World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2019
Design of an In-Canopy Sprinkler Monitoring System for Center Pivot Irrigation
Publication: World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2019: Watershed Management, Irrigation and Drainage, and Water Resources Planning and Management
ABSTRACT
Current in-canopy sprinkler packages can allow center pivot irrigation systems to operate more efficiently and uniformly, however, these in-canopy sprinklers hang low in the canopy and have the potential to become entangled in crop biomass and detach from the center pivot. Detached in-canopy sprinklers impact the efficiency and uniformity of an irrigation system resulting in decreased crop yields by disrupting the flow and pressure requirements of the sprinkler package. Therefore, it is crucial that producers detect and replace missing in-canopy sprinklers immediately. A prototype in-canopy sprinkler monitoring system was designed to monitor in-canopy sprinklers on a center pivot irrigation system and to alert the user when and where an in-canopy sprinkler becomes detached from the center pivot span. If a sprinkler is found to be absent, the system alerts the user via a text message that the in-canopy sprinkler is missing and can be found at approximate geographic coordinates. Performance trials revealed the monitoring system to operate efficiently and accurately, however, minor changes need to be employed before large scale implementation.
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Acknowledgements
This material is based on research funded by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service under Award No. 69-3A75-013 and the USDA Agricultural Research Service under agreement No. 58-3090-5-007. The author also acknowledges Dr. Danny Rogers, Dr. Xiaomao Lin, Dr. Stacy Hutchinson, and Dr. Jonathan Aguilar for their feedback and support during the development of this project.
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World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2019: Watershed Management, Irrigation and Drainage, and Water Resources Planning and Management
Pages: 28 - 39
Editors: Gregory F. Scott and William Hamilton, Ph.D.
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8233-9
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© 2019 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: May 16, 2019
Published in print: May 16, 2019
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