Automated irrigation control system
US9886016B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 8, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A40/22
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An automated irrigation control comprising crop sensor physically attached to a crop and a light sensitive sensor having a photo-detector for monitoring light intensity of a crop, an irrigation conduit extending along the span of the irrigation zone and adapted to carry fluid, with one or more controllable valves and sensors, growth sensors placed in close proximity of the crop sensors, a computer control system, an irrigation controller, and a communications link between the computer control system, the one or more crop sensor, the three or more growth sensors, and the irrigation controller.
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