Intelligent feeding system and intelligent control method

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of breeding feed feeding, in particular to an intelligent feeding system and an intelligent control method. The intelligent feeding system comprises an aquaculture net cage module, a pneumatic feeding module, a bait conveying module and an intelligent control module. The culture net cage module comprises a culture net cage, and the shape of the culture net cage is a cube or a cuboid; the air-assisted feeding module comprises an air-assisted feeding machine; the air-assisted batch feeder is arranged above the culture net cage; the bait conveying module comprises a bait conveying pipe and a rotary controller; the bait conveying pipe and the rotary controller are arranged above the culture net cage; and the intelligent control module is used for measuring the wind direction and the water flow direction, and intelligently controlling the rotary controller through the measured wind direction and the measured water flow direction. According to the invention, the feeding efficiency and accuracy are improved, and the bait cost is saved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of aquaculture feed feeding, and particularly relates to an intelligent feeding system and an intelligent control method. Background Art

[0002] The process of feeding in marine aquaculture is often manual. Due to the long distance of deep-sea cages from the shore, high-frequency manual feeding cannot be achieved. Therefore, it is necessary to design a device that can operate independently and complete the feeding task, with the ability to work independently without continuous external intervention or support. However, the direction of the sea wind and the flow of seawater are unpredictable, which may cause the fed bait to be washed away, and the fish cannot really eat the bait. Therefore, a corresponding intelligent control algorithm is also required for the automatic feeding device, which can automatically adjust the feeding strategy according to actual needs, environmental changes, and the state of animals, thereby improving the feeding efficiency and accuracy, and effectively reducing waste and costs. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The present invention provides an intelligent feeding system and an intelligent control method, which are used to solve the problems of low manual feeding frequency, bait waste caused by environmental changes, and poor feeding accuracy in existing marine aquaculture.

[0004] The purpose of the present invention can be achieved by the following technical solutions: In the first aspect of the present invention, an intelligent feeding system is provided, which includes an aquaculture cage module, an air-blast feeding module, a bait conveying module, and an intelligent control module; The aquaculture cage module: includes an aquaculture cage, and the shape of the aquaculture cage is a cube or a cuboid; The air-blast feeding module: includes an air-blast type feeder; the air-blast type feeder is above the aquaculture cage; The bait conveying module: includes a bait conveying pipe and a rotation controller; the bait conveying pipe and the rotation controller are above the aquaculture cage; The intelligent control module: is used to include a rotation controller, a wind vane, and a current meter, and is used to measure the wind direction and the water flow direction; intelligent control of bait feeding is performed through the rotation controller according to the wind direction measured by the wind vane and the water flow direction measured by the current meter.

[0005] Further, the air-blast type feeder is at the exact center position above the aquaculture cage; the bait conveying pipe is connected to the rotation controller; the rotation controller is directly below the air-blast type feeder; a maintenance aisle is provided above the bait conveying pipe, and the maintenance aisle is used for repairing and supervising the bait conveying pipe.

[0006] Further, the lower part of the air-blast type feeder is funnel-shaped, and the upper part is cylindrical; wherein, the radii of the bottom surfaces of the funnel and the cylinder are equal.

[0007] Furthermore, the rotation controller is directly below the funnel-shaped opening at the lower part of the pneumatic feeder.

[0008] Furthermore, the rotation controller is cylindrical, and there are four round holes on the side of the rotation controller. The four round holes are on the same horizontal plane, and the included angle between each round hole and the adjacent round hole is 90 degrees. The bait delivery pipes are four pipes, and the bait delivery pipes are respectively connected to the four round holes. Among them, the caliber of the bait delivery pipe is the same as the aperture of the four round holes.

[0009] Furthermore, the bait delivery pipe is connected to a discharge pipe, and the unused connection port of the discharge pipe is used as the bait delivery outlet. Among them, the opening of the bait delivery outlet faces downward, which is convenient for sending out the bait.

[0010] Furthermore, the wind direction is measured by a wind vane, and the water flow direction is measured by a flow meter. The wind vane is installed at the top of the side prism of the aquaculture net cage, and the flow meter is installed at the exact middle position of the bottom edge line of the aquaculture net cage.

[0011] The second aspect of the present invention is to provide an intelligent control method, including: Obtaining the wind direction and the corresponding area through the wind vane, and obtaining the water flow direction and the corresponding area through the flow meter; Determining the bait feeding ports and the corresponding bait feeding amounts for each feeding port according to the wind direction, water flow direction and the corresponding areas respectively; Feeding the bait through the rotation controller according to the control algorithm, the feeding bait delivery outlet and the corresponding feeding amount.

[0012] The third aspect of the present invention is to provide an electronic device, including a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor. When the processor executes the computer program, the intelligent control method is implemented.

[0013] The fourth aspect of the present invention is to provide a computer-readable storage medium. The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the intelligent control method is implemented.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: a culture net cage is provided to manage the cultured fish; an air-assisted feeder, a bait delivery pipe, and a rotation controller are provided above the culture net cage to perform the bait feeding operation, reducing the cost of manual feeding; the wind direction and the corresponding area are obtained through a wind vane, and the water flow direction and the corresponding area are obtained through a flow meter; according to the wind direction, water flow direction, and their corresponding areas, the bait feeding ports and the bait feeding amounts corresponding to each feeding port are determined to reduce the degree of bait being washed away by seawater; according to the control algorithm, the bait feeding outlet, and the corresponding feeding amount, the bait is fed through the rotation controller to improve the efficiency and accuracy of bait feeding. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings.

[0016] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of an automatic feeding device for a culture net cage; Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the details of an air-assisted feeder and a rotation controller; Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the step flow of an intelligent control method provided by the present invention; Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the regional division of water flow direction; Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the regional division of wind direction and water flow direction. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0017] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the solution of the present invention, the following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, rather than all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0018] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", etc. in the description, claims and above-mentioned drawings of the present invention are used to distinguish similar objects, and do not necessarily describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the data used in this way can be interchanged under appropriate circumstances, so that the embodiments of the present invention described here can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described here. In addition, the terms "comprising" and "having" and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a process, method, system, product or device comprising a series of steps or units does not necessarily have to be limited to those steps or units clearly listed, but may include other steps or units not clearly listed or inherent to these processes, methods, products or devices.

[0019] In view of the problems existing in the background technology, researching and designing an intelligent feeding system and an intelligent control method has important practical significance.

[0020] As Figure 1 and Figure 2 shown, the first aspect of the present invention is to provide an intelligent feeding system, including the following modules: Aquaculture cage module 101: including an aquaculture cage 1, and the shape of the aquaculture cage is a cube or a cuboid.

[0021] Air-supply feeding module 102: used for loading bait and feeding, including an air-supply type feeder; The air-supply type feeder 2 is at the exact center position above the aquaculture cage 1; the lower part of the air-supply type feeder 2 is funnel-shaped and the upper part is cylindrical; wherein, the radii of the bottom surface of the funnel and the bottom surface of the cylinder are equal.

[0022] Among them, the design logic of the air-supply type feeder 2 is to ensure the uniform and smooth feeding of bait through a reasonable geometric structure. The funnel shape can guide the bait to flow smoothly from top to bottom, avoiding bait accumulation or jamming, while the cylindrical upper part provides a stable bait storage space, making the feeding process more stable. The design with equal radii of the bottom surface of the funnel and the bottom surface of the cylinder helps to achieve uniform distribution of bait during the feeding process, so as to ensure that the central area of the aquaculture cage 1 can be fully and evenly fed with bait, optimize the use efficiency of bait, and improve the aquaculture effect. Such an arrangement can effectively avoid biased feeding, improve the overall feed distribution effect in the aquaculture area, and ensure that the water flow and wind direction in the aquaculture environment will not cause excessive interference to the bait feeding.

[0023] Bait conveying module 103: used for conveying bait, including a bait conveying pipe 3 and a rotation controller 5; the bait conveying pipe 3 is connected to the rotation controller 5; There is an operation and maintenance aisle 4 above the bait delivery pipe 3, and the operation and maintenance aisle 4 is used for maintaining and supervising the bait delivery pipe 3; the rotation controller 5 is directly below the funnel-shaped opening at the lower part of the pneumatic feeding machine 2; The bait delivery pipe 3 and the rotation controller 5 are above the aquaculture net cage 1; the rotation controller 5 is cylindrical, and there are four round holes on the side surface of the rotation controller 5. The four round holes are on the same horizontal plane, and the included angle between each round hole and the adjacent round hole among the four round holes is 90 degrees; the bait delivery pipe 3 is composed of four pipes, and the bait delivery pipe 3 is respectively connected to the four round holes; wherein, the diameter of the bait delivery pipe 3 is the same as the diameter of the four round holes; Among them, the pipe orifice at the connection between the bait delivery pipe 3 and the round hole on the side surface of the rotation controller 5 is recorded as the bait starting pipe orifice, and the other pipe orifice of the bait delivery pipe 3 is recorded as the bait end pipe orifice; a discharge pipe is connected to the bait end pipe orifice, and the unused pipe orifice of the discharge pipe is used as the bait delivery outlet 6; wherein, the opening of the bait delivery outlet 6 faces downward, which is convenient for delivering the bait.

[0024] Among them, the logic of the corresponding structure of the bait delivery module is to ensure the efficient delivery and precise placement of the bait through reasonable structural design. The bait delivery pipe 3 is connected to the rotation controller 5, and the diversion of the bait is realized through four equally spaced round holes, ensuring that the bait can be evenly delivered through the four pipes in different directions, enhancing the coverage range and uniformity of the feeding. The rotation controller 5 is located below the funnel-shaped opening of the pneumatic feeding machine 2, and can precisely adjust the feeding angle of the bait according to the demand, control the bait flow rate and direction, and avoid the waste of resources caused by concentrated feeding. The setting of the operation and maintenance aisle 4 facilitates daily maintenance and supervision, ensuring the long-term stable operation of the bait delivery system. The downward design of the bait delivery outlet 6 enables the bait to be smoothly and precisely delivered, reducing the scattering or accumulation of the bait, thereby improving the feeding efficiency and ensuring the even distribution of the bait in the aquaculture net cage 1. The overall design improves the operability and maintainability of the system, and at the same time enhances the precision and efficiency of the bait placement.

[0025] Intelligent control module 104: It includes a rotation controller 5, a wind direction meter 7 and a water flow direction meter 8, and is used for measuring the wind direction and the water flow direction; intelligent control of the bait delivery is carried out through the rotation controller 5 according to the wind direction measured by the wind direction meter 7 and the water flow direction measured by the water flow direction meter 8; wherein, the wind direction meter is installed on the topmost part of the side prism of the aquaculture net cage 1 for measuring the wind direction near the aquaculture net cage 1; the water flow direction meter is installed at the exact middle position of the bottom edge line of the aquaculture net cage 1 for measuring the water flow direction near the aquaculture net cage 1; Among them, the wind direction measured by the wind vane 7 and the water flow direction measured by the flow meter 8 are both transmitted to the central control platform. The central control platform conducts intelligent analysis, and then generates control instructions based on the intelligent analysis results and transmits them to the rotation controller 5. The rotation controller 5 is used to ensure the precise delivery of bait under different environmental conditions, so as to respond to the changes in wind direction and water flow in real time and ensure the efficiency and accuracy of the delivery process.

[0026] As Figure 3 shown, the second aspect of the present invention is to provide an intelligent control method, including the following steps: Step S001: Obtain the wind direction and the corresponding area through the wind vane, and obtain the water flow direction and the corresponding area through the flow meter.

[0027] It should be noted that during the feeding of bait in the process of aquaculture, due to the influence of wind direction and water flow direction on the feeding, the fed bait will be washed away, and the fish cannot really eat the bait, resulting in waste of bait. Therefore, in order to avoid waste of bait during feeding, it is necessary to determine the feeding port according to the wind direction and water flow direction.

[0028] Furthermore, it should be noted that in order to reduce a certain amount of calculation, area division can be carried out, that is, similar wind directions or water flow directions are used as a region to control the feeding of bait.

[0029] Specifically, the direction horizontally to the right is recorded as the true east direction; As Figure 4 shown, the direction is rotated clockwise and counterclockwise by the corresponding range of the water flow direction area, which is recorded as the east flow direction. The area corresponding to the east flow direction is recorded as the true east area; the area obtained by rotating the true east area counterclockwise by is recorded as the northeast flow direction; the area obtained by rotating the true east area counterclockwise by is recorded as the north flow direction; the area obtained by rotating the true east area counterclockwise by is recorded as the northwest flow direction; the area obtained by rotating the true east area counterclockwise by is recorded as the west flow direction; the area obtained by rotating the true east area counterclockwise by is recorded as the southwest flow direction; the area obtained by rotating the true east area counterclockwise by is recorded as the south flow direction; the area obtained by rotating the true east area counterclockwise by is recorded as the southeast flow direction.

[0030] As shown Figure 5 in the figure, rotate the direction counterclockwise by the range area, denoted as the northeast area; denote the wind direction corresponding to the northeast area as the northeast wind direction; rotate the northeast area counterclockwise by the wind direction corresponding to the obtained area is denoted as the north-east wind direction; rotate the northeast area counterclockwise by the wind direction corresponding to the obtained area is denoted as the north-west wind direction; rotate the northeast area counterclockwise by the wind direction corresponding to the obtained area is denoted as the northwest wind direction; rotate the northeast area counterclockwise by the wind direction corresponding to the obtained area is denoted as the southwest wind direction; rotate the northeast area counterclockwise by the wind direction corresponding to the obtained area is denoted as the south-west wind direction; rotate the northeast area counterclockwise by the wind direction corresponding to the obtained area is denoted as the south-east wind direction; rotate the northeast area counterclockwise by the wind direction corresponding to the obtained area is denoted as the southeast wind direction.

[0031] So far, the wind direction, water flow direction and the corresponding areas are obtained.

[0032] Step S002: Determine the bait feeding ports and the bait feeding amounts corresponding to each feeding port according to the wind direction, water flow direction and the corresponding areas respectively.

[0033] Specifically, denote the bait outlet corresponding to the due east direction as feeding port 1, the bait outlet corresponding to the due south direction as feeding port 2, the bait outlet corresponding to the due west direction as feeding port 3, and the bait outlet corresponding to the due north direction as feeding port 4.

[0034] So far, feeding port 1, feeding port 2, feeding port 3 and feeding port 4 are obtained.

[0035] Among them, the control strategy table of the wind direction, water flow direction, the corresponding bait feeding ports and the bait feeding amounts corresponding to each feeding port is shown in the following table.

[0036]

[0037] Among them, m represents the total amount of bait fed each time. Among them, the total amount of bait fed each time m is 0.2% - 0.5% of the weight of the cultured fish; among them, 0.2% - 0.5% is not specifically limited, and the implementer can determine according to the specific situation.

[0038] Among them, it is summarized and described by the water flow direction and wind direction in working condition 16 corresponding to 1: 0.3m, 2: 0.2m, 3: 0.2m, 4: 0.3m; among them, 1: 0.3m means that the feeding amount of feeding port 1 is 0.3 times of the total amount of bait m for a single feeding, 2: 0.2m means that the feeding amount of feeding port 2 is 0.2 times of the total amount of bait m for a single feeding, 3: 0.2m means that the feeding amount of feeding port 3 is 0.2 times of the total amount of bait m for a single feeding, and 4: 0.3m means that the feeding amount of feeding port 4 is 0.3 times of the total amount of bait m for a single feeding. The other working conditions are similar, and no specific description will be given here.

[0039] Among them, the situations that occur during the feeding operation of the working condition; there are a total of 16 kinds.

[0040] Through the corresponding relationship in the bait feeding amount control strategy table, the bait feeding port and the bait feeding amount corresponding to each bait feeding port are determined.

[0041] Step S003: According to the control algorithm, the feeding outlet of the fed bait, and the corresponding feeding amount, the bait is fed through the rotation controller.

[0042] Specifically, according to the control algorithm, the feeding outlet of the fed bait, and the corresponding feeding amount, the bait is fed through the rotation controller; among them, the control algorithm in this embodiment is the PID control algorithm; the PID control algorithm is a well-known technology, and no specific description will be given here.

[0043] The third aspect of the present invention is to provide an electronic device, including a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor. When the processor executes the computer program, an intelligent control method is implemented.

[0044] The fourth aspect of the present invention is to provide a computer-readable storage medium, and the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program. When the computer program is executed by the processor, an intelligent control method is implemented.

[0045] Those skilled in the art should understand that the embodiments of the present invention can be provided as a method, a system, or a computer program product. Therefore, the present invention can adopt the form of a complete hardware embodiment, a complete software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Moreover, the present invention can adopt the form of a computer program product implemented on one or more computer-usable storage media (including but not limited to disk storage, optical storage, etc.) containing computer-usable program code.

[0046] The present invention is described with reference to the flowcharts and / or block diagrams of methods, systems, and computer program products according to embodiments of the present invention. It should be understood that each flow and / or block in the flowcharts and / or block diagrams, as well as combinations of flows and / or blocks in the flowcharts and / or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions can be provided to the processor of a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, an embedded processor, or other programmable data processing device to generate a machine, such that the instructions executed by the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing device produce a means for implementing the functions specified in the flow Figure 1 one or more flows and / or blocks Figure 1 a means for implementing the functions specified in one or more blocks or a plurality of blocks.

[0047] These computer program instructions can also be stored in a computer-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing device to work in a specific manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce a manufactured article including an instruction means that implements the functions specified in the flow Figure 1 one or more flows and / or blocks Figure 1 a means for implementing the functions specified in one or more blocks or a plurality of blocks.

[0048] These computer program instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device, such that a series of operation steps are executed on the computer or other programmable device to generate a computer-implemented process, so that the instructions executed on the computer or other programmable device provide steps for implementing the functions specified in the flow Figure 1 one or more flows and / or blocks Figure 1 a means for implementing the functions specified in one or more blocks or a plurality of blocks.

[0049] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention and are not intended to limit them. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that: modifications or equivalent replacements can still be made to the specific implementation manners of the present invention, and any modification or equivalent replacement that does not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention shall be covered by the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An intelligent feeding system, characterized in that, The intelligent feeding system includes a culture net cage module, a pneumatic feeding module, a bait conveying module, and an intelligent control module; The culture net cage module: includes a culture net cage (1), and the shape of the culture net cage is a cube or a cuboid; The pneumatic feeding module: includes a pneumatic feeder (2); the pneumatic feeder (2) is above the culture net cage (1); The bait conveying module: includes a bait conveying pipe (3) and a rotation controller (5); the bait conveying pipe (3) and the rotation controller (5) are above the culture net cage (1); The intelligent control module: is used to include a rotation controller (5), a wind direction meter (7), and a water flow direction meter (8), and is used to measure the wind direction and the water flow direction; perform intelligent control of bait feeding through the rotation controller (5) according to the wind direction measured by the wind direction meter (7) and the water flow direction measured by the water flow direction meter (8).

2. The intelligent feeding system according to claim 1, wherein The pneumatic feeder (2) is at the exact center position above the culture net cage (1); the bait conveying pipe (3) is connected to the rotation controller (5); the rotation controller (5) is directly below the pneumatic feeder (2); a maintenance aisle (4) is provided above the bait conveying pipe (3), and the maintenance aisle (4) is used for repairing and supervising the bait conveying pipe (3).

3. An intelligent feeding system according to claim 1, characterized in that, The lower part of the pneumatic feeder (2) is funnel-shaped, and the upper part is cylindrical; wherein, the radii of the bottom surface of the funnel and the bottom surface of the cylinder are equal.

4. An intelligent feeding system according to claim 3, characterized in that, The rotation controller (5) is directly below the opening of the funnel-shaped lower part of the pneumatic feeder (2).

5. An intelligent feeding system according to claim 1, characterized in that, The rotation controller (5) is cylindrical, and there are four round holes on the side surface of the rotation controller (5). The four round holes are on the same horizontal plane, and the included angle between each round hole and the adjacent round hole is 90 degrees; the bait conveying pipe (3) is four pipes, and the bait conveying pipe (3) is respectively connected to the four round holes; wherein, the caliber of the bait conveying pipe (3) is the same as the aperture of the four round holes.

6. An intelligent feeding system according to claim 5, wherein, The bait conveying pipe (3) is connected to a discharge pipe, and the unused pipe orifice of the discharge pipe is used as the bait delivery port; wherein, the opening of the bait delivery port (6) faces downward to facilitate the delivery of bait.

7. An intelligent feeding system according to claim 1, characterized in that, The wind direction is measured by a wind direction meter, and the water flow direction is measured by a water flow direction meter; the wind direction meter is installed at the top of the side prism of the culture net cage (1), and the water flow direction meter is installed at the exact middle position of the bottom edge line of the culture net cage (1).

8. An intelligent control method, characterized in that, Includes: Obtain the wind direction and the corresponding area through the wind direction meter, and obtain the water flow direction and the corresponding area through the water flow direction meter; Determine the bait feeding port and the bait feeding amount corresponding to each feeding port according to the wind direction, the water flow direction, and the corresponding areas respectively; Perform bait feeding through the rotation controller according to the control algorithm, the bait delivery port, and the corresponding feeding amount.

9. An electronic device, characterized in that, Includes a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor. When the processor executes the computer program, it implements the intelligent control method described in claim 8.

10. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, it implements the intelligent control method described in claim 8.

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