KR101579797B1 - Management system using a flying robot - Google Patents

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KR101579797B1
KR101579797B1 KR1020140050650A KR20140050650A KR101579797B1 KR 101579797 B1 KR101579797 B1 KR 101579797B1 KR 1020140050650 A KR1020140050650 A KR 1020140050650A KR 20140050650 A KR20140050650 A KR 20140050650A KR 101579797 B1 KR101579797 B1 KR 101579797B1
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The present invention relates to a management system using a flying robot, and more particularly, to a flying robot having a camera module capable of flying and photographing and transmitting images in real time. And a control unit connected to the flying robot via a communication network to output image data transmitted from the camera module in real time and controlling the flying robot so that a user can issue a control command of the flying robot, , And the flying robot further comprises a flight robot transmission module for controlling the operation of the electronic product based on an operation signal for the electronic product.

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[0001] MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING A FLYING ROBOT [0002]

The present invention relates to a management system using a flying robot, and more particularly, to a management system using a flying robot capable of controlling the operation of an electronic product by a three-dimensional movement of a remotely controlled flying robot.

There are a lot of electronic products in the home, and their operation is made so that people can operate them manually.

On the other hand, if the house is left in the house during the summer and winter months, the house may become hot or cold. When the house is opened and the air conditioner and heating are operated, it may become cool or warm after a certain period of time.

In addition, there is a disadvantage that when the house is left empty with the electronic product of the house or the cooling / heating operation being turned on, the user must return home to stop the operation.

To solve this inconvenience, a home automation system, which is an automation system for home and housework life for the convenience of residents, is widely known.

In a conventional home automation, a certain code is assigned to a telephone number or a function key is set by an external telephone to control electronic products. However, it is inconvenient to set a certain code and a function key, There is a problem that it takes a lot of time.

In order to solve such a problem, artificial intelligence is mounted on a robot moving in a plane, and a robot moves along a floor surface to control the operation of an electronic product.

However, when the conventional management system for controlling the operation of the electronic product using the two-dimensional moving robot has an obstacle in the moving plane or an electronic product to be controlled is located at a high position outside the range of the control signal, The control command signal does not reach smoothly from the mobile robot to the electronic appliance to be controlled, and malfunctions such as the failure of the control command may occur.

Accordingly, the present applicant has developed a management system capable of easily monitoring the operation of an electronic product, as well as being able to monitor the robot regardless of the place by using a three-dimensionally movable flying robot.

Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem [8] The present invention provides a management system using a flying robot capable of easily monitoring the operation of an electronic product as well as monitoring the location regardless of the location.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a flight robot having a camera module capable of flying and photographing and transmitting an image in real time; And a control unit connected to the flying robot via a communication network to output image data transmitted from the camera module in real time and controlling the flying robot so that a user can issue a control command of the flying robot, , And the flying robot further comprises a flight robot transmission module for controlling the operation of the electronic product based on an operation signal for the electronic product.

Here, the terminal device transmission module is provided in the terminal device and transmits a control command of the control unit to the flying robot. And a flying robot receiving module provided in the flying robot for receiving a control command from the terminal device transmitting module and controlling the operation of the flying robot.

And an image storage unit for storing images transmitted from the camera module in real time.

A database for storing information on a model of an electronic product and an operation signal; And a model recognition unit for extracting and recognizing a model of an electronic product stored in the database based on the image data, wherein the controller recognizes the operation signal for the electronic product recognized by the model recognition unit, Lt; / RTI >

The flying robot transmitting module includes an infrared ray emitting unit, and the electronic product may include an infrared ray receiving sensor.

And a charging unit to which the flying robot is mounted and supplies power for flying or photographing.

The image data transmitted in real time from the camera module during charging of the flying robot by the flying robot can be outputted through the terminal device.

The photographing angle of the camera module may be changed according to the control command of the terminal device while the flying robot is stationary on the charging section.

When the flying robot approaches within a predetermined radius of the electronic product, the flying robot can automatically control the altitude within the reception range of the operation signal of the electronic product.

When the flying robot approaches within a predetermined radius of the electronic product, the flying robot can automatically control the direction so that the flying robot transmitting module faces the front of the electronic product.

According to the present invention, it is possible to control a flying robot moving in three dimensions and transmitting an image in real time from a remote place to a terminal device via a communication network, have.

1 is a control block diagram of a management system using a flying robot according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of functions of a flight robot of a management system using a flying robot according to the present invention,
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram according to functions of a terminal device of a management system using a flying robot according to the present invention,
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a state where a flying robot is located outside an operation signal receiving range of an electronic product according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a flying robot is positioned within a reception range of an operation signal of an electronic product according to an embodiment of the present invention;
6 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the altitude is automatically adjusted in a state where the flying robot is positioned within an operation signal receiving range of the electronic product according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail.

1 to 3 show a control block diagram of a management system using a flying robot according to the present invention.

As shown in the figure, a management system using a flying robot according to the present invention includes a flying robot 100 and a terminal device 200.

The flying robot 100 includes a propeller (not shown) rotated in normal and reverse directions by a power of a motor (not shown). The forward and backward rotation of the propeller causes the flying robot 100 to rotate freely For example, vertical takeoff and landing and transit flights capable of moving to a material are possible.

The flying robot 100 includes a camera module 110 that captures images of the surroundings of the flying robot 100 in real time and transmits the images.

The flying robot 100 is also provided with a flying robot receiving module 120 that receives a control command from a terminal device transmitting module 220 of a terminal device 200 to be described later and controls the operation of the flying robot 100 .

The terminal device 200 includes a smart phone as a mobile communication terminal and the terminal device 200 outputs image data transmitted from the camera module 110 in real time. An image transmitted from the camera module 110 in real time is stored in an image storage unit 230 provided in the terminal device 200.

The terminal device 200 has a control unit 210 that controls the flying robot 100 so that a user can issue a control command of the flying robot 100.

The terminal device 200 also has a terminal device transmission module 220 that transmits a control command of the control unit 210 to the flying robot 100.

On the other hand, the terminal device 200 is connected to the flying robot 100 through the communication network 300. The WiFi network is basically used for communication between the terminal device 200 and the flying robot 100. When the WiFi network is not available, data communication is performed by switching to the 3G network or data communication is performed by switching to LTE Or a data transmission can be made using a message transmission optimization mechanism (MTOM), and they can be cross-complementarily used.

The control unit 210 receives the information about the registered flying robot 100 such as the IP address of the flying robot 100 and the IP address of the flying robot 100 in order to issue a control command to the flying robot 100 User information, and the like. Here, instead of the IP address of the flying robot 100, all other addressing methods used in network communication may be used.

Meanwhile, the flying robot 100 of the management system using the flying robot according to the present invention includes a flying robot transmitting module 130 for controlling the operation of the electronic product 500 based on an operation signal for the electronic product 500 .

The terminal apparatus 200 includes a database 240 for storing information on a model of the electronic product 500 and an operation signal and a database 240 for extracting and recognizing the model of the electronic product 500 stored in the database 240 And a model recognition unit 250. [

Here, the electronic product 500 refers to each product according to the type, manufacturer, and model of each electronic device such as a TV, a video, an audio, a refrigerator, an air conditioner, a washing machine, a rice cooker, a boiler, Therefore, since the operation signals for controlling each electronic product 500 are different for each model of each electronic product 500, the database 240 stores information on each model and an operation signal.

The model recognizing unit 250 extracts and recognizes the model of the electronic product 500 stored in the database 240 on the basis of the image provided from the camera module 110 of the flying robot 100. [

The flying robot transmitting module 130 of the flying robot 100 further includes an infrared ray emitting unit 140 for transmitting an operation signal using an infrared ray (IR) for controlling the operation of the electronic products 500, The electronic product 500 is provided with an infrared light receiving sensor 510 for receiving an operation signal transmitted from the infrared light emitting portion 140 of the flying robot transmitting module 130. [

The control unit 210 receives an operation signal for the electronic product 500 recognized by the model recognition unit 250 from the database 240. The flying robot 100 receives the operation signal for the electronic product 500 provided from the control unit 210, The operation of the electronic product 500 is controlled by the transmission / reception of the infrared ray emitting unit 140 and the infrared ray receiving sensor 510 based on an operation signal for the electronic product 500.

In addition, the management system using the flying robot according to the present invention includes a charging unit 400 that is mounted on the flying robot 100 and supplies power for flying or shooting.

On the other hand, the image data transmitted in real time from the camera module 110 during charging by the flying robot 100 in the charging unit 400 is outputted through the terminal device 200. Thus, the flying robot 100 mounted on the charger 400 is charged in the charger 400 and has a closed-circuit television (CCTV) function.

The user operates the terminal device 200 in a state where the flying robot 100 is stationed on the charger 400 and photographs the camera module 110 of the flying robot 100 via the terminal device transmitting module 220 When the control command for changing the angle is transmitted to the flying robot 100, the flying robot receiving module 120 provided in the flying robot 100 receives the control command transmitted from the terminal device transmitting module 220 and transmits the control command to the flying robot 100 The angle of view of the camera module 110 is changed. Thus, even in a state where the flying robot 100 is being charged, the surroundings of the flying robot 100 can be verified in real time in multiple directions.

When the flying robot 100 approaches within a predetermined radius of the electronic product 500, the management system using the flying robot according to the present invention can prevent the malfunction of the operation signal and the interference with the external signal, The control unit 100 can automatically control the altitude within the reception range of the operation signal of the electronic product 500. [

When the flying robot 100 approaches within a predetermined radius of the electronic product 500, the flying robot 100 controls the flying robot transmitting module 130 to move forward of the electronic product 500 The direction can be automatically controlled so as to be directed toward the vehicle.

With this configuration, the operation of the management system using the flying robot according to the present invention will be described as follows.

First, control of the flight operation of the flying robot 100 will be described.

When power is applied to the flying robot 100 and the terminal device 200, the controller 210 compares information on the registered flying robot 100 beforehand, and if the information matches the flying robot 100, 200 are synchronized and are connected via the communication network 300.

When the flying robot 100 and the terminal device 200 are connected via the communication network 300, the real-time image of the vicinity of the flying robot 100 photographed from the camera module 110 of the flying robot 100, Transmitted to the apparatus 200, and outputted through the terminal apparatus 200.

The user operates the terminal device 200 while confirming the image output through the terminal device 200 and transmits the vertical takeoff and landing of the flying robot 100 through the terminal device transmission module 220 provided in the terminal device 200 The flying robot receiving module 120 provided in the flying robot 100 receives the control command transmitted from the terminal device transmitting module 220 and transmits the control command to the flying robot 100 The operation of the flying robot 100 is controlled.

Thus, the management system using the flying robot according to the present invention can check the surrounding situation of the flying robot 100 in real time without regard to the place.

Next, the operation control of the electronic product 500 will be described using the flying robot 100. FIG. Hereinafter, a process of controlling the operation of the TV as one example of the electronic product 500 will be described.

The flying robot 100 is located outside the reception range of the operation signal of the TV 500 and controls the image data of the shape of the TV 500 to be transmitted to the terminal device 200, the model recognition unit 250 extracts and recognizes the model of the TV 500 stored in the database 240 based on the image data.

The control unit 210 receives an operation signal for the TV 500 recognized by the model recognition unit 250 from the database 240 and outputs the received operation signal to the terminal device 200. [

Next, when the flying robot 100 approaches the TV 500 regardless of the altitude and the flying robot 100 is located within the reception range of the operation signal of the TV 500 as shown in FIG. 5, The flying robot 100 is automatically positioned at an optimum altitude so as to prevent malfunction of the operation signal and interference with the external signal in a state where the flight robot 100 is positioned within the operating signal reception range of the TV 500. [

At this time, when the flying robot transmitting module 130 of the flying robot 100 does not face the front of the TV 500, the flying robot transmitting module 130 faces the front of the TV 500, The flying robot 100 automatically adjusts the direction so that the infrared ray emitting unit 140 of the module 130 faces the infrared ray receiving sensor 510 of the TV 500. [

When the altitude of the flying robot 100 is adjusted and positioned within the operating signal reception range of the TV 500, the user can turn on / off the TV 500 to perform a desired operation of the TV 500, And the operation signal of the selected TV 500 is transmitted to the terminal device transmitting module 220 of the terminal device 200, for example, by selecting one of the operation signals output to the terminal device 200, To the flying robot transmitting module 130 through the communication interface 130. [

The operation signal of the TV 500 received in the flying robot transmitting module 130 is transmitted to the infrared ray receiving sensor 510 of the TV 500 through the infrared ray emitting unit 140 of the flying robot transmitting module 130 , The TV 500 operates on the basis of the operation signal received by the infrared light receiving sensor 510.

Thus, the operation of the TV 500 can be easily controlled by using the flying robot 100 regardless of the place.

As described above, according to the present invention, a flying robot that moves in three dimensions and transmits an image in real time can be controlled from a remote place to a terminal device via a communication network, and can be monitored regardless of a place.

Further, by controlling the operation of the electronic product based on the operation signal for the electronic product through the flying robot, the operation of the electronic product can be easily controlled irrespective of the place.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, such modifications or variations are intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims.

100: a flying robot 110: a camera module
120: Flying robot receiving module 130: Flying robot transmitting module
140: Infrared light emitting unit 200:
210: control unit 220: terminal device transmission module
230: image storage unit 240: database
250: model recognition unit 300: communication network
400: Charging unit 500: Electronics
510: Infrared light receiving sensor

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1. A flight robot having a camera module capable of flying and capturing and transmitting images in real time; And
And a control unit connected to the flying robot via a communication network to output image data transmitted from the camera module in real time and controlling the flying robot so that a user can issue a control command of the flying robot,
The flying robot further comprises a flight robot transmission module for controlling the operation of the electronic product based on an operation signal for the electronic product,
A database for storing information on a model of an electronic product and an operation signal; And
And a model recognition unit for extracting and recognizing a model of the electronic product stored in the database based on the image data,
And the control unit receives the operation signal for the electronic product recognized by the model recognition unit from the database. The management system using the flying robot. The method according to claim 1,
A terminal device transmitting module, provided in the terminal device, for transmitting a control command of the control unit to the flying robot; And
And a flying robot receiving module provided in the flying robot for receiving a control command from the terminal device transmitting module and controlling the operation of the flying robot. The method according to claim 1,
And an image storage unit for storing an image transmitted in real time from the camera module, delete 1. A flight robot having a camera module capable of flying and capturing and transmitting images in real time; And
And a control unit connected to the flying robot via a communication network to output image data transmitted from the camera module in real time and controlling the flying robot so that a user can issue a control command of the flying robot,
The flying robot further comprises a flight robot transmission module for controlling the operation of the electronic product based on an operation signal for the electronic product,
Wherein the flying robot transmitting module includes an infrared ray emitting unit, and the electronic product includes an infrared ray receiving sensor. The method according to claim 1,
And a charging unit for receiving the flying robot and supplying power necessary for flight or photographing. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the image data transmitted in real time from the camera module during charging of the flying robot by the flying robot is output through the terminal device. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the photographing angle of the camera module is changed according to the control command of the terminal device when the flying robot is stationary on the charging unit. 1. A flight robot having a camera module capable of flying and capturing and transmitting images in real time; And
And a control unit connected to the flying robot via a communication network to output image data transmitted from the camera module in real time and controlling the flying robot so that a user can issue a control command of the flying robot,
The flying robot further comprises a flight robot transmission module for controlling the operation of the electronic product based on an operation signal for the electronic product,
And when the flying robot approaches within a predetermined radius of the electronic product, the flying robot automatically controls the altitude within the reception range of the operation signal of the electronic product. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein when the flying robot approaches within a predetermined radius of the electronic product, the flying robot automatically controls the direction of the flying robot transmitting module toward the front of the electronic product.
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