Automatic control traditional Chinese medicine cabinet and control method

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of traditional Chinese medicine cabinets, in particular to an automatic control traditional Chinese medicine cabinet and a control method thereof. According to one mode, after the host receives voice, the host controls a certain driving structure to work, the driving structure opens the corresponding drawer, after the driving structure opens the drawer, a user grabs a certain amount of traditional Chinese medicine and places the traditional Chinese medicine on a first force sensor to be weighed, and after the traditional Chinese medicine is weighed to the specified weight, the corresponding drawer is closed through voice; according to the other mode, the user puts the traditional Chinese medicine to be put into the drawer into the second force sensor, the second AI camera is used for recognizing the type of the traditional Chinese medicine put into the second force sensor and feeding back the type of the traditional Chinese medicine to the host, the host controls the drawer containing the same traditional Chinese medicine as the recognized traditional Chinese medicine to be opened, and after the user puts the opened drawer full of the traditional Chinese medicine, the traditional Chinese medicine is taken out. And then the corresponding drawer is closed through voice.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of traditional Chinese medicine cabinet technology, and in particular to an automatic control traditional Chinese medicine cabinet and its control method. Background Technology

[0002] A traditional Chinese medicine cabinet, also known as a herb cupboard, medicine cabinet, or medicine drawer, is a type of furniture specifically designed for storing Chinese medicinal herbs. It consists of many small drawers, each labeled with the name of the herb stored inside. Current methods primarily involve manual opening of the medicine boxes to retrieve the herbs, which increases workload due to the repeated opening and closing of drawers. Another approach, such as the one described in patent CN202411716314.1 ("A Traditional Chinese Medicine Cabinet with Automatic Dispensing Function"), uses a robotic arm for automatic dispensing; however, this method is more expensive and requires more floor space. Summary of the Invention

[0003] To address the above problems, this invention provides an automatically controlled traditional Chinese medicine cabinet and its control method.

[0004] The present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0005] An automated control cabinet for traditional Chinese medicine includes a cabinet body, a first AI camera, a second AI camera, a halo board, a first force sensor, a second force sensor, several drawers, several drive structures, a control board, and a main unit. The drawers are slidably mounted on the front of the cabinet body. The drive structures are located inside the cabinet body, with their output ends connected to one end of the drawer's interior. The drive structures are used to drive each drawer to slide on the cabinet body. The first AI camera, second AI camera, halo board, first force sensor, second force sensor, control board, and main unit are electrically connected. The first AI camera and first force sensor are located on one side of the cabinet body, with the first AI camera positioned directly above the first force sensor. After receiving voice input, the main unit... By controlling a certain drive mechanism, the drive mechanism opens the corresponding drawer. After opening, the user grabs a certain amount of the Chinese medicine and places it on the first force sensor for weighing. Once the weight reaches the specified value, the user closes the corresponding drawer via voice command. The second AI camera and the second force sensor are located on the other side of the cabinet, with the second AI camera directly above the second force sensor. A halo plate is set on the cabinet and located between the second AI camera and the second force sensor. The user places the Chinese medicine to be placed in the drawer onto the second force sensor. The second AI camera identifies the type of Chinese medicine placed on the second force sensor and sends the information back to the host computer. The host computer then controls the drawer containing the same Chinese medicine as the identified one to open and closes the corresponding drawer via voice command.

[0006] A preferred embodiment of the present invention is that the control panel is mounted on the cabinet and is electrically connected to the main unit.

[0007] A preferred embodiment of the present invention further includes two push-button switches, namely push-button switch one and push-button switch two. The first AI camera, the first force sensor, and one of the control boards are electrically connected to push-button switch one, and push-button switch two is electrically connected to the second force sensor, the second AI camera, and the other control board.

[0008] A preferred embodiment of the present invention is as follows: the drive structure includes a servo motor and a linkage mechanism, the output end of the servo motor is connected to one end of the linkage mechanism, the servo motor is fixed to the cabinet, and the other end of the linkage mechanism is connected to the drawer.

[0009] A control method for an automated traditional Chinese medicine cabinet involves the main unit receiving a user's voice command. The main unit then controls a drive mechanism to open a corresponding drawer. Once opened, the user takes a certain amount of the medicine and places it on a first force sensor for weighing. A first AI camera identifies whether the medicine placed on the first force sensor is from an order already entered into the main unit. If so, after weighing to the specified weight, the user then closes the corresponding drawer via voice command. The user then takes other medicines from the prescription in the same manner until the entire prescription has been taken. If not, an error message is announced via voice.

[0010] A method for controlling an automated Chinese medicine cabinet: When the cabinet needs restocking, i.e., when new Chinese medicine needs to be added, the user places the Chinese medicine to be placed in the drawer onto a second force sensor. A second AI camera is used to identify the type of Chinese medicine placed on the second force sensor and sends the information back to the host. The host controls the drawer containing the same Chinese medicine as the identified medicine to open. Then, the user places the medicine to be placed into the open drawer until it is full. After that, the user removes the Chinese medicine placed in the second force sensor and then closes the corresponding drawer via voice command.

[0011] Based on the structural design and working principle of this invention, it has the following significant advantages compared to the prior art:

[0012] 1. The first control method for the traditional Chinese medicine cabinet of this invention combines voice opening with image recognition and weighing recording. This ensures the accuracy of the user opening the corresponding medicine drawer, avoiding the situation of forgetting the location due to the large number of drawers, thus saving manual effort. Simultaneously, a first AI camera verifies whether the medicine in the corresponding drawer is in the prescription, ensuring the accuracy of retrieving the medicine from the prescription. Furthermore, a first force sensor can display the weighing weight, greatly facilitating user operation. This method avoids situations where the location of the corresponding medicine cabinet is forgotten when some medicines are used infrequently, making it difficult to manually find the medicines, especially when there are many medicine cabinet drawers or pharmacists are unfamiliar with the location of the medicines, thus reducing workload.

[0013] 2. The second control method for the Chinese medicine cabinet of the present invention is as follows: when some users do not recognize or are unsure about the Chinese medicine, the name of the Chinese medicine is identified by placing the Chinese medicine on the second force sensor and the second AI camera performing image recognition on the Chinese medicine, thereby avoiding placing the Chinese medicine in the wrong drawer.

[0014] 3. The automatic control medicine cabinet of the present invention has low manufacturing cost and only requires improvement on the existing medicine cabinet. Attached Figure Description

[0015] Figure 1 This is a first-view schematic diagram of an automatically controlled traditional Chinese medicine cabinet according to the present invention;

[0016] Figure 2 This is a second-view schematic diagram of an automatically controlled traditional Chinese medicine cabinet according to the present invention;

[0017] Figure 3 This is a third-person perspective schematic diagram of an automatically controlled traditional Chinese medicine cabinet according to the present invention;

[0018] Figure 4 This is a fourth-view schematic diagram of an automatically controlled traditional Chinese medicine cabinet according to the present invention;

[0019] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the drawer opening of an automatically controlled traditional Chinese medicine cabinet according to the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0020] The technical solution of the present invention will now be clearly and completely described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, of the embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0021] In the description of this invention, it should be noted that the terms "center," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "inner," and "outer," etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are used only for the convenience of describing the invention and for simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on the invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0022] In the description of this invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," and "linking" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; and they can refer to the internal connection of two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this invention based on the specific circumstances.

[0023] Please see Figures 1 to 5 An automatic control cabinet for traditional Chinese medicine, used for automatically opening drawers 7 in a pharmacy and saving records, includes a cabinet body 1, a first AI camera 2, a second AI camera 3, an optical halo plate 4, a first force sensor 5 (an I2C communication sensor for detecting force, actually a weighing device), a second force sensor 6 (an I2C communication sensor for detecting force), several drawers 7, several drive structures 8, a control board, and a main unit. Drawers 7 are slidably mounted on the front of the cabinet body 1 (drawers 7 combined with the cabinet body 1 form a regular cabinet, and drawers 7 can slide within the cabinet). The drive structures 8 are located inside the cabinet body 1, and their output ends are connected to one end of the inner side of each drawer 7. The drive structures 8 are used to drive each drawer 7 to slide on the cabinet body 1. The first AI camera 2, the second AI camera 3, the optical halo plate 4, the first force sensor 5, the second force sensor 6, the control board, and the main unit are electrically connected; the first AI camera 2 and the first... Force sensor 5 is located on one side of cabinet 1, and the first AI camera 2 is located directly above the first force sensor 5. After the host receives the voice, the host controls a certain drive structure 8 to work. The drive structure 8 opens the corresponding drawer 7. After opening, the user grabs a certain amount of the Chinese medicine and places it on the first force sensor 5 for weighing. After weighing to the specified weight, the corresponding drawer 7 is closed by voice. The second AI camera 3 and the second force sensor 6 are located on the other side of cabinet 1, and the second AI camera 3 is located directly above the second force sensor 6. The light ring plate 4 (for supplementary lighting) is set on cabinet 1 and located between the second AI camera 3 and the second force sensor 6. The user puts the Chinese medicine to be placed in drawer 7 on the second force sensor 6. The second AI camera 3 is used to identify the type of Chinese medicine placed on the second force sensor 6 and feeds it back to the host. The host controls the drawer 7 containing the same Chinese medicine as the identified Chinese medicine to open and then closes the corresponding drawer 7 by voice.

[0024] The first force sensor 5 and the second force sensor 6 are the same, and are I2C communication sensors used to detect the magnitude of force, such as the df220 force sensor, HBK U9C / C9C miniature force sensor, FX29 compact force sensor, or FC22 medium-range pressure sensor.

[0025] The first control method of this utility model for an automatic control cabinet for traditional Chinese medicine is as follows: After the host receives a user's voice (e.g., "Open the yam box"), the host controls a certain drive structure 8 to open the corresponding drawer 7. After opening, the user grabs a certain amount of the medicine and places it on the first force sensor 5 for weighing. The first AI camera 2 identifies whether the medicine placed on the first force sensor 5 is the medicine in the order that has been entered into the host (the medicine entered into the host can be a prescription issued by a traditional Chinese medicine doctor). If so, after weighing to the specified weight (a further improvement: the weighed weight is recorded in the host and matched with the weight in the prescription), the user says "Close the yam box" again, which closes the corresponding drawer 7. Then, other medicines in the prescription are grabbed in the same way until the entire prescription is grabbed. If not, the system announces: "Incorrect medicine". This method ensures the accuracy of users opening the corresponding Chinese medicine drawer 7, avoiding the situation of forgetting the location due to the large number of Chinese medicine drawers 7, thus saving manual effort; at the same time, the use of the first AI camera 2 to verify whether the Chinese medicine in the corresponding drawer 7 is the same as the Chinese medicine in the prescription ensures the accuracy of picking the Chinese medicine in the prescription.

[0026] The second control method for the automatic control of the traditional Chinese medicine cabinet in this invention is as follows: When the cabinet needs restocking, i.e., when new traditional Chinese medicine needs to be added, the user places the medicine to be placed in drawer 7 onto the second force sensor 6. The second AI camera 3 identifies the type of medicine placed on the second force sensor 6 and sends the information back to the host computer. The host computer then controls the drawer 7 containing the identified medicine to open. The user then places the medicine into the open drawer 7 until it is full. After that, the user removes the medicine from the second force sensor 6 and closes the corresponding drawer 7 via voice command. This method can address situations where users are unfamiliar with or unsure about the traditional Chinese medicine. By placing the medicine on the second force sensor 6, the second AI camera 3 performs image recognition to identify the medicine's name, preventing the medicine from being placed in the wrong drawer 7. In this invention, the second force sensor 6 also has a weighing function. If the second force sensor 6 is only used for the system to identify the medicine and place it in the corresponding drawer 7, then the second force sensor 6 may not have a weighing function.

[0027] In this invention, the host computer is configured with, for example, drawer one corresponds to yam, drawer two corresponds to red dates, etc. A control panel 10 is mounted on the cabinet 1. The control panel 10 displays the status of the corresponding drawer. When the first AI camera 2 receives the command "Open yam box," drawer one opens, and the display module shows drawer one as "1 Open." When drawer one closes, the display module shows drawer one as "0 Closed." The two control panels 10 are used to display the status of the drawer 7 being opened by the first AI camera 2 or voice command, and the second AI camera 3, respectively. Both the first AI camera 2 and the second AI camera 3 have recognition and recording functions.

[0028] This invention also includes two push-button switches, namely push-button switch 91 and push-button switch 92. The first AI camera 2, the first force sensor 5, and one of the control boards 10 are electrically connected to push-button switch 91 to control the power supply to the first AI camera 2 and the first force sensor 5. Push-button switch 92 is electrically connected to the second force sensor 6, the second AI camera 3, and the other control board 10 to control the power supply to the second force sensor 6 and the second AI camera 3.

[0029] In this invention, the drive structure 8 includes a servo motor 81 and a linkage mechanism 82. The output end of the servo motor 81 is connected to one end of the linkage mechanism 82. The servo motor 81 is fixed to the cabinet 1, and the other end of the linkage mechanism 82 is connected to the drawer 7. The servo motor 81 drives the linkage mechanism 82 to work, thereby causing the drawer 7 to slide on the cabinet 1.

[0030] This invention discloses an automatically controlled traditional Chinese medicine cabinet. Besides being used for demonstrations in extracurricular teaching for primary and secondary school students, showcasing the process of automatically controlling the cabinet and introducing them to the first AI camera 2 and the second AI camera 3, it also allows students to learn how to use these modules to complete automated projects. Furthermore, it can be used in scenarios such as traditional Chinese medicine pharmacies, reducing the workload of staff and improving accuracy. In addition, this invention can be extended to other fields, not just for the identification of traditional Chinese medicine.

[0031] The above embodiments merely illustrate several implementation methods of the present invention, and their descriptions are relatively specific and detailed, but they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various modifications and improvements without departing from the concept of the present invention, and these all fall within the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of this patent should be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An automatic control traditional Chinese medicine cabinet, characterized in that: The application relates to a cabinet for storing traditional Chinese medicines, which comprises a cabinet body (1), a first AI camera (2), a second AI camera (3), a light ring plate (4), a first force sensor (5), a second force sensor (6), a plurality of drawers (7), a plurality of driving structures (8), a control panel and a host computer. The drawers (7) are slidably arranged at the front of the cabinet body (1), the driving structures (8) are arranged in the cabinet body (1), the output ends of the driving structures (8) are connected with the inner side of one end of the drawers (7), the driving structures (8) are used for driving the drawers (7) to slide on the cabinet body (1) one by one, and the first AI camera (2), the second AI camera (3), the light ring plate (4), the first force sensor (5), the second force sensor (6), the control panel and the host computer are electrically connected. The first AI camera (2) and the first force sensor (5) are arranged on one side of the cabinet body (1), the first AI camera (2) is located directly above the first force sensor (5), after the host computer receives a voice, the host computer controls a certain driving structure (8) to work, the driving structure (8) opens the corresponding drawer (7), after the drawer (7) is opened, a user takes a certain amount of traditional Chinese medicine and places the traditional Chinese medicine on the first force sensor (5) to weigh, after the traditional Chinese medicine is weighed to a specified weight, the user closes the corresponding drawer (7) through voice; the second AI camera (3) and the second force sensor (6) are arranged on the other side of the cabinet body (1), the second AI camera (3) is located directly above the second force sensor (6), the light ring plate (4) is arranged on the cabinet body (1) and located between the second AI camera (3) and the second force sensor (6), a user places traditional Chinese medicine to be put into the drawer (7) on the second force sensor (6), the second AI camera (3) is used for identifying the type of the traditional Chinese medicine placed on the second force sensor (6) and feeding back to the host computer, and the host computer controls a drawer (7) containing the same traditional Chinese medicine to be opened, and then the corresponding drawer (7) is closed through voice.

2. The automatic control traditional Chinese medicine cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The control panel (10) is arranged on the cabinet body (1) and electrically connected with the host computer.

3. The automatic control traditional Chinese medicine cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The application further comprises two key switches, namely a key switch one (91) and a key switch two (92), the first AI camera (2), the first force sensor (5) and one of the control panels (10) are electrically connected with the key switch one (91), and the key switch two (92) is electrically connected with the second force sensor (6), the second AI camera (3) and the other control panel (10).

4. The automatic control traditional Chinese medicine cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving structure (8) comprises a servo motor (81) and a connecting rod mechanism (82), the output end of the servo motor (81) is connected with one end of the connecting rod mechanism (82), the servo motor (81) is fixed on the cabinet body (1), and the other end of the connecting rod mechanism (82) is connected with the drawer (7).

5. A control method for automatically controlling a traditional Chinese medicine cabinet, characterized in that: The automatic control traditional Chinese medicine cabinet comprises a main machine, a first AI camera, a second AI camera, a first force sensor, a second force sensor, a plurality of drawers, a plurality of driving structures and a plurality of first force sensors.

6. The control method of claim 5, wherein: When the traditional Chinese medicine cabinet needs to be replenished, i.e. needs to be replenished with new traditional Chinese medicine, the user places the traditional Chinese medicine to be placed in the drawer (7) on the second force sensor (6), the second AI camera (3) is used to identify the type of the traditional Chinese medicine placed on the second force sensor (6) and feed back to the main machine, the main machine controls the drawer (7) containing the same traditional Chinese medicine to be opened, and then the user places the medicine to be placed in the opened drawer (7), until the drawer (7) is filled with medicine, and then the medicine placed in the second force sensor (6) is taken out, and the corresponding drawer (7) is closed by voice.

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