Smart Spray Control File for Residual Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current farming technologies, such as sprayers, often result in inefficient pesticide application due to broadcast spraying methods, leading to residual treatment products and cumbersome cleaning processes, as the amount of treatment product applied is not accurately known before application.
Innovation Solution
A method for treatment management on agricultural areas involves generating a control file that instructs a treatment device to apply treatment products based on a treatment map, which includes a recording mode for areas where no treatment is applied and an application mode for areas where treatment is needed, allowing for precise application and minimizing residual products.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If broadcast spraying is used to apply treatment products, then the treatment product is applied uniformly across the field, but the amount of treatment product applied is not accurately known and residual amounts remain causing waste
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary mapping of the field to identify treatment zones and calculates the exact amount of treatment product needed before application. The control file is generated in advance with precise dosage instructions for each GPS coordinate, enabling accurate measurement and preventing over-application that would create residuals.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses GPS tracking to monitor the sprayer's position and applies treatment product based on real-time location feedback. The control system continuously compares actual position with the treatment map and adjusts application rates accordingly, ensuring the exact prescribed amount is applied and enabling precise measurement of treatment product usage.
2Productivity
If smart spraying with real-time image analysis is used for weed detection, then targeted spray operations are achieved, but the application decision is driven by situational factors making the amount of treatment product applied unknown before application starts
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-generates a treatment map based on field data, GPS coordinates, and treatment specifications before the spraying operation begins. This preliminary planning phase calculates and stores the exact amount of treatment product required for each zone, providing advance knowledge of total consumption while enabling targeted application during execution.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a digital copy of the field treatment plan in the form of a control file with GPS-based zoning information. This digital twin contains all necessary application decisions and dosage instructions, allowing the system to execute precise targeted spraying while maintaining complete information about the total treatment product quantity to be applied.
3Ease of operation
If residual amounts of treatment product remain in the treatment device, then cleaning processes become cumbersome, but preventing residuals requires precise control of treatment product application
Solution Approach 1:
The system calculates and programs the exact treatment product quantity needed for each field section in advance. By pre-determining the precise dosage requirements based on treatment maps and GPS data, the system ensures that treatment product is fully consumed during application, eliminating residuals and simplifying cleaning operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces manual estimation and control of treatment product application with automated electronic control based on GPS positioning and pre-calculated dosage algorithms. This electronic control system precisely regulates treatment product flow to match the exact required amount, preventing overspray and residuals without requiring complex mechanical adjustments.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to digital farming. In order to reduce residual amounts of a treatment device. There is provided a method for treatment management on an agricultural area applying a treatment product to the agricultural area via a treatment device, the method comprising the following steps: providing (40) a field identifier and optionally a treatment specifier; determining (42) a treatment map based on the field identifier and the optional treatment specifier; determining (44) a field path for applying the treatment product to the field via the treatment device based on the treatment map, wherein the field path comprises at least a first section and a second section; generating (46) a control file for the treatment device, wherein the control file includes a recording mode for the first section of the field path and a first application mode for the second section of the field path; and providing (48) the control file, which is usable for controlling the treatment device.