CN115866403A - Multi-angle hunting camera system and animal monitoring method - Google Patents

Abstract

An animal monitoring method includes installing a closed-loop track on the ground around tree roots, using a camera to take pictures of the surrounding environment, and when a detection unit detects that there are animals around, it selects a favorable shooting angle for shooting. This multi-angle hunting camera system includes a closed-loop track (10) and a base (20) running on it, and also includes a lifting mechanism (30), a camera (40), a control unit (50), and a detection unit (60). , running power unit (70) and lifting power unit (80). The present invention adopts the above-mentioned design scheme, completely solves the technical problems existing in the prior art, can avoid the influence of the surrounding environment on the shooting effect, and can also adjust the height of the shooting camera according to the distance of the target animal, and because it has a larger The monitoring range and larger shooting angle can reduce the number of hunting camera settings and save costs.

Description

Multi-angle hunting camera system and animal monitoring method

technical field

The invention relates to the field of photographing, in particular to a system for photographing wild animals and a monitoring method thereof.

Background technique

Hunting cameras in the prior art are generally developed in the direction of miniaturization and improved concealment performance, completely ignoring multi-angle shooting, resulting in the need to set up multiple hunting cameras to cover the entire area, and there are also existing cameras that can rotate from multiple angles However, this camera is either set on one side of the tree. Although it has the function of multi-angle rotation, it is still affected by the tree trunk and it is difficult to capture the scene on the other side of the tree trunk. On the trunk, although it can rotate around the trunk, the influence of the leaves on the shooting is ignored, and it can only be set at a fixed height, which is difficult to meet the needs of shooting animals in changing states.

Contents of the invention

The present invention provides a comprehensive hunting camera system and its monitoring method that adapt to the changing state of animals. By collecting surrounding environmental parameters and avoiding obstacles that may block the shooting effect in the natural environment, it is difficult to adapt to multiple animals due to single performance in the prior art. State-of-the-art technical issues.

The animal monitoring method designed by the present invention comprises the following steps: firstly, in the selected area, a tree with a more suitable visual field is selected, and a closed-loop track is installed on the ground around the root of the tree, and the size of the closed-loop track is selected to avoid The leaves of the tree are blocked, and the closed-loop track is fixed on the ground, and then other equipment is installed and debugged; use the camera to take pictures of the surrounding environment, and store the captured environmental data in the control unit; when the detection unit detects that there are animals around When shooting, select a favorable shooting angle based on the detected data combined with the pre-stored surrounding environment data, drive the camera in the selected direction, and shoot.

When implementing the above method, it is necessary to configure a suitable multi-angle hunting camera system. The hunting camera system includes a closed-loop track arranged around trees in nature and a base running on the closed-loop track, and also includes a lifting mechanism arranged on the base. And the photographing camera arranged at the top of the lifting mechanism, the hunting camera system also includes a control unit arranged in the base for controlling the work of the system, and a detection unit electrically connected to the control unit is controlled by the control unit. Unit controlled running power unit and lifting power unit. The closed-loop track is a multi-section assembly structure, and two adjacent sections are connected by a plug-in mechanism.

The cross-section of the closed-loop track in the present invention is in the shape of "I", and the two sides of the bottom plate of the "I"-shaped closed-loop track are respectively provided with fixing devices fixed to the ground, and the two sides of the top plate of the closed-loop track are respectively bent downwards. Fold to form the lower groove-shaped space. The base is a split assembly structure that is upside down on the closed-loop track, including a mounting seat on the top and connecting parts that are movably installed on both sides of the mounting seat. The first roller in the trough-shaped space, the bottom of the mounting seat is provided with at least two second rollers along the direction of the closed-loop track, the lifting mechanism is fixed on the top surface of the mounting seat, the operating power device, Both the lifting power device and the control unit are arranged on the mounting base.

The lifting mechanism of the present invention is a hydraulic lifting mechanism, including a lifting rod composed of sleeve-type multi-section hydraulic cylinders. The lifting power device includes an electric motor, a hydraulic pump and a hydraulic oil tank. The electric motor is controlled by a control unit, and the inlet and outlet of the hydraulic pump The hydraulic oil tank and the lifting rod are respectively connected, the outer ring sleeve of the lifting rod is fixed on the mounting seat, the camera and the detection unit are fixedly connected to the end of the lifting rod, and a further solution is that the lifting rod The stub is arranged on a mounting plate, and the camera and detection unit are mounted on the mounting plate.

The control unit of the present invention includes a control module and an analysis module connected thereto, the detection unit is connected to the analysis module, and the control module controls the running power device, lifting power device and camera; and the detection unit It includes a thermal induction detector or an infrared detector; camouflage clothing is set on the outside of the lifting mechanism, camouflage is also provided on the outside of the base, and camouflage is also provided on the outside of the camera and detection unit.

The present invention adopts the above-mentioned design scheme, completely solves the technical problems existing in the prior art, can avoid the influence of the surrounding environment on the shooting effect, and can also adjust the height of the shooting camera according to the distance of the target animal, and because it has a larger The monitoring range and larger shooting angle can reduce the number of hunting camera settings and save costs.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the hunting camera system of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram of the cross-section of the closed-loop track of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the base of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram of control system of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the hydraulic lifting system of the present invention.

Detailed ways

Specific embodiments of the present invention are described with reference to the above drawings.

As can be seen from Fig. 1 to Fig. 5, the animal monitoring method of the present invention's design comprises the following steps: A, at first in the selected area, select a tree that is more suitable for surrounding field of view, install on the ground around the tree root Closed-loop track, the size of the closed-loop track is selected to avoid the shade of the tree leaves, and the closed-loop track is fixed on the ground, and then other equipment is installed and debugged;

B. Use the photo camera to take pictures of the surrounding environment, and store the taken environment data in the control unit;

C. When the detection unit detects that there are animals around, select a favorable shooting angle based on the detected data combined with the pre-stored data of the surrounding environment, drive the camera to the selected direction, and start shooting.

In the present invention, requirements are also put forward for the location where the camera is installed. Firstly, a place with a relatively wide field of vision will be selected, so that the range that can be photographed can be expanded as much as possible, and the number of cameras can be reduced. When the camera is raised, it will not be affected by the leaves. For slopes, if there is an appropriate flat ground or a low pad, try to keep the track level. Then, after the equipment is installed, the present invention also needs to debug the equipment. In addition to the debugging of the equipment itself, it is mainly to identify the surrounding environment and store the data in the control unit. When the shooting angle is selected, the surrounding trees can be avoided. or other obstacles, choose an effective shooting angle.

As can be seen from Fig. 1, the system designed by the present invention includes a closed-loop track 10 arranged around trees in nature and a base 20 running on the closed-loop track 10, and also includes a lifting mechanism 30 arranged on the base 20 and a The photographing camera 40 at the top of the lifting mechanism 30, the hunting camera system also includes a control unit 50 arranged in the base 20 for controlling the work of the system, and a detection unit 60 electrically connected to the control unit 50, which is controlled by The control unit 50 controls the running power device 70 and the lifting power device 80 . The working principle of this system is that when the detection unit 60 detects the animal information, according to the animal information, combined with the surrounding environment parameters, select a suitable shooting angle, the control unit controls the operation of the power device 70, and drives the base 20 to move on the closed loop track to the selected position. Determined direction, the lifting power unit 80 drives the lifting mechanism 30 to rise to the selected height, and the photographing camera 40 works to complete the shooting task.

As can be seen from Fig. 2, the section of the closed-loop track 10 described in the present invention is in the shape of "I", and the two sides of the bottom plate 11 of the "I"-shaped closed-loop track 10 are respectively provided with fixing devices 12 fixed to the ground. Both sides of the top plate 13 of the closed-loop track 10 are respectively bent downwards to form a lower groove-shaped space 14 . In order to ensure the stability of the system, especially when there is wind, the system can still maintain the stability of the top camera. A fixing device 12 is designed on the closed-loop track, and the track can be fixed by a long anchor-like fixing piece. The track itself also adopts an I-shaped structure, and the base buckles the track at two points to improve stability. The closed-loop track 10 is a multi-section assembly structure, and two adjacent sections are connected by a plug-in mechanism.

It can be seen from FIG. 3 that the base 20 of the present invention is a split assembly structure upside down on the closed-loop track 10, including a mounting seat 21 on the top and connecting parts 22 that are movably installed on both sides of the mounting seat 21. The above-mentioned movable connection can be connected by fasteners, or can be connected by a hinge 25 as shown in the figure, and first rollers 23 that can be embedded in the groove-shaped space 14 are respectively installed on the inner side of the connecting part 22, so The bottom of the mounting base 21 is provided with at least two second rollers 24 along the direction of the closed-loop track 10, the lifting mechanism 30 is fixed on the top surface of the mounting base 21, the running power device 70, the lifting power device 80 and The control units 50 are all disposed on the mounting base 21 . In order to ensure stability in the present invention, on the one hand, the base is made of a material with a relatively large specific gravity, and at the same time, some equipment is also arranged on the base to increase the weight of the base. In terms of structure, it involves an inverted groove shape to adapt to the track The shape of the mounting seat is on the track, the connecting parts 22 on both sides are buckled on both sides of the track to form a support, and the rollers on the connecting part are buckled into the channel formed by the bending of the track, and the buckle on both sides is adopted. Effectively improve the stability. Rollers are installed at the lower part of the mounting base to improve the stability of the base moving on the track. In order to reduce the impact on animals when running in the wild, silent guide rails and rollers can be used.

As can be seen from Fig. 5, the lifting mechanism 30 of the present invention is a hydraulic lifting mechanism, including a lifting rod 31 composed of sleeve-type multi-section hydraulic cylinders, and the lifting power device 80 includes a motor 81, a hydraulic pump 82 and a hydraulic oil tank 83, The motor 81 is controlled by the control unit 50, the inlet and outlet of the hydraulic pump 82 are respectively connected to the hydraulic oil tank 83 and the lifting rod 31, the outer ring sleeve of the lifting rod 31 is fixed on the mounting seat 21, and the The photographing camera 40 and the detection unit 60 are fixedly connected to the end of the elevating pole 31 . The present invention adopts the design of the hydraulic system in order to reduce the impact on animals. It adopts the hydraulic method with relatively low sound as far as possible, and adopts the hydraulic method of the sleeve type multi-section structure, which can avoid setting a relatively high track and completely rely on the hydraulic cylinder itself. performance can achieve the purpose of improvement. The last section of the lift rod 31 is arranged on the installation plate 32 , and the camera 40 and the detection unit 60 are installed on the installation plate 32 .

As can be seen from FIG. 4, the control unit 50 in the present invention includes a control module 51 and an analysis module 52 connected thereto, the detection unit 60 is connected to the analysis module 52, and the control module 51 controls the operating power device 70. A lifting power device 80 and a photographing camera 40; the detection unit 60 includes a thermal induction detector or an infrared detector. The analysis module in the present invention is mainly used to analyze the influence of the surrounding environment on the shooting in the initial stage, analyze the parameters after obtaining the animal information, and select a more suitable shooting angle and height.

In this system, the outside of the lifting mechanism 30 is covered with camouflage clothes, and the outside of the base 20 is also provided with camouflage, and the outside of the camera 40 and the detection unit 60 are also provided with camouflage. Due to the lack of animal intelligence and short-term memory, even if the system has different states at different times, it should not cause fear in animals, as long as there is a simple camouflage.

The above content is a further detailed description of the present invention in conjunction with specific preferred embodiments, and it cannot be assumed that the specific implementation of the present invention is limited to these descriptions. For those of ordinary skill in the technical field of the present invention, without departing from the concept of the present invention, some simple deduction or replacement can be made, which should be regarded as belonging to the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A multi-angle hunting camera system, characterized in that: the hunting camera system includes a closed-loop track (10) arranged around trees in nature and a base (20) that runs on the closed-loop track (10), and also includes a set The lifting mechanism (30) on the base (20) and the photographing camera (40) arranged on the top of the lifting mechanism (30), the hunting camera system also includes a set in the base (20) for The control unit (50) that controls the work of the system, the detection unit (60) electrically connected to the control unit (50), the running power device (70) and the lifting power device (80) controlled by the control unit (50) ). 2. The multi-angle hunting camera system according to claim 1, characterized in that: the section of the closed-loop track (10) is "I"-shaped, and the bottom plate (11) of the "I-shaped"-shaped closed-loop track (10) Both sides of the closed-loop track (10) are respectively provided with fixing devices (12) fixed to the ground, and the two sides of the top plate (13) of the closed-loop track (10) are respectively bent downward to form a lower groove-shaped space (14). 3. The multi-angle hunting camera system according to claim 2, characterized in that: the base (20) is a split assembly structure inverted on the closed-loop track (10), including a mounting seat on the top (21) and the connection parts (22) that are movably installed on both sides of the mounting seat (21), and the first rollers that can be embedded in the groove-shaped space (14) are respectively installed on the inner side of the connection part (22) (23), the bottom of the mounting seat (21) is provided with at least two second rollers (24) along the direction of the closed-loop track (10), and the lifting mechanism (30) is fixed on the top of the mounting seat (21) On the surface, the running power device (70), the lifting power device (80) and the control unit (50) are all arranged on the mounting base (21). 4. The multi-angle hunting camera system according to claim 3, characterized in that: the lifting mechanism (30) is a hydraulic lifting mechanism, including a lifting rod (31) composed of sleeve-type multi-section hydraulic cylinders, and the lifting mechanism (30) The power unit (80) includes an electric motor (81), a hydraulic pump (82) and a hydraulic oil tank (83), the electric motor (81) is controlled by the control unit (50), and the inlet and outlet of the hydraulic pump (82) are respectively connected to the hydraulic oil tank (83) and elevating rod (31), the outer ring sleeve of the elevating rod (31) is fixed on the mounting base (21), and the camera (40) is fixedly connected with the detection unit (60) On the last joint of lifting rod (31). 5. The multi-angle hunting camera system according to claim 4, characterized in that: the last section of the elevating rod (31) is arranged on the mounting plate (32), and the photographing camera (40) and the detection unit (60) Installed on the mounting plate (32). 6. The multi-angle hunting camera system according to claim 4, characterized in that: the closed-loop track (10) is a multi-section assembly structure, and two adjacent sections are connected by a plug-in mechanism. 7. The multi-angle hunting camera system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: the control unit (50) includes a control module (51) and an analysis module (52) connected thereto, the The detection unit (60) is connected to the analysis module (52), and the control module (51) controls the running power device (70), lifting power device (80) and camera (40). 8. The multi-angle hunting camera system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: the detection unit (60) includes a thermal sensor detector or an infrared detector. 9. The multi-angle hunting camera system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that camouflage clothing is set on the outside of the lifting mechanism (30), and the outside of the base (20) is also provided with Camouflage, the camera (40) and the detection unit (60) are also provided with camouflage. 10. An animal monitoring method using a multi-angle hunting camera system according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: the animal monitoring method comprises the following steps: A. First, select a tree with a suitable surrounding view in the selected area, and install a closed-loop track on the ground around the root of the tree. Fix it on the ground, then install other equipment and make it available for debugging; B. Use the photo camera to take pictures of the surrounding environment, and store the taken environment data in the control unit; C. When the detection unit detects that there are animals around, select a favorable shooting angle based on the detected data combined with the pre-stored data of the surrounding environment, drive the camera to the selected direction, and start shooting.

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