Cloud Irrigation Scheduling for Landscape Event Adjustments
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Solution Overview
Problem
Landscapers face difficulties in efficiently managing watering systems for landscape events due to the need for manual manipulation of controllers, leading to inefficient water use and potential harm to landscapes, as existing systems require expertise and may not account for weather conditions or specific events.
Innovation Solution
A cloud-based watering management system that allows users to input landscape events via a computer-readable medium, sending signals to controllers to adjust watering sequences, incorporating weather data for automatic or customizable adjustments, and enabling remote management through Wi-Fi, Ethernet, or cellular communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a landscaper manually manipulates controllers to adjust watering sequences for landscape events, then the watering system can be customized for specific events, but the system complexity and difficulty of operation increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically detects landscape events using sensors and autonomously adjusts watering sequences without requiring manual controller manipulation. The controller receives event data from sensors and independently modifies watering parameters, allowing the system to serve itself rather than requiring expert intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical controller manipulation with automated electronic sensing and control. Sensors detect landscape events and automatically trigger controller responses, substituting the need for physical controller adjustment with an automated detection-and-response electronic system.
2Ease of operation
If the watering system operates continuously without event-based adjustments, then the system is simple to operate, but water waste increases and landscape health deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses sensors to detect landscape events and provides feedback to the controller, which automatically adjusts watering sequences in response. This closed-loop feedback mechanism enables the system to respond dynamically to actual landscape conditions, reducing water waste while maintaining operational simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The watering system transitions from a static, fixed schedule to a dynamic, event-responsive operation. The controller automatically modifies watering parameters based on real-time sensor detection of landscape events, allowing the system to adapt its behavior dynamically without requiring manual intervention.
3Productivity
If expensive sophisticated irrigation equipment is installed to enable event-based watering management, then water management efficiency improves, but the cost of the system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the watering control into independent, modular zones that can be individually adjusted based on detected events. This segmentation allows the system to achieve sophisticated event-based management in specific areas without requiring complex infrastructure across the entire landscape, reducing overall system cost.
4Manufacturing precision
If the watering system requires expertise to manipulate controllers for landscape events, then precise control is achieved, but the ease of use decreases and users may forgo sophisticated systems
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic event detection and control adjustment without requiring user expertise. Sensors autonomously detect landscape events and the controller automatically implements appropriate watering adjustments, eliminating the need for users to possess specialized irrigation knowledge while maintaining precise control.
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AI summary
A system and method for providing landscaping integration into a watering system or water management system. The system may include a processor with programmable landscape events or pre-programmed landscape events. A user may select or enter in landscape events to manipulate a watering or irrigation schedule based on the landscape event. The system may also be pre-programmed to a landscape event based on recurring or scheduled events to alter watering or irrigation. A landscaper may access a system on an electronic device that may be linked to a cloud based platform for managing the system or systems to allow for alteration and manipulation of watering and irrigation times and durations based on landscape events.