Patent ID: 11889796
Assignee: HEARTLAND TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A monitoring system for an irrigation system operatively coupled to a water source, the irrigation system including at least one nozzle and a product source that supports a product for mixing with water from the water source for forming an irrigation fluid, the monitoring system comprising:
a sensor configured to generate a first electrical signal indicative of a travel speed of at least a portion of the irrigation system or a travel direction of at least a portion of the irrigation system;
a fluid pressure sensor configured to generate a second electrical signal indicative of a flow rate of the irrigation fluid through the at least one nozzle;
at least one of a variable speed pump or a valve operatively coupled to the product source to enable the product to be dispensed from the product source;
a processor; and
a memory, including instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by the processor, cause the monitoring system to:
receive the first and second generated electrical signals;
determine an applied rate of the irrigation fluid over a predetermined irrigation area based on the first and second electrical signals;
adjust the flow rate of the irrigation fluid through the at least one nozzle by at least one of:
actuating the valve; or
changing the speed of the variable speed pump based on the determined applied rate;

determine an angular rate of the at least one nozzle and a time the at least one nozzle spent going forward and/or reverse based on the first electrical signal;
determine that the at least one nozzle pivots more than a predetermined number of degrees without the at least one nozzle dispensing the irrigation fluid; and
provide an indication to a user that a location in the predetermined irrigation area was not fertilized with the product based on the determination.