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US 12,484,496 B2Granted
Mechanized irrigation machine with active pest deterrents
AssigneeLindsay Corporation
InventorsMark William Miller, Daniel L.P. Elliott
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Abstract
A mobile irrigation system comprising a control system and an active pest deterrent system. The control system includes a data transfer module for transmitting communication signals over an external network and a first internal network communication element for transmitting communication signals over an internal mobile irrigation system network. The active pest deterrent system includes a pest deterrent device configured to deter pests from remaining in the field, the pest deterrent device including a controller configured to activate the pest deterrent device and a second internal network communication element communicatively coupling the controller to the control system via the internal mobile irrigation system network.
Claims19
A mobile irrigation system comprising:
- a plurality of irrigation spans each including a mobile tower having:
- a wheel assembly for traversing a field;
- and
- a motor configured to drive the wheel assembly;
- a control system for controlling the motors of the mobile towers, the control system including:
- a data transfer module configured to transmit communication signals over an external network;
- and
- a first internal network communication element configured to transmit communication signals over an internal mobile irrigation system network;
- and
- an active pest deterrent system at least partially mounted to one of the plurality of irrigation spans, the active pest deterrent system including a pest deterrent device configured to deter pests from remaining in the field or near the mobile irrigation system, the pest deterrent device including:
- a controller configured to activate the pest deterrent device;
- and
- a second internal network communication element communicatively coupling the controller to the control system via the internal mobile irrigation system network.
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A mobile irrigation system comprising:
- a plurality of irrigation spans each including:
- a conduit section connected to conduit sections of adjacent irrigation spans for transporting an irrigation fluid from a fluid source to a field;
- a truss configured to support the conduit section;
- a plurality of fluid emitters connected to the conduit section for delivering the irrigation fluid to crops in the field;
- and
- a mobile tower connected to the truss and configured to move the truss, conduit section, and fluid emitters across the field, the mobile tower including:
- a wheel assembly for traversing the field;
- and
- a motor configured to drive the wheel assembly;
- a control system for controlling the motors of the mobile towers, the control system including:
- a data transfer module configured to transmit communication signals over an external network via a machine to machine (M2M) connection;
- and
- a first internal network communication element configured to transmit communication signals over an internal mobile irrigation system network;
- and
- an active pest deterrent system at least partially mounted to one of the trusses or mobile towers, the active pest deterrent system including:
- a pest deterrent device configured to deter pests from remaining in the field or near the mobile irrigation system, the pest deterrent device including:
- a controller configured to activate the pest deterrent device;
- and
- a second internal network communication element communicatively coupling the controller to the control system via the internal mobile irrigation system network,
- the controller being configured to:
- receive pest deterrent programming updates defined by remote user inputs over the internal mobile irrigation system network via the second internal network communication element;
- and
- indirectly receive pest deterrent programming updates from external computing devices via the M2M connection.
20 more elements
A mobile irrigation system comprising:
- a plurality of irrigation spans each including:
- a conduit section connected to conduit sections of adjacent irrigation spans for transporting an irrigation fluid from a fluid source to a field;
- a truss configured to support the conduit section;
- a plurality of fluid emitters connected to the conduit section for delivering the irrigation fluid to crops in the field;
- and
- a mobile tower connected to the truss and configured to move the truss, conduit section, and fluid emitters across the field, the mobile tower including:
- a wheel assembly for traversing the field;
- and
- a motor configured to drive the wheel assembly;
- a control system for controlling the motors of the mobile towers, the control system including:
- a data transfer module configured to transmit communication signals over an external network via a machine to machine (M2M) connection;
- and
- a first internal network communication element configured to transmit communication signals over an internal mobile irrigation system network;
- and
- an active pest deterrent system at least partially mounted to one of the trusses or mobile towers, the active pest deterrent system including:
- a plurality of pest deterrent devices configured to deter pests from remaining in the field or near the mobile irrigation system, each of the pest deterrent devices including:
- a controller configured to activate the pest deterrent device;
- and
- a second internal network communication element communicatively coupling the controller to the control system via the internal mobile irrigation system network,
- the controller being configured to:
- receive pest deterrent programming updates defined by remote user inputs over the internal mobile irrigation system network via the second internal network communication element;
- and
- indirectly receive pest deterrent programming updates from external computing devices via the M2M connection;
- and
- a plurality of sensors communicatively coupled with the pest deterrent devices and configured to detect a presence of a pest,
- wherein some of the plurality of pest deterrent devices and sensors are mounted on the irrigation spans of the mobile irrigation system and some of the plurality of pest deterrent devices and sensors are positioned in the field.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.