CA2308605A1 - A corner irrigation system including a gps guidance system - Google Patents

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CA2308605A1
CA2308605A1 CA002308605A CA2308605A CA2308605A1 CA 2308605 A1 CA2308605 A1 CA 2308605A1 CA 002308605 A CA002308605 A CA 002308605A CA 2308605 A CA2308605 A CA 2308605A CA 2308605 A1 CA2308605 A1 CA 2308605A1
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Vince G. Segal
John A. Chapman
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
    • A01G25/00—Watering gardens, fields, sports grounds or the like
    • A01G25/09—Watering arrangements making use of movable installations on wheels or the like
    • A01G25/092—Watering arrangements making use of movable installations on wheels or the like movable around a pivot centre
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
    • A01G25/00—Watering gardens, fields, sports grounds or the like
    • A01G25/16—Control of watering
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S19/00—Satellite radio beacon positioning systems; Determining position, velocity or attitude using signals transmitted by such systems
    • G01S19/38—Determining a navigation solution using signals transmitted by a satellite radio beacon positioning system
    • G01S19/39—Determining a navigation solution using signals transmitted by a satellite radio beacon positioning system the satellite radio beacon positioning system transmitting time-stamped messages, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System], GLONASS [Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System] or GALILEO
    • G01S19/40—Correcting position, velocity or attitude
    • G01S19/41—Differential correction, e.g. DGPS [differential GPS]

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  • Water Supply & Treatment (AREA)
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  • Control Of Position, Course, Altitude, Or Attitude Of Moving Bodies (AREA)
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Abstract

A self-propelled irrigation machine including an elongated main boom pivoted at one end to a center pivot and supported on a plurality of self-propelled, non-steerable drive towers. An extension boom is pivotally secured to the other end of the main boom for irrigating comer areas of the field. A steerable drive tower supports the extension boom and includes a pair of steerable drive wheels.
The guidance and control for the extension boom utilizes GPS receivers as position sensors. The system is comprised of two GPS units, two microprocessor based smart boxes, a communications link running from the pivot to the steerable drive unit, and an angle sensor to monitor the angle of the comer arm steerable wheels.
CA002308605A 1998-12-02 2000-05-16 A corner irrigation system including a gps guidance system Expired - Fee Related CA2308605C (en)

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US09/203,706 US6095439A (en) 1998-12-02 1998-12-02 Corner irrigation system including a GPS guidance system
CA002308605A CA2308605C (en) 1998-12-02 2000-05-16 A corner irrigation system including a gps guidance system
CN00107742A CN1325619A (en) 1998-12-02 2000-05-25 Corner irrigation system with GPS guide system

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US09/203,706 US6095439A (en) 1998-12-02 1998-12-02 Corner irrigation system including a GPS guidance system
AU35335/00A AU767958B2 (en) 2000-05-16 2000-05-16 A corner irrigation system including a GPS guidance system
CA002308605A CA2308605C (en) 1998-12-02 2000-05-16 A corner irrigation system including a gps guidance system
CN00107742A CN1325619A (en) 1998-12-02 2000-05-25 Corner irrigation system with GPS guide system

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