Inspection robot with recording function for henhouse
By integrating multiple types of sensors and AI-processing inspection robots, the problems of poor adaptability of the multi-layer cage structure of chicken houses and incomplete data recording in existing technologies have been solved, and efficient and accurate chicken house environment and behavior monitoring has been achieved, with automatic charging function.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202510779473.4
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-06-12
- Publication Date
- 2025-09-16
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
AI Technical Summary
Existing inspection robots are difficult to adapt to the multi-layer cage structure of chicken houses, lack the ability to accurately record and analyze chicken behavior, and cannot monitor environmental parameters in real time. The inspection efficiency is low and errors are prone to occur.
The inspection robot uses an integrated multi-type sensor system, including an infrared thermal imager, a high-definition camera, a sound acquisition module, and a visual navigation camera. It is combined with a lidar for all-round environmental modeling and performs real-time analysis through an AI processing unit. It is equipped with a lifting frame and a multi-motor drive system to adapt to multi-layer structures and multi-angle scanning, and has an automatic charging function.
It achieves high-precision positioning of the chicken house and full-scene data collection, automatically identifies abnormal behavior, improves inspection efficiency and accuracy, ensures there are no blind spots in inspection, and makes the device use process more automated.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of inspection robots, and in particular to an inspection robot with a recording function for a chicken house. Background Art
[0002] In modern chicken farms, the chicken house environment is complex and the breeding scale is constantly expanding. Traditional manual inspections have problems such as low efficiency, high labor intensity, and incomplete data recording. It is difficult to grasp the health status of the chickens and the environmental parameters of the chicken house in real time. Inspection robots are needed to help people perform inspections.
[0003] Existing inspection robots mostly use fixed height or single sensor configurations, which are difficult to adapt to the multi-layer cage structure of chicken houses. They lack the ability to accurately record and analyze chicken behavior, have low inspection efficiency, are prone to errors, and cannot monitor the environmental parameters of the chicken house in real time. To address the shortcomings of existing technologies, we propose a patrol robot with a recording function for chicken houses. Summary of the Invention
[0004] The main purpose of the present invention is to provide an inspection robot with a recording function for a chicken house, which can effectively solve the problems in the background technology.
[0005] To achieve the above object, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is: A patrol robot with a recording function for a chicken house, comprising a chassis, a mounting seat is provided at the upper end of the chassis, a rotating seat is provided on the front side of the upper end of the mounting seat, a lifting frame is provided at the upper end of the rotating seat, a group of sliding grooves are provided in the middle of the four side walls of the lifting frame, a group of sliding blocks are slidably connected in the middle of the four groups of sliding grooves, a connecting plate is provided in the middle of the front end of the four groups of sliding blocks, a sensor mounting box is provided on one side of the connecting plate, a laser radar is provided on the outer wall of the other side of the sensor mounting box, a group of connecting rods are provided at the rear ends of the four groups of sliding blocks inside the lifting frame, a group of threaded sleeves are provided between the ends of the four groups of connecting rods, a group of screw rods are vertically provided in the middle of the interior of the lifting frame, the threaded sleeves are nested in the outer wall of the screw rods and are threadedly connected to the screw rods, and a No. 2 drive box is provided in the middle of the upper end of the lifting frame.
[0006] Preferably, a rotating head is provided between one side wall of the sensor mounting box and the connecting plate, a mounting shell is provided on the other side of the connecting plate, a No. 3 motor is provided inside the mounting shell, and the output end of the No. 3 motor is connected to the rotating head.
[0007] Preferably, a gear ring is fixed on the outer wall of the lower end of the rotating seat inside the mounting seat, and a No. 1 drive box is provided on the upper end of the chassis at the rear side of the rotating seat, and a driving gear is provided on the lower end of the No. 1 drive box inside the mounting seat, and the driving gear is engaged with the gear ring, and a No. 1 motor is provided inside the No. 1 drive box, and the output end of the No. 1 motor drives the middle connection of the gear.
[0008] Preferably, a rotating interface is provided between the end of the screw rod and the inner wall of the lifting frame, and the end of the screw rod is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the lifting frame through the provided rotating interface. A No. 2 motor is provided inside the No. 2 drive box, and the output end of the No. 2 motor is connected to the end of the screw rod.
[0009] Preferably, a rotating interface is provided between the rotating head and the connecting plate, the rotating head is rotatably connected to the connecting plate via the rotating interface, and the sensor mounting box is rotatably connected to the connecting plate via the rotating head.
[0010] Preferably, the sensor installation box is internally provided with an infrared thermal imager, a high-definition camera, a sound collection module, an environmental sensor and a visual navigation camera.
[0011] Preferably, an AI processing unit and a communication unit are further provided at the upper end of the chassis, and the AI processing unit and the communication unit are respectively located on both sides of the No. 1 drive box.
[0012] Preferably, the AI processing unit is internally provided with an edge computing platform and a storage unit, and the communication unit is internally provided with a network and Bluetooth communication module.
[0013] Preferably, two sets of wheels are provided on both sides of the chassis, a set of drivers is provided at the rear end of each set of wheels in the middle of the chassis, and a charging port is provided in the middle of the rear end of the chassis.
[0014] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects: 1. In this invention, the sensor installation box integrates multiple sensors such as infrared thermal imagers, high-definition cameras, and sound acquisition modules, which can simultaneously monitor the temperature, behavioral posture, and environmental parameters of the chicken flock. The lidar cooperates with the visual navigation camera to achieve comprehensive environmental modeling, with higher positioning accuracy, ensuring no blind spots in inspections. The AI processing unit analyzes thermal imaging data and video streams in real time through the edge computing platform, automatically identifying abnormal behavior of the chicken flock, with higher recognition accuracy and higher inspection efficiency.
[0015] In this invention, motor 2 drives the screw, which drives the threaded sleeve up and down, allowing the four sets of lidar radars and the sensor mounting box to move synchronously up and down along the sliding slot, adapting to the multi-layer cage structure of the chicken house. Motor 3 rotates the sensor mounting box through the rotating head, enabling multi-angle scanning of the chickens in the cage. Motor 1 drives the gear to engage the gear ring, driving the lifting frame to rotate, ensuring full-scene data collection in three-dimensional space and wider coverage.
[0016] 3. In the present invention, the high-definition camera and the visual navigation camera inside the sensor installation box can automatically identify the path in the chicken house, and the driver drives the wheels to move the device to realize automatic inspection. When the device is low on power, it can also automatically navigate to the charging position, connect the charging interface to the charging head for automatic charging, and make the device use process more automated. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0017] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention; Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the lifting frame rotation structure of the present invention; Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the sliding block lifting structure of the present invention; Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the disassembly of the sensor installation box connection structure of the present invention; Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the chassis structure of the present invention.
[0018] In the figure: 1. Chassis; 2. Mounting base; 3. Rotating base; 4. Lifting frame; 5. Drive box No. 1; 6. AI processing unit; 7. Communication unit; 8. Wheel; 9. Charging port; 10. Gear ring; 11. Drive gear; 12. Motor No. 1; 13. Sliding slot; 14. Sliding block; 15. Drive box No. 2; 16. Screw; 17. Threaded sleeve; 18. Connecting rod; 19. Motor No. 2; 20. Connecting plate; 21. Mounting shell; 22. Motor No. 3; 23. Sensor mounting box; 24. Rotating head; 25. LiDAR; 26. Driver. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0019] In order to make the technical means, creative features, objectives and effects achieved by the present invention easier to understand, the present invention is further described below in conjunction with specific implementation methods.
[0020] like Figure 1-Figure 5As shown, a patrol robot with a recording function for a chicken house includes a chassis 1, a mounting base 2 is provided at the upper end of the chassis 1, a rotating base 3 is provided on the front side of the upper end of the mounting base 2, a gear ring 10 is fixed to the outer wall of the lower end of the rotating base 3 inside the mounting base 2, a No. 1 drive box 5 is provided at the upper end of the chassis 1 on the rear side of the rotating base 3, a driving gear 11 is provided at the lower end of the No. 1 drive box 5 inside the mounting base 2, the driving gear 11 is meshed with the gear ring 10, a No. 1 motor 12 is provided inside the No. 1 drive box 5, the output end of the No. 1 motor 12 is connected to the middle of the driving gear 11, and the No. 1 motor 12 can be started to drive the rotating base 3 to rotate through the driving gear 11 and the gear ring 10, and a lifting frame 4 is provided on the upper end of the rotating base 3. The four ends of the lifting frame 4 A group of sliding grooves 13 are provided in the middle of the peripheral side walls, and a group of sliding blocks 14 are slidably connected in the middle of the four groups of sliding grooves 13. The sliding blocks 14 can slide in the middle of the sliding grooves 13. A connecting plate 20 is provided in the middle of the front ends of the four groups of sliding blocks 14. A sensor mounting box 23 is provided on one side of the connecting plate 20. A rotating head 24 is provided between one side wall of the sensor mounting box 23 and the connecting plate 20. The sensor mounting box 23 can be rotated on the side wall of the connecting plate 20 by the rotating head 24. A mounting shell 21 is provided on the other side of the connecting plate 20. A No. 3 motor 22 is provided inside the mounting shell 21. The output end of the No. 3 motor 22 is connected to the rotating head 24. When the No. 3 motor 22 is started, the sensor mounting box 23 can be driven to rotate by the rotating head 24 , adjust the angle of the sensor mounting box 23, a laser radar 25 is set on the outer wall of the other side of the sensor mounting box 23, and an infrared thermal imager, a high-definition camera, a sound collection module, an environmental sensor and a visual navigation camera are set inside the sensor mounting box 23. The infrared thermal imager can collect the temperature of the chickens inside the chicken house. The high-definition camera, the laser radar and the environmental sensor can fully model the scene inside the chicken house. The high-definition camera records video and analyzes the eating and drinking behavior of the chickens. The environmental sensor monitors the temperature, humidity and ammonia concentration in real time. The visual navigation camera allows the device to automatically move in the environment inside the chicken house. The rear ends of the four sets of sliding blocks 14 are all provided with a set of connecting rods 18 inside the lifting frame 4. The ends of the four sets of connecting rods 18 A group of threaded sleeves 17 are provided between the heads, and a threaded hole is provided in the middle of the threaded sleeve 17. A group of screw rods 16 are vertically provided in the middle of the interior of the lifting frame 4. The threaded sleeve 17 is nested in the outer wall of the screw rod 16 through the threaded hole in the middle and is threadedly connected to the screw rod 16. A No. 2 drive box 15 is provided in the middle of the upper end of the lifting frame 4. A rotating interface is provided between the end of the screw rod 16 and the inner wall of the lifting frame 4. The end of the screw rod 16 is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the lifting frame 4 through the provided rotating interface. A No. 2 motor 19 is provided inside the No. 2 drive box 15, and the output end of the No. 2 motor 19 is connected to the end of the screw rod 16. The No. 2 motor 19 can drive the screw rod 16 to rotate. During the rotation of the screw rod 16, the threaded sleeve 17 will rise and fall on the outer wall of the screw rod 16.
[0021] like Figure 1-Figure 5 As shown, an AI processing unit 6 and a communication unit 7 are also provided at the upper end of the chassis 1. The AI processing unit 6 and the communication unit 7 are respectively located on both sides of the No. 1 drive box 5. The AI processing unit 6 is internally provided with an edge computing platform and a storage unit. The communication unit 7 is internally provided with a network and Bluetooth communication module. The AI processing unit 6 can perform intelligent dynamic path planning in combination with the laser radar 25 and the sensor installation box 23, making the device inspection path more efficient. The communication unit 7 can transmit the data collected during the inspection to the computer.
[0022] like Figure 1-Figure 5 As shown, two sets of wheels 8 are provided on both sides of the chassis 1, and a set of drivers 26 are provided at the rear end of each set of wheels 8 in the middle of the chassis 1. The drivers 26 are used to drive the wheels 8 to move. A charging interface 9 is provided in the middle of the rear end of the chassis 1. When the power of the device is low, it can automatically move to the charging position, allowing the charging interface 9 to be connected to the charging head for automatic charging.
[0023] It should be noted that the present invention is a patrol robot with a recording function for use in chicken houses. During operation, the AI processing unit 6 and communication unit 7 are activated, and a chicken house layout diagram is input into the management platform. The robot is maneuvered to the chicken house entrance via wheels 8. A laser radar 25 and a visual navigation camera automatically scan the environment, construct a three-dimensional map, and complete positioning calibration. A first drive box 5 rotates the lifting frame, while a driver 26 drives the wheels 8, moving the chassis 1 along the planned path. The sensor mounting box collects data in tandem, an infrared thermal imager scans the chickens' temperature, and a high-definition camera records video to analyze the chickens' feeding and drinking behavior. Environmental sensors monitor temperature, humidity, and ammonia concentration in real time, with the data synchronized to a storage unit. If an anomaly is detected, the robot automatically pauses its patrol, adjusts the sensor angle by rotating its head 24, performs a close-up scan of the abnormal point, and uploads encrypted data to the management platform, allowing administrators to intervene. When the device's battery is low, it automatically returns to its charging position, allowing the charging port 9 to connect to a charger for recharging.
[0024] The basic principles, main features, and advantages of the present invention are shown and described above. Those skilled in the art should understand that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. The above embodiments and descriptions are merely illustrative of the principles of the present invention. Various changes and modifications may be made to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Such changes and modifications are intended to fall within the scope of the present invention. The scope of protection claimed in the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A patrol robot with a recording function for use in a chicken house, comprising a chassis (1), characterized in that: The upper end of the chassis (1) is provided with a mounting seat (2), the front side of the upper end of the mounting seat (2) is provided with a rotating seat (3), the upper end of the rotating seat (3) is provided with a lifting frame (4), the middle of the four side walls of the lifting frame (4) are provided with a group of sliding grooves (13), the middle of the four groups of sliding grooves (13) are all fitted with a group of sliding blocks (14) for sliding connection, the middle of the front end of the four groups of sliding blocks (14) are all provided with a connecting plate (20), one side of the connecting plate (20) is provided with a sensor mounting box (23), the sensor A laser radar (25) is provided on the outer wall of the other side of the sensor mounting box (23), and a group of connecting rods (18) are provided at the rear ends of the four groups of sliding blocks (14) inside the lifting frame (4), and a group of threaded sleeves (17) are provided between the ends of the four groups of connecting rods (18). A group of screw rods (16) are vertically provided in the middle of the interior of the lifting frame (4), and the threaded sleeves (17) are nested in the outer wall of the screw rod (16) and are threadedly connected to the screw rod (16). A No. 2 drive box (15) is provided in the middle of the upper end of the lifting frame (4).
2. The inspection robot with recording function for a chicken house according to claim 1, characterized in that: A rotating head (24) is provided between one side wall of the sensor mounting box (23) and the connecting plate (20), a mounting shell (21) is provided on the other side of the connecting plate (20), a No. 3 motor (22) is provided inside the mounting shell (21), and an output end of the No. 3 motor (22) is connected to the rotating head (24).
3. The inspection robot with recording function for a chicken house according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer wall of the lower end of the rotating seat (3) is fixed with a gear ring (10) inside the mounting seat (2); the upper end of the chassis (1) is provided with a No. 1 drive box (5) on the rear side of the rotating seat (3); the lower end of the No. 1 drive box (5) is provided with a driving gear (11) inside the mounting seat (2); the driving gear (11) is meshed with the gear ring (10); the interior of the No. 1 drive box (5) is provided with a No. 1 motor (12); the output end of the No. 1 motor (12) is connected to the middle of the driving gear (11).
4. The inspection robot with a recording function for a chicken house according to claim 1, characterized in that: A rotation interface is provided between the end of the screw rod (16) and the inner wall of the lifting frame (4), and the end of the screw rod (16) is rotationally connected to the inner wall of the lifting frame (4) through the provided rotation interface. A second motor (19) is provided inside the second drive box (15), and the output end of the second motor (19) is connected to the end of the screw rod (16).
5. The inspection robot with recording function for a chicken house according to claim 2, characterized in that: A rotation interface is provided between the rotating head (24) and the connecting plate (20), the rotating head (24) is rotationally connected to the connecting plate (20) via the provided rotation interface, and the sensor mounting box (23) is rotationally connected to the connecting plate (20) via the provided rotating head (24).
6. The inspection robot with recording function for a chicken house according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sensor installation box (23) is internally provided with an infrared thermal imager, a high-definition camera, a sound collection module, an environmental sensor, and a visual navigation camera.
7. The inspection robot with recording function for a chicken house according to claim 1, characterized in that: An AI processing unit (6) and a communication unit (7) are also provided at the upper end of the chassis (1), and the AI processing unit (6) and the communication unit (7) are respectively located on both sides of the No. 1 drive box (5).
8. The inspection robot with recording function for a chicken house according to claim 7, characterized in that: The AI processing unit (6) is internally provided with an edge computing platform and a storage unit, and the communication unit (7) is internally provided with a network and Bluetooth communication module.
9. The inspection robot with recording function for a chicken house according to claim 1, characterized in that: Two sets of wheels (8) are provided on both sides of the chassis (1), a set of drivers (26) is provided at the rear end of each set of wheels (8) in the middle of the chassis (1), and a charging interface (9) is provided in the middle of the rear end of the chassis (1).