Underground Anti-Seepage Sheet Deployment System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Agricultural irrigation systems suffer from significant water loss due to seepage beyond the plants' root zone, necessitating an effective solution to prevent underground water seepage.
Innovation Solution
An integrated system comprising vertical and horizontal cutting subsystems, a sheet deployment mechanism, and a control subsystem to create and deploy anti-seepage sheets in a folded configuration, which are unfolded and positioned within a horizontal underground slit to minimize water loss, with optional features like raised edges and pest control injection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of energy
If anti-seeping sheets are deployed underground to prevent water loss, then water retention efficiency is improved, but deployment complexity and difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The anti-seeping sheet is divided into multiple segments that can be deployed independently through separate access points (vertical furrows and horizontal slits). This segmentation allows the sheet to be installed in sections rather than as a single large piece, reducing deployment complexity while maintaining water retention effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The deployment system uses nested access structures where vertical furrows provide access to horizontal slits, which in turn provide access to the underground sheet deployment location. This nested approach allows complex underground deployment through a hierarchy of simpler access points, reducing overall deployment difficulty.
2Loss of energy
If anti-seeping sheets are deployed underground to prevent water loss, then water retention efficiency is improved, but operational difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
Vertical furrows and horizontal slits are pre-cut into the ground before sheet deployment. This preliminary preparation creates ready-made access pathways and positioning guides, making the actual sheet insertion operation simpler and more efficient while ensuring proper underground placement for effective water retention.
Solution Approach 2:
The vertical furrows and horizontal slits act as intermediary structures that facilitate sheet deployment. These pre-created access channels serve as mediators between the surface equipment and the underground deployment location, simplifying the operational process of getting sheets into position.
3Manufacturing precision
If sensors and control systems are added to optimize sheet deployment, then deployment precision is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses sensors to detect sheet position and deployment status, with the control subsystem automatically adjusting deployment parameters based on sensor feedback. This self-service approach allows the system to self-correct and optimize deployment without requiring external intervention or complex manual control, achieving high precision while keeping the control architecture manageable.
Solution Approach 2:
Sensors provide real-time feedback on sheet deployment status, position, and tension. The control subsystem uses this feedback information to adjust deployment forces and positions, ensuring precise placement. This closed-loop feedback mechanism achieves high deployment precision through relatively simple sensor-and-control-logic architecture.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for underground water seeping prevention system comprising: a vertical cutting subsystem; a horizontal cutting subsystem; a sheet deployment subsystem; and a control subsystem comprising at least one computing device executing dedicated software.