GPS-Guided Chemical Application Control for Accurate Field Coverage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current agricultural chemical applications, both aerial and land-based, face inefficiencies and environmental issues due to inaccurate application ranges, excess or lack of chemical products, and lack of real-time monitoring, leading to product losses and environmental damage.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing GPS and GNSS technology to track and report chemical product applications, ensuring accurate application within predetermined areas, providing real-time monitoring and corrective measures, and generating detailed reports for cost control and efficiency analysis.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual operation of agricultural vehicle is used for chemical application, then ease of operation is improved, but manufacturing precision deteriorates due to gaps and non-optimal application
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical operation with an automated guidance system that uses GPS/GNSS positioning and pre-programmed paths to control the vehicle's movement and chemical application timing, eliminating human error while maintaining operational simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables the vehicle to automatically follow optimized paths and trigger chemical application based on its own position data without requiring continuous manual intervention, allowing the machine to self-regulate the application process according to pre-set parameters
2Productivity
If aerial application of chemicals is used, then productivity is improved, but object-affected harmful factors worsen due to exceeding area limits and environmental damage
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors the vehicle's position via GPS/GNSS and compares it against the pre-programmed application area boundaries, providing real-time feedback that triggers alerts or stops application when approaching limit zones, preventing chemical drift into protected areas
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a control unit as an intermediary between the vehicle's navigation system and the chemical application mechanism, which acts as a mediator to ensure application only occurs within authorized zones by verifying position data before triggering dispensing
3Measurement precision
If GPS/GNSS tracking system is implemented, then measurement precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses multi-functional GPS/GNSS receivers that serve multiple purposes: positioning, speed measurement, and timing synchronization, reducing the need for separate sensors and simplifying the overall system architecture while maintaining high measurement precision
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the guidance system, application control, and data logging functions into an integrated control unit that processes GPS/GNSS data and manages chemical dispensing through a single centralized system, reducing complexity compared to separate independent systems
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system ensures precise application of chemical products, reduces waste, and provides comprehensive reports for cost management, enabling producers to identify and mitigate losses, thus enhancing application efficiency and environmental safety.
Implementation Method 1
The vehicle guidance system involves the reception of a position indication signal which allows a control unit on the vehicle to determine its position. Commonly, the position indication signal is taken from a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) satellite based positioning system such as the American Global Positioning System (GPS)
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a system for control and audit of chemical products application made by vehicles for the agriculture, pestilence, plague, or insects control, or other chemical applications in determined areas to receive these chemical products such the agrochemical application made by manned or unmanned vehicles, being these vehicles aerial, land or watercraft with the aim of treating soil and/or seeds and/or plants characterized by the system comprises a web server running an application; a database application; an internet communication method between the application cloud environment and its end users; desktop computers running web browsers; mobile devices to access the application through the internet; and a GPS device from where GPS files are collected by a device, being the GPS embedded in a vehicle where these files are used as input data for generating the final application reports which contains all detailed information about how much and in which areas (plots) the product was applied.