Turf Maintenance System
a maintenance system and aeration system technology, applied in agricultural machines, applications, instruments, etc., can solve the problems of significant time and energy expenditure, damage to subterranean irrigation equipment,
Inactive Publication Date: 2020-12-24
SMARTERRA LLC
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The patent describes a turf maintenance machine that can move around an area and take care of the turf there. The machine has a system that can detect if it is close to any smart irrigation objects, like sprinklers, and will automatically activate or deactivate the turf aeration system accordingly. This allows the machine to automatically adjust to the needs of the turf without needing manual adjustments. The machine can also provide a visual or auditory notification to the operator when it is close to a smart irrigation object. Overall, this technology makes it easier for the machine to take care of the turf and ensures that it is always in the best condition.
Problems solved by technology
Prior to the turf aeration process, a significant amount of time and energy must be expended in an effort to prepare the grounds for aeration.
And further complicating the situation is that the location of this subterranean irrigation equipment is not always accurately known, often resulting in damage to the subterranean irrigation equipment.
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Turf Maintenance Machine
[0019]Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown turf maintenance machine 10 that may be used to maintain turf (e.g., turf 12) on a commercial / professional level. As is known in the art, examples of turf maintenance machine 10 may include but are not limited to products produced by companies such as Kubota™, John Deere™, Cub Cadet™, Husqvarna™, Exmark™ and Toro™.
[0020]Turf maintenance machine 10 may include moveable platform 14 configured to move turf maintenance machine 10 within an area to be maintained. Examples of such an area to be maintained may include but are not limited to any areas that include turf that must be maintained (e.g., golf courses, parks, baseball / football / soccer fields, and sport stadiums & arenas).
[0021]Moveable platform 14 may include any kind of propulsion / steering system that enables the movement of turf maintenance machine 10 within the area to be maintained. For example, moveable platform 14 may include one or more of a belt-actuated pro...
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A turf maintenance machine includes: a moveable platform configured to move the turf maintenance machine within an area to be maintained, wherein the area to be maintained includes a plurality of below-grade smart irrigation objects; a locating system configured to determine if the turf maintenance machine is proximate one of the plurality of below-grade smart irrigation objects; and a turf aeration system configured to aerate turf within the area to be maintained.
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RELATED APPLICATION(S)[0001]This application claims the benefit of the following: U.S. Provisional Application Nos. 62 / 864,799, filed on 21 Jun. 2019; 62 / 915,327, filed on 15 Oct. 2019; 62 / 915,369, file on 15 Oct. 2019; 62 / 915,384, filed on 15 Oct. 2019; and 62 / 946,128, filed on 10 Dec. 2019, their entire contents of which are each incorporated herein by reference.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]This disclosure relates to turf maintenance systems and, more particularly, to turf aeration systems.BACKGROUND[0003]Prior to the turf aeration process, a significant amount of time and energy must be expended in an effort to prepare the grounds for aeration. The reason for such prep work is to ensure that expensive, subterranean irrigation equipment is not damaged as the aeration equipment passes in close proximity to the subterranean irrigation equipment.[0004]Currently, the operator of the aeration equipment must manually raise and lower the aeration equipment to avoid damaging such subterranean irr...
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IPC IPC(8): A01B76/00A01B45/02G01V15/00
CPCA01B45/02A01B76/00G01V15/00A01G25/00G08C17/02A01B45/023A01G25/09G01D21/02A01B71/02A01B69/008
Inventor FRODIGH, PETER T.POWELL, MATTHEW D.
Owner SMARTERRA LLC