mode. The analysis and early warning submodule is used to predict the physiological condition of the pigs based on the detected body temperature data.

[0012] A further improvement is that the terminal processing module also includes a data sorting submodule and a mobile terminal submodule. The data sorting submodule is used to convert the detected body temperature data and the predicted physiological condition of the pigs into remote communication data and send them to the user's remote communication device. The mobile terminal submodule displays real-time detection data based on the mobile communication device software and authorizes remote control.

[0013] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the present invention solves the defect that the traditional temperature measuring ear tag is fixed on the auricle and is greatly affected by the external temperature, and can help farmers to timely understand the accurate health status of pigs, detect diseases in advance, and improve breeding efficiency and economic benefits;

[0014] At the same time, through the power supply system based on the conversion and modulation arrangement of radio waves, wireless charging can be achieved to provide a long-term and stable power supply for the temperature measurement system. There is no need to remove and replace the ear tags, which is time-saving and convenient. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is a cross-sectional structural diagram of the fixing mechanism of the present invention.

[0016] Figure 2 It is the overall structural diagram of the fixing mechanism of the present invention.

[0017] Figure 3 This is the overall architecture diagram of the power supply system and temperature measurement system of the present invention.

[0018] Figure 4 This is a diagram of the power supply system architecture of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 5 This is the architecture diagram of the temperature measurement system of the present invention.

[0020] Among them: 1. Threading metal hose; 2. Circuit board; 3. Infrared temperature probe; 4. Fixer shell; 5. Penetration nail; 6. Fixing sleeve; 7. External covering layer. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] In order to deepen the understanding of the present invention, the present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with examples. The examples are only used to explain the present invention and do not constitute a limitation on the protection scope of the present invention.

[0022] In modern animal husbandry, the health of pigs is directly related to breeding efficiency and economic benefits. Body temperature is one of the important physiological parameters that reflect the health of pigs; traditional body temperature monitoring methods usually require manual operation, which has problems such as low efficiency, large errors, and easy stress.

[0023] Currently, there is a new type of livestock temperature ear tag for measuring livestock body temperature, which can replace the traditional temperature measurement method and solve the defects of traditional manual temperature measurement. However, the ear tag temperature measurement structure is intelligently fixed on the external auricle. For pigs, their external auricle is relatively large, and the detection after installation is greatly affected by the external temperature. It has the defects of low accuracy and large temperature fluctuation range, which affects the health monitoring and judgment of pigs.

[0024] Based on this, this embodiment provides a real-time monitoring device for the temperature of a flexible tympanic membrane of a pig. Figure 1-Figure 5 As shown, the device includes a fixture mechanism, a threading metal hose 1, a circuit board 2, a power supply system and a temperature measurement system. The fixture mechanism is embedded with a circuit board 2, and a threading metal hose 1 is provided on the fixture mechanism. The threading metal hose is a flexible shaped hose, and the properties of the threading metal hose can be adjusted according to the use requirements to adapt to the insertion into the ear canal to obtain the eardrum temperature;

[0025] The fixator mechanism includes a fixator shell 4, a through nail 5, a fixing sleeve 6 and an external covering layer 7. A through nail 5 is fixedly arranged in the middle of the upper side of the fixator shell 4, and a fixing sleeve 6 is arranged on the through nail 5. The through nail is a reverse tooth ring structure, and a through hole in the fixing sleeve is also provided with a reverse tooth ring, which is snap-fitted with the reverse tooth ring on the through nail. The threading metal hose 1 is fixedly arranged on one side of the fixator shell 4, and an external covering layer 7 is arranged on the outside of the fixator shell 4, the outside of the through nail 5 and the outside of the threading metal hose 1. The external covering layer 7 is a biocompatible silicone material.

[0026] The power supply system includes a radio wave transmitting module, a receiving modulation module and a micro battery module. The radio wave transmitting module is arranged near the pig pen to transmit radio waves with energy and can be arranged on the roof of the pig pen. The receiving modulation module is used to receive radio electromagnetic waves and reversely modulate them to form direct current output. The micro battery module is used to store the converted direct current and can also feed back the amount of stored energy. When it is full, it will automatically disconnect the radio wave reception.

[0027] The power supply system also includes a filtering and voltage stabilizing module, which is used to process the unstable direct current obtained by conversion to form stable direct current. The receiving modulation module, filtering and voltage stabilizing module, micro-storage module and wireless transmission module are all located on the circuit board 2.

[0028] The temperature measurement system includes an infrared temperature measurement probe 3, a wireless transmission module and a terminal processing module. The infrared temperature measurement probe 3 is located at the front end of the threading metal hose 1 and is used to detect the temperature of the eardrum in the ear canal of the pig. The wireless transmission module is used for data exchange between the infrared temperature measurement probe 3 and the terminal processing module. The terminal processing module is used to process and supervise the detected temperature data in real time based on the remote terminal.

[0029] A microstrip antenna is also provided on the circuit board 2, and the microstrip antenna is coupled to the receiving modulation module. The wireless transmission module includes a signal transceiver submodule and a signal enhancement submodule, and the signal transceiver submodule is also coupled to the microstrip antenna;

[0030] The signal transceiver submodule realizes wireless communication of data based on LoRa technology. The signal transceiver submodule is deployed in both the circuit board 2 and the remote terminal. The signal enhancement submodule is used to enhance the converted wireless signal. The signal enhancement submodule is deployed in the remote terminal. The enhanced signal is more conducive to conversion processing and recognition;

[0031] The terminal processing module includes a power supply control submodule, a data processing submodule and an analysis and early warning submodule. The power supply control submodule is used to detect the electrical connection of the micro-power storage module and control the operation of the radio wave transmission module. The data processing submodule is used to convert and process the received data and display it through an intuitive display mode, such as an LED display screen or a main control computer display screen. The analysis and early warning submodule is used to predict the physiological condition of the pigs based on the detected body temperature data;

[0032] The terminal processing module also includes a data sorting submodule and a mobile terminal submodule. The data sorting submodule is used to sort the detected body temperature data and the predicted physiological conditions of the pigs and convert them into remote communication data and send them to the user's remote communication device. The mobile terminal submodule displays real-time detection data based on the mobile communication device software and authorizes remote control.

[0033] At the same time, the terminal processing module can number the temperature detection devices corresponding to different pigs to facilitate their management.

[0034] The micro power storage module is a micro battery, a capacitor or a super capacitor, the infrared temperature measuring probe 3 is electrically connected to the circuit board 2, and the radio wave transmitting module is electrically connected to the terminal processing module.

[0035] When using the real-time monitoring device for the flexible tympanic membrane temperature of a pig, the device is first installed in the concha cavity of the pig, and then the shape of the threaded metal hose is adjusted according to the direction and shape of the pig's ear canal to make it fit the pig's ear canal. At the same time, the infrared temperature measuring probe is pointed at the tympanic membrane but not touching it, so that real-time temperature monitoring can be achieved.

[0036] The above shows and describes the basic principles, main features and advantages of the present invention. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. The above embodiments and descriptions are only for explaining the principles of the present invention. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, the present invention may have various changes and improvements, which fall within the scope of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention is defined by the attached claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A real-time monitoring device for flexible tympanic membrane temperature of pigs, characterized by: The invention comprises a fixing mechanism, a wire-threading metal hose (1), a circuit board (2), a power supply system and a temperature measurement system. The fixing mechanism is embedded with a circuit board (2). The fixing mechanism is provided with a wire-threading metal hose (1). The power supply system comprises a radio wave transmitting module, a receiving modulation module and a micro battery module. The radio wave transmitting module is arranged near the pig pen and is used to transmit radio waves with energy. The receiving modulation module is used to receive radio electromagnetic waves and reversely modulate them to form direct current output. The micro battery module is used to store the processed and converted direct current. The temperature measurement system comprises an infrared temperature measuring probe (3), a wireless transmission module and a terminal processing module. The infrared temperature measuring probe (3) is located at the front end of the wire-threading metal hose (1) and is used to detect the tympanic membrane temperature in the ear canal of the live pig. The wireless transmission module is used for data exchange between the infrared temperature measuring probe (3) and the terminal processing module. The terminal processing module is used to process and supervise the detected temperature data in real time based on a remote terminal.

2. A real-time monitoring device for flexible tympanic membrane temperature of pigs according to claim 1, characterized in that: The power supply system also includes a filtering and voltage stabilizing module, which is used to process the unstable direct current obtained by conversion to form stable direct current. The receiving modulation module, filtering and voltage stabilizing module, micro-power storage module and wireless transmission module are all located on the circuit board (2).

3. A real-time monitoring device for flexible tympanic membrane temperature of pigs according to claim 1, characterized in that: The micro power storage module is one or more of a micro battery, a capacitor and a super capacitor; the infrared temperature measuring probe (3) is electrically connected to the circuit board (2); and the radio wave transmitting module is electrically connected to the terminal processing module.

4. A real-time monitoring device for flexible tympanic membrane temperature of pigs according to claim 1, characterized in that: The fixator mechanism comprises a fixator shell (4), a through-pin (5), a fixing sleeve (6) and an external covering layer (7); a through-pin (5) is provided at the middle of the upper side of the fixator shell (4); a fixing sleeve (6) is provided on the through-pin (5); the threading metal hose (1) is arranged on one side of the fixator shell (4); an external covering layer (7) is provided on the outer side of the fixator shell (4), the outer side of the through-pin (5) and the outer side of the threading metal hose (1); and the external covering layer (7) is made of biocompatible silicone material.

5. The real-time monitoring device for flexible tympanic membrane temperature of a pig according to claim 1, characterized in that: The circuit board (2) is also provided with a microstrip antenna, which is coupled to the receiving modulation module. The wireless transmission module comprises a signal transceiver submodule and a signal enhancement submodule, which is also coupled to the microstrip antenna.

6. A real-time monitoring device for flexible tympanic membrane temperature of pigs according to claim 5, characterized in that: The signal transceiver submodule realizes wireless communication of data based on LoRa technology. The signal transceiver submodule is deployed in both the circuit board (2) and the remote terminal. The signal enhancement submodule is used to enhance the converted wireless signal. The signal enhancement submodule is deployed in the remote terminal.

7. The real-time monitoring device for flexible tympanic membrane temperature of pigs according to claim 1, characterized in that: The terminal processing module includes a power supply control submodule, a data processing submodule and an analysis and early warning submodule. The power supply control submodule is used to detect the electrical connection of the micro-storage module and control the operation of the radio wave transmission module. The data processing submodule is used to convert and process the received data and display it through an intuitive display mode. The analysis and early warning submodule is used to predict the physiological condition of the pigs based on the detected body temperature data.

8. The real-time monitoring device for flexible tympanic membrane temperature of a pig according to claim 1, characterized in that: The terminal processing module also includes a data sorting submodule and a mobile terminal submodule. The data sorting submodule is used to convert the detected body temperature data and the predicted physiological condition of the pigs into remote communication data and send them to the user's remote communication device. The mobile terminal submodule displays real-time detection data based on the mobile communication device software and authorizes remote control.

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