Small-Object Spraying Head for Precise Agricultural Treatment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current agricultural techniques face challenges in efficiently and accurately applying treatments to targeted objects, such as weeds, without harming surrounding plants, animals, or humans, and there is a need for improved systems and methods to enhance precision and safety in agricultural services.
Innovation Solution
An agricultural treatment system with a motor assembly, linkage assembly, and treatment head assembly, equipped with a fluid regulator and spraying tips, allows for precise control over fluid delivery and application, including the use of a solenoid valve to manage fluid flow, enabling targeted treatment of agricultural objects like weeds while minimizing impact on surrounding areas.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If conventional spraying methods are used to treat agricultural objects, then treatment coverage is achieved, but precision and accuracy are insufficient causing harm to surrounding plants, animals, or humans
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the treatment area into targeted zones using multiple spraying tips positioned at different locations, allowing selective application of treatment fluid only to specific agricultural objects while leaving surrounding areas untreated
Solution Approach 2:
The spraying system applies treatment fluid with varying characteristics to different locations - concentrated spray at targeted objects and no spray or minimal spray at surrounding areas - achieving local differentiation in treatment quality to prevent harm to non-target entities
2Productivity
If fluid delivery is increased to improve treatment effectiveness, then treatment efficiency improves, but emission trails increase causing potential harm to surrounding areas
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and removes excess treatment fluid from the spray system through collection mechanisms, preventing it from forming harmful emission trails while maintaining effective treatment delivery to targeted objects
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces intermediary collection components between the spraying tips and the environment to intercept and contain treatment fluid, preventing it from becoming harmful emission trails while allowing continuous efficient treatment
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 provides tighter and more accurate fluid spray patterns, reducing emission trails and ensuring safe treatment of targeted objects without harming nearby plants, animals, or humans, thereby enhancing the precision and efficiency of agricultural services.
Implementation Method 1
The fluid regulator can include a solenoid valve
Implementation Method 2
The one or more spraying tips can be configured to spray the fluid onto an agricultural target object
Data Source
AI summary
Various embodiments of an apparatus, methods, systems and computer program products described herein are directed to an agricultural observation and treatment system and method of operation. Fluid may be provided through a first pressurized fluid line from a fluid source within an agricultural treatment system to a fluid port of a treatment head assembly of the agricultural treatment system. The fluid may be delivered from the fluid port to one or more spraying tips when the fluid regulator is actuated when in a desired position.