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US 2022/0030784 A1Published application
System and method for detecting ponding in irrigated fields
AssigneeLindsay Corporation
InventorsKurtis Arlan Charling, Michael George Ricketts
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Abstract
A ponding monitoring and detection system monitors, detects, and predicts ponding in an irrigated field in essentially real-time. The ponding monitoring and detection system also monitors and records locations of detected and predicted ponding.
Claims20
A mobile irrigation system for irrigating a field, the mobile irrigation system comprising:
- a plurality of spaced-apart and interconnected mobile towers;
- a fluid distribution conduit supported by the mobile towers and connected to a source of fluids;
- a plurality of fluid emitters connected to the fluid distribution conduit for applying fluids to the field as the mobile towers move over the field;
- a control system for controlling a speed and direction of the mobile towers and application of the fluids by the fluid emitters;
- and
- a ponding monitoring and detection system comprising:
- a ponding sensor located on the mobile irrigation system for sensing a condition of the field representative of ponding and generating corresponding sensor data;
- a processing system in communication with the ponding sensor and operable to
- receive the sensor data from the ponding sensor;
- access crop data representative of crop, soil, or water conditions on the field;
- analyze the sensor data and the crop data to detect or predict ponding on the field;
- generate a corrective action signal if ponding is detected or predicted;
- and
- transmit the corrective action signal to the control system or to a remote computing device.
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A mobile irrigation system comprising:
- a plurality of spaced-apart and interconnected mobile towers;
- a fluid distribution conduit supported by the mobile towers and connected to a source of fluids;
- a plurality of fluid emitters connected to the fluid distribution conduit for applying fluids to fields underneath the agricultural irrigation system;
- a control system for controlling at least some of the electrical and/or mechanical components to control a speed and direction of the mobile towers and application of the fluids by the fluid emitters;
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- a ponding monitoring and detection system comprising:
- a ponding sensor located on the mobile irrigation system for sensing a condition of the field representative of ponding on the field and generating corresponding sensor data;
- a location sensor for sensing locations of the mobile irrigation system as the ponding sensor senses the condition of the field and for generating corresponding location data;
- a processing system located remotely from the mobile irrigation system and operable to
- receive the sensor data from the ponding sensor;
- receive the location data from the location sensor;
- access crop data representative of crop, soil, or water conditions on the field;
- analyze the sensor data and the crop data to detect or predict ponding on the field;
- store the sensor data and the location data for a plurality of locations of the mobile system as it moves;
- generate a corrective action signal if ponding is detected or predicted;
- and
- transmit the corrective action signal to the control system or to a remote computing device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.