Patent ID: 9342076
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: A01G,G05D

Claim Text:
1. A self-propelled irrigation system comprising: at least one drive unit; at least one drive means coupled to said drive unit; at least one water conduit support by said drive unit; a speed control unit operably connected to said drive means; a position sensor operably connected to the self-propelled irrigation system, the position sensor configured to determine a current position of the self-propelled irrigation system and transmit a signal corresponding to said current position; and a control panel including a memory and a micro-processor, wherein said control panel is in electronic communication with both said position sensor and said speed control and receives a signal from said position sensor, stores said current position in said memory, calculates an optimum ground speed based on said current position in said micro-processor, and adjusts the speed of said drive means via said speed control unit such that said drive unit travels at said optimum ground speed and reaches a user-defined destination in a user-defined time; wherein the speed adjustment of the irrigation system is configured to be performed at predefined intervals; and further wherein said control panel calculates the optimal speed based at least in part on a flow rate of an applicant, further wherein the flow rate of the applicant is determined based at least in part on a pre-determined application depth.