Autonomous mobile platform and variable rate irrigation method for preventing frost damage
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corportation
InventorsSergio A. Bermudez Rodriguez, Levente Klein, Alejandro G. Schrott, Theodore G. van Kessel
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Abstract
A rover includes a base having wheels and a propulsion system coupled to the wheels to propel the rover around a field. A tower is coupled to the base and extends over the base. Sensors are set on the tower and the base and are configured to sense environmental conditions around the rover at different elevations. A computing system includes a processor and memory. The memory is configured to receive measured data from the sensors and determine an amount and manner of water to be dispensed on plant life in the field.
Claims9
A rover, comprising:
- a base having wheels;
- a propulsion system coupled to the wheels to propel the rover around a field;
- a tower coupled to the base and extending over the base;
- a plurality of sensors set on the tower and the base and configured to sense environmental conditions around the rover at different elevations;
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- a computing system including a processor and memory, the memory including computer program code that causes the processor to receive measured data from the plurality of sensors, to predict a future weather condition, to determine an amount and manner of water to be dispensed on plant life in the field to protect the plant life from the future weather condition, and to control a separate, stationary sprinkler system that includes a plurality of individually controllable heads that are controlled to deliver the water to be dispensed in accordance with the measured data and predicted local conditions.
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