Golf Course Sprinkler Zoning With Soil Moisture Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional sprinkler systems on golf courses operate based on a singular command, often at preset times, leading to uneven water distribution, affecting vegetation growth and golfer experience due to overwatering or underwatering in different areas.
Innovation Solution
A golf course condition reporting system with sensors to measure soil water saturation levels, a control system to generate graphical user interfaces, and user devices for input and command transmission to sprinklers, allowing dynamic adjustment of watering based on real-time data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a singular preset command is used to control all sprinklers, then the system operation is simple, but the water distribution uniformity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the sprinkler system into multiple independently controllable zones or groups, each with its own controller. This allows different areas to receive water independently based on their specific conditions, resolving the contradiction by enabling differentiated control without requiring complex centralized management of each individual sprinkler.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements local quality control by allowing each zone or area to have customized watering schedules and parameters based on local soil moisture conditions, vegetation types, and weather patterns. This enables precise water distribution tailored to each location's needs while maintaining overall system simplicity through modular control architecture.
2Device complexity
If sprinklers are controlled by preset timing, then the control system is simple, but the vegetation growth quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates soil moisture sensors that continuously monitor ground conditions and provide feedback to the control system. This feedback mechanism allows the system to automatically adjust watering schedules based on actual soil moisture levels, vegetation needs, and environmental conditions, improving vegetation growth quality while keeping the control system relatively simple through automated decision-making algorithms.
3Ease of operation
If uniform watering is applied to all areas, then the sprinkler system operation is simple, but the resource efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic watering control where sprinkler operation parameters are continuously adjusted based on real-time soil moisture sensor data, weather conditions, and vegetation requirements. This dynamic adaptation allows the system to apply water only when and where needed, significantly improving water resource efficiency while maintaining simple operation through automated control logic that responds to changing conditions.
Data Source
AI summary
A golf course condition reporting system includes at least one sensor configured to acquire data regarding a water saturation level of an area of soil, a user device, and a control system configured to acquire the data from the at least one sensor and generate a graphical user interface based on the data for display on the user device.