公开(公告)号：US20200331016A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-22

申请号：US16852703

申请日：2020-04-20

Applicant: Kansas State University Research Foundation

Inventor： Aaron Akin ,  Danny H. Rogers ,  Jonathan Aguilar

IPC: B05B12/00 ,  A01G25/09 ,  A01G25/16

Abstract: Monitoring systems for center pivot irrigation systems and methods of irrigating an agricultural crop using the irrigation systems are provided. The irrigation systems may comprise a plurality of in-canopy sprinklers. The monitoring systems are configured to detect an operational condition of the plurality of in-canopy sprinklers, including whether individual sprinkler heads have become detached from the irrigation system main line, or whether an individual sprinkler head has become clogged, and alert an operator with a time and/or location of the occurrence of an event associated with one or more of the sprinklers.

公开(公告)号：US11596963B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-07

申请号：US16852703

申请日：2020-04-20

Applicant: Kansas State University Research Foundation

Inventor： Aaron Akin ,  Danny H. Rogers ,  Jonathan Aguilar

IPC: B05B12/00 ,  A01G25/16 ,  A01G25/09

Abstract: Monitoring systems for center pivot irrigation systems and methods of irrigating an agricultural crop using the irrigation systems are provided. The irrigation systems may comprise a plurality of in-canopy sprinklers. The monitoring systems are configured to detect an operational condition of the plurality of in-canopy sprinklers, including whether individual sprinkler heads have become detached from the irrigation system main line, or whether an individual sprinkler head has become clogged, and alert an operator with a time and/or location of the occurrence of an event associated with one or more of the sprinklers.