JP2015212621A - System including marker device, and method utilizing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a marker device which can be easily arranged in target land, to provide a marker device which can easily confirm the presence of a marker and its position through a camera etc, and to provide a marker device which functions for a long time and also functions a reference point while suppressing power consumption low.SOLUTION: A system includes: a measurement part which measures its current position by a GPS system at a predetermined period so as to measure three-dimensional position coordinates; a meteorological information acquisition part which receives a measured value of an aerovane as meteorological information at a predetermined period; an authentication information generation part; a storage part having a self-ID storage area, a current position storage area, a meteorological information storage area, a password storage area, and a response storage area; a retransmission part which transmits its current position to other marker devices; a correction part which corrects the current position; and a display part which displays the self-ID, current position, meteorological information, and response in the form of two-dimensional code.

Description

  The present invention relates to a marker device that is set on land, and more particularly to a marker device that provides a reference for a position via an image display.

Conventionally, as a method of grasping the position of the land, there is a method based on the self-position acquired by the mobile body including the self-contained navigation / operation unit. Here, the self-contained navigation / operation unit is a unit composed of measurement equipment such as a GPS (Global Positioning System), a gravity sensor, an acceleration sensor, an atmospheric pressure sensor, and a three-axis gyro. However, there is a limit to the accuracy and type of information provided by the self-contained navigation / operation unit.
In addition, there is a method in which an image or video from a surveillance camera is calculated using three or more reference points whose three-dimensional geographic coordinates in the video are known. However, when the photographing range is wide, there is a problem that it is difficult to place a reference point having a size that can be recognized in an image or video on the land.
Furthermore, as a method to measure crustal deformation, a method is adopted in which crustal movement is detected through information communication between measurement points that perform GNSS fixed-point static measurement, and after the fluctuation, surveying is performed to calculate a correction value. . However, there is a problem that crustal deformation cannot be measured in real time.

Patent Document 1 relates to a position interpretation device that quickly and accurately collates a map of a damage point before a disaster occurs and a current disaster situation in real time from an image of an imaging unit mounted on an aircraft.
At the same time that a plurality of markers that wirelessly transmit their positions detected by GPS are dropped and installed in the target disaster area, and a camera image including the marker positions is captured by a television camera and marker position information receiver mounted on the helicopter. A method is adopted in which marker position information is received from each marker, and the camera image and marker position information are transmitted as actual condition information to a ground position interpretation device.
However, there is a problem of specifying a marker related to the transmission of the own position when a plurality of markers exist in the camera image or when the marker image cannot be confirmed in the camera image. Furthermore, in the case of a marker for wireless transmission, it is difficult to operate as a reference point for a long period of time due to the problem of power consumption.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-157397

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a marker device that can be easily placed on a target land.
It is also an object to provide a marker device that can easily check the presence and position of a marker by a camera or the like.
It is also a problem to provide a marker device that functions as a reference point that functions for a long time while keeping power consumption low.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a marker device capable of performing crustal deformation measurement in real time.

According to a first aspect of the invention,
A marker device arranged on the ground surface,
a) measuring means for measuring the three-dimensional coordinates of the own position;
b) display means for displaying marker information including the measurement value as a two-dimensional barcode;
A device is provided.

Here, the arrangement may be based on scattering from the air.

The marker device may be configured such that its outer shape is a polyhedron or a planar body, and at least one surface is a display surface for displaying the two-dimensional barcode.

A weight may be provided on the opposite side of the display surface.

The measurement may be performed by a global positioning system.

The display means may include electronic paper.

The marker device may further include power supply means having a solar cell.

The marker information is
A unique element registered in a predetermined external list in advance;
One or more elements acquired externally or held internally;
May be used to recognize whether the marker device is a registered marker or an unregistered marker through multi-factor authentication.

An accuracy for processing the data obtained from the global positioning system and providing a re-transmission means for re-transmission, receiving the re-transmission from other marker devices in the vicinity, and correcting the measurement value An improvement means may be further included.

The display means may further include display control means for displaying marker information only when at least one selected from a preset radio wave signal and optical strobe signal is received.

The marker device further includes weather information acquisition means for acquiring weather information,
The display means may display the weather information and the three-dimensional coordinates.

The three-dimensional coordinates related to the display may be used for navigation of the flying object by a flying object equipped with a camera that captures the display.

The above display may be taken from a satellite or a high-altitude flying object at a plurality of measurement points, and may be used for real-time crustal deformation measurement.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a land on which a marker device is arranged according to the present invention and a flying object that navigates over the land. FIG. 2 is an external view of the marker device. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the marker device. FIG. 4 is an image diagram showing the state of the marker device in the air. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a modification of the marker device. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the flying object using the arranged marker device. FIG. 7 is an image diagram when the marker device is used for crustal deformation measurement.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The operation of the functional components such as the marker device and the flying object shown here is realized by executing a control program such as firmware incorporated in advance with a processor of a predetermined circuit and cooperating with various devices mounted. The These programs are recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, read from the recording medium by the processor, and triggered by a user operation or receiving a signal from a device constituting the system. Is done.

FIG. 1 is a view showing a land 1001 on which a marker device is arranged according to the present invention, and a multicopter 1002 which is a flying body that navigates the sky. Here, the multicopter is provided with a camera 1003 for imaging the ground. Three marker devices 1004, 1005, and 1006 are arranged on the land. Two-dimensional barcodes are displayed on the upper surfaces of these marker devices, and are displayed so as to be readable from images acquired by a camera 1003 provided in the multicopter. Here, the flying body is a multicopter, but the flying body of the present invention is not limited to this. It may be an airplane, helicopter, multicopter, airship, balloon. Further, the camera may be a video or may be configured so that the display can be read from the video. Furthermore, what is displayed is not limited to a two-dimensional barcode, and may be a hologram or the like.

FIG. 2 is an external view of the marker device. The three marker devices have a similar appearance. The upper stage is a plan view and the lower stage is a front view. It is the external appearance of a main body 2001 having a hexahedron as a basic configuration and a weight 2006 attached to the bottom surface. On the upper surface, an electronic paper 2002 constituting the display unit, a solar cell 2003, a transmission / reception antenna 2004, and an anemometer 2005 as a weather acquisition unit are provided. The transmission / reception antenna 2004 is used for communication with the radio base station and communication with other marker devices.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the marker device. The measurement unit 3001 measures the current position at a predetermined cycle using the GPS system and measures the three-dimensional position coordinates. Since the marker device is arranged on the land and does not move, it is possible to acquire highly accurate three-dimensional coordinates by long-time measurement. Here, the GPS system, which is one of the global positioning systems, is employed, but the global positioning system that can be employed in the present invention is not limited to this, and a quasi-zenith satellite system or the like can be appropriately employed.

The weather information acquisition unit 3002 receives the anemometer measurement values as weather information at a predetermined cycle, and stores them in the storage unit 3004. The authentication information generation unit 3003 transmits an authentication request to the authentication unit of the multicopter, and receives a communication message including a challenge from the authentication device. Then, the response is synthesized from the password previously registered in the authentication apparatus and stored in the storage unit 3004 and the received challenge, and stored in the storage unit 3004. The storage unit 3004 includes a self ID storage area, a current position storage area, a weather information storage area, a password storage area, and a response storage area. The re-transmission unit 3005 processes the three-dimensional coordinates that are the current position into a communication sentence, and transmits the communication sentence to another marker device. The correction unit 3006 receives a communication message of three-dimensional coordinates retransmitted by another marker device, and corrects the current position. The display unit 3007 converts the self ID, current position, weather information, and response stored in the storage unit 3004 into a two-dimensional code and displays it on the electronic paper 2002. The display is normally turned off and, as will be described later, a signal for transmitting predetermined plural authentication information is received, and the display in which authentication is established is turned on. In this way, power consumption is reduced and an operation over a long time is realized. Here, electronic paper is used for the display unit, but the display unit of the present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, a holographic display can be used. The power supply unit 3008 includes a storage battery and a solar battery that charges the storage battery.

FIG. 4 is an image diagram showing the state of the marker device in the air. In this system, the multicopter 4001 drops the three marker devices 4002 to 4004 on the land 1001 as indicated by arrows.

(Modification of Marker Device) FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a modification of the marker device. In this embodiment, a method of providing a display on only one surface is adopted, but the marker device of the present invention is not limited to this. As shown in the upper part of FIG. 5, a marker device 5001 having a regular hexahedron and a display unit 5002 provided on all six sides, and a marker device 5003 having a display part 5004 on both sides of the front and back sides as shown in the lower part can be appropriately employed. It is. In this case, a weight is not necessary because any surface becomes a display surface.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a multicopter 1002 that uses an already-arranged marker device. The imaging unit 6001 includes a camera 1003 as a component. The ground surface is imaged and recorded. A reading unit 6002 reads a two-dimensional barcode included in a camera image. If it is a two-dimensional bar code of the marker device, the self ID, current position, weather information and response can be read. Here, the reading unit cooperates with the communication unit 6003 to transmit a display request signal to the marker device that has stopped displaying the two-dimensional barcode. This signal carries multiple authentication information and requires authentication in the marker device to be displayed. The display request signal of the present invention is not limited to a radio signal by normal communication, and an optical strobe may be adopted. The communication unit 6003 includes the wireless device 1004 as a component, and communicates with the marker device in cooperation with other functional components. The authentication unit 6004 performs multi-factor authentication of the self ID and response included in the marker information read by the reading unit. The navigation unit 6005 includes sensors such as a GPS, a gravity sensor, an acceleration sensor, an atmospheric pressure sensor, and a three-axis gyro, and generates navigation information including three-dimensional coordinates necessary for independent navigation. The correction unit 6006 corrects the three-dimensional coordinates included in the navigation information using the current position of the marker device that has been authenticated by the authentication unit. The flight control unit 6007 precisely controls the flight based on the corrected navigation information.

By correcting the navigation information, the route that the multicopter flies becomes a precise one with little error with respect to the route information. In addition, when position information is given to a captured camera image, the three-dimensional coordinates are precise, and there is an effect that matching between the camera image and the geographical position is accurate.

FIG. 7 is an image diagram when the marker device is applied to crustal deformation measurement in an area including two peninsulas. The task of Example 2 is to measure crustal deformation. Parts similar to those in the first embodiment, such as the configuration and installation of the marker device, are omitted, and parts unique to the present embodiment will be described.

An artificial satellite 7001 provided with an image sensor (camera) 7002 is above an area 7003 to be subjected to crustal deformation measurement. In this area, there are two peninsulas that observe crustal movements. In the back of the bay between two peninsulas, a marker device 7004 displaying a two-dimensional barcode for storing its own position is arranged. There is a similar marker device 7006 at the tip of the first peninsula 7005. Further, a similar marker device 7008 is arranged at the tip of the second peninsula 7007. Each marker measures its own position in real time as necessary, and updates the display of the two-dimensional barcode. The marker display unit is a large electronic paper of about 1 m square, and the display unit can be directed to the sky. With such a configuration, the accuracy and certainty of shooting from the image sensor 7002 of the artificial satellite 7001 are improved.

A two-dimensional barcode storing the three-dimensional coordinates of the self-position is photographed from the artificial satellite 7001 and read. The read three-dimensional coordinates indicate position altitude information of the measurement point where the marker is located. With such a configuration, position altitude information of each measurement point is acquired in real time.

Until now, it has been difficult to accurately measure crustal deformation using images from satellites. The crustal movement was measured by detecting the crustal movement through the information communication between the GNSS fixed-point static measurement points, and performing the survey after the fluctuation and calculating the correction value.
However, the system of the present embodiment makes it possible to make crustal deformation measurement as a satellite service, and enables real-time measurement that was difficult with the current method.

The present invention can be applied in various industries such as navigation support for a flying object, land management, and land survey.

1001 Land 1002 Multicopter 1003 Camera 1004 Marker Device 1005 Marker Device 1006 Marker Device

According to a first aspect of the invention,
A marker device that is arranged at multiple points on the ground surface,
a) measuring means for measuring the three-dimensional coordinates of the own position;
b) display means for displaying marker information including the measurement value as a two-dimensional barcode;
A device is provided.

A weight may be provided on the bottom surface when the display surface is the top surface .

The marker information includes a unique element registered in an external list provided in advance on a flying object equipped with a camera that captures the display, and one or more elements acquired from or held inside the flying object. , Including encrypted information,
Whether the marker device is a registered marker or an unregistered marker may be recognized by the flying object through multi-factor authentication.

According to the invention of the second aspect of the present invention,
a) measuring means for measuring the three-dimensional coordinates of the own position;
b) display means for displaying marker information including the measurement value as a two-dimensional barcode;
A marker device including
A navigation support method is provided, in which the three-dimensional coordinates are acquired by a flying object equipped with a camera for imaging the display means and used for navigation of the flying object.

According to the invention of the third aspect of the present invention,
a) measuring means for measuring the three-dimensional coordinates of the own position;
b) display means for displaying marker information including the measurement value as a two-dimensional barcode;
A marker device including a plurality of measurement points,
A support method for crustal deformation measurement is provided in which the above three-dimensional coordinates are acquired by an artificial satellite or a high-altitude flying object equipped with a camera for imaging the display means and used for real-time crustal deformation measurement.

The weather information acquisition unit 3002 receives the anemometer measurement values as weather information at a predetermined cycle, and stores them in the storage unit 3004. The authentication information generation unit 3003 transmits an authentication request to the authentication unit of the multicopter, and receives a communication message including a challenge from the authentication device. Then, the response is synthesized from the password previously registered in the authentication apparatus and stored in the storage unit 3004 and the received challenge, and stored in the storage unit 3004. The storage unit 3004 includes a self ID storage area, a current position storage area, a weather information storage area, a password storage area, and a response storage area. The re-transmission unit 3005 processes the three-dimensional coordinates that are the current position into a communication sentence, and transmits the communication sentence to another marker device. The correction unit 3006 receives a communication message of three-dimensional coordinates retransmitted by another marker device, and corrects the current position. The display unit 3007 converts the self ID, current position, weather information, and response stored in the storage unit 3004 into a two-dimensional code and displays it on the electronic paper 2002. The display is normally turned off, and as will be described later, when a signal for transmitting predetermined plural authentication information is received and authentication is established , the display is turned on. In this way, power consumption is reduced and an operation over a long time is realized. Here, electronic paper is used for the display unit, but the display unit of the present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, a holographic display can be used.
The power supply unit 3008 includes a storage battery and a solar battery that charges the storage battery.

According to a first aspect of the invention,
A system that includes a marker device that provides a location reference and is arranged at multiple points on the surface of the earth,
The marker device is
a) measuring means for measuring the three-dimensional coordinates of the own position;
b) Display means for displaying the measurement value , the self ID of the marker device, and marker information including the response of the marker device as a two-dimensional barcode;
Only including,
The display is imaged and read by a flying vehicle equipped with a camera,
The marker information is one in which a plurality of elements included in the marker information are authenticated,
A system is provided in which the response is synthesized from a challenge included in a communication message received from the flying object and a password stored in a storage unit of the marker device .

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According to the invention of the second aspect of the present invention,
a) measuring means for measuring the three-dimensional coordinates of the own position;
b) Display means for displaying the measurement value , the self ID of the marker device, and marker information including the response of the marker device as a two-dimensional barcode;
Marker devices including are placed at multiple points on the ground surface ,
The display is imaged and read by a flying vehicle equipped with a camera,
The marker information is one in which a plurality of elements included in the marker information are authenticated,
The response is synthesized from the challenge included in the communication received from the flying object and the password stored in the storage means of the marker device,
By the flying object for imaging the display device, to acquire the three-dimensional coordinates, support method navigation, characterized in that to use the navigation of the flight line is provided.

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Claims (13)

A marker device arranged on the ground surface,
a) measuring means for measuring the three-dimensional coordinates of the own position;
b) display means for displaying marker information including the measurement value as a two-dimensional barcode;
Including the device. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the arrangement is by spraying from the air. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an outer shape is configured as a polyhedron or a plane, and at least one surface is a display surface for displaying the two-dimensional barcode. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a weight is provided on the opposite side of the display surface. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the measurement is performed by a global positioning system. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit includes electronic paper. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising power means having a solar cell. The marker information is
A unique element registered in a predetermined external list in advance;
One or more elements acquired externally or held internally;
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus includes information encrypted using, and recognizes whether the marker device is a registered marker or an unregistered marker through multi-factor authentication. An accuracy for processing the data obtained from the global positioning system and providing a re-transmission means for re-transmission, receiving the re-transmission from other marker devices existing in the vicinity, and correcting the measurement value 6. The apparatus of claim 5, further comprising enhancement means. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display means further includes display control means for displaying marker information only when at least one selected from a preset radio wave signal and optical strobe signal is received. It further includes weather information acquisition means for acquiring weather information,
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays the weather information and the three-dimensional coordinates. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the three-dimensional coordinates related to the display are used for navigation of the flying object by a flying object equipped with a camera that images the display. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display is taken from a satellite or a high-altitude flying object at a plurality of measurement points, and is used for real-time crustal deformation measurement.

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