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公开(公告)号：US20220144433A1
公开(公告)日：2022-05-12
申请号：US17522992
申请日：2021-11-10
Applicant: Lindsay Corporation
Inventor： Mark William Miller
Abstract: A mobile irrigation system configured to support an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the mobile irrigation system comprising a number of irrigation spans, a control system, and a UAV support system. Each irrigation span includes 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 number of fluid emitters, and a mobile tower connected to the truss for moving the truss, conduit section, and fluid emitters across the field. The UAV support system includes a docking station configured to receive the UAV and deploy the UAV to collect agricultural data or to carry out agricultural tasks and a data transfer module for transferring agricultural data from the UAV to a remote data storage system or edge processing devices.
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公开(公告)号：US20190341874A1
公开(公告)日：2019-11-07
申请号：US16515761
申请日：2019-07-18
Applicant: LINDSAY CORPORATION
Inventor： Richard W. Parod , Richard E. Provaznik , Mark William Miller
IPC: H02P29/032 , G05B23/02 , A01G25/16 , H02P29/66 , A01G25/09
Abstract: A control system for monitoring a motor and wheel drive gearbox of an irrigation system drive train. The control system includes a motor sensor for sensing an operating state of the motor and a gearbox sensor for sensing an operating state of the wheel drive gearbox. If the motor operating state exceeds a motor operating state threshold or changes too quickly, or if the wheel drive gearbox operating state exceeds a wheel drive gearbox operating state threshold or changes too quickly, the control system operates the drive train at a reduced capacity or in a modified mode such that the operating state is not exceeded or does not change too quickly.
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公开(公告)号：US20190165716A1
公开(公告)日：2019-05-30
申请号：US15822941
申请日：2017-11-27
Applicant: LINDSAY CORPORATION
Inventor： Rick Parod , Rick Provaznik , Mark William Miller
IPC: H02P29/032 , H02P29/66 , G05B23/02 , A01G25/16
CPC classification number: H02P29/032 , A01G25/09 , A01G25/092 , A01G25/16 , G05B23/021 , G05B23/0286 , G05B2219/2625 , H02P29/662
Abstract: A control system for monitoring a motor and wheel drive gearbox of an irrigation system drive train. The control system includes a motor sensor for sensing an operating state of the motor and a gearbox sensor for sensing an operating state of the wheel drive gearbox. If the motor operating state exceeds a motor operating state threshold or changes too quickly, or if the wheel drive gearbox operating state exceeds a wheel drive gearbox operating state threshold or changes too quickly, the control system operates the drive train at a reduced capacity or in a modified mode such that the operating state is not exceeded or does not change too quickly.
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公开(公告)号：US12274211B2
公开(公告)日：2025-04-15
申请号：US17569753
申请日：2022-01-06
Applicant: Lindsay Corporation
Inventor： Mark William Miller , Luke Joseph Barker
Abstract: A tilt monitoring system for a mobile irrigation system including a sensor and a controller. The sensor is configured to detect a tilt magnitude of the span and generate a corresponding tilt signal. The controller is configured to receive the tilt signal representing the tilt magnitude, generate a deactivation signal representing an instruction to deactivate the drive motor if the tilt magnitude is greater than a tilt threshold, transmit the deactivation signal to the drive motor, generate a notification signal representing a notification that the drive motor has been deactivated due to the tilt magnitude, transmit the notification signal, receive a follow-up input signal representing a follow-up input, generate a follow-up command signal representing a command for implementing the follow-up input, and transmit the follow-up command signal so that the mobile irrigation system implements the follow-up input.
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公开(公告)号：US20240365728A1
公开(公告)日：2024-11-07
申请号：US18310774
申请日：2023-05-02
Applicant: Lindsay Corporation
Inventor： Mark William Miller , Daniel L.P. Elliott
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.
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Patent Agency Ranking
16.发明公开公开(公告)号：US20240107957A1
公开(公告)日：2024-04-04
申请号：US17937486
申请日：2022-10-03
Applicant: Lindsay Corporation
Inventor： Mark William Miller , Luke Joseph Barker
CPC classification number: A01G25/16 , A01G25/092
Abstract: A smart irrigation system including a mechanized irrigation machine having a main machine controller, a plurality of distributed controllers, and a communications network. The distributed controllers may be located at a plurality of spaced apart locations on the mechanized irrigation machine. The communications network may communicably couple the plurality of distributed controllers, the main machine controller, and local or remote cloud storage. Furthermore, the main machine controller and the plurality of distributed controllers may retrieve or store information from the local or remote cloud storage for maintenance, firmware updates, or troubleshooting of the mechanized irrigation machine. The distributed controllers may perform the following functions: individual tower motor control, span joint control, corner arm control, GPS guidance or positioning of one or more actuatable features of the smart irrigation system, and/or valve control of individual sprinklers for variable rate irrigation.
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公开(公告)号：US20220132721A1
公开(公告)日：2022-05-05
申请号：US17084708
申请日：2020-10-30
Applicant: Lindsay Corporation
Inventor： Mark William Miller
Abstract: Systems and methods for scheduling and coordinating applications of fertilizers, pesticides, and water to fields while avoiding interferences between vehicles and other equipment may be implemented with a mobile irrigation system, a fertilizer applicator, a pesticide applicator, and a processing system. The processing system schedules and coordinates applications of fertilizers, pesticides, and water and prevents interferences between the machines primarily with data received from an irrigation schedule implemented by the irrigation system and data received from the fertilizer and pesticide applicators.
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公开(公告)号：US11302089B2
公开(公告)日：2022-04-12
申请号：US16912173
申请日：2020-06-25
Applicant: LINDSAY CORPORATION
Inventor： Mark William Miller
IPC: G06T19/20 , G06K9/66 , G06F3/0481 , G06F9/54 , G06N20/00
Abstract: A method for controlling a plurality of mobile agricultural devices that includes establishing electronic communication with a plurality of transceivers mounted to the mobile agricultural devices. The method also includes building a three-dimensional model including a virtual representation of each of the mobile agricultural devices and displaying the three-dimensional model at a user interface having a display. The method further includes receiving location data regarding the mobile agricultural devices via the transceivers and adjusting at least one of the virtual representations of the mobile agricultural devices within the model to reflect the location data. The method still further includes receiving, via the user interface, a user input comprising a command relating to operation of a first one of the mobile agricultural devices and transmitting the user input command to one of the transceivers, which is mounted to the first mobile agricultural device, so as to implement a change in operation of the first mobile agricultural device.
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公开(公告)号：US10740984B2
公开(公告)日：2020-08-11
申请号：US16029093
申请日：2018-07-06
Applicant: LINDSAY CORPORATION
Inventor： Mark William Miller
IPC: G06T19/20 , G06K9/66 , G06F3/0481 , G06F9/54 , G06N20/00
Abstract: A method for controlling a plurality of mobile agricultural devices that includes establishing electronic communication with a plurality of transceivers mounted to the mobile agricultural devices. The method also includes building a three-dimensional model including a virtual representation of each of the mobile agricultural devices and displaying the three-dimensional model at a user interface having a display. The method further includes receiving location data regarding the mobile agricultural devices via the transceivers and adjusting at least one of the virtual representations of the mobile agricultural devices within the model to reflect the location data. The method still further includes receiving, via the user interface, a user input comprising a command relating to operation of a first one of the mobile agricultural devices and transmitting the user input command to one of the transceivers, which is mounted to the first mobile agricultural device, so as to implement a change in operation of the first mobile agricultural device.
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公开(公告)号：US10517237B2
公开(公告)日：2019-12-31
申请号：US15590607
申请日：2017-05-09
Applicant: LINDSAY CORPORATION
Inventor： Mark William Miller , Luke Barker , John Grabow
Abstract: A lateral move irrigation system more effectively irrigates a field by minimizing the portions of the field that receive no irrigation. The irrigation system includes a plurality of mobile towers, a plurality of elongated support structures attached to and extending between the towers, and a fluid delivery system. Each mobile tower has wheels and a motor for driving the wheels. A safety circuit stops the motors on all the mobile towers when any of the towers reaches an end-of-run position. Location determining components determine locations of the mobile towers as they traverse a field, and a control system stops or slows any of the towers before they trigger the safety circuit so that lagging mobile tower may catch up before the safety circuit shuts down or reverses all the motors.
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