A decision support model for travelling gun irrigation machines

A computer model, TRAVGUN, was developed to simulate the irrigation applications by travelling gun machines under different wind conditions. A novel approach to calibration of the model was introduced to give both the sprinkler pattern (radial leg) and the six wind parameters of the empirical sprink...

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Published in:Biosystems engineering 2008-05, Vol.100 (1), p.126-136
Main Authors: Smith, R.J., Gillies, M.H., Newell, G., Foley, J.P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural machinery and engineering
Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions
Biological and medical sciences
calibration
decision support systems
equipment performance
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Generalities. Biometrics, experimentation. Remote sensing
irrigation management
irrigation systems
optimization
prediction
seasonal variation
simulation models
sprinkler irrigation
travelling gun irrigation machines
wind
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Summary:A computer model, TRAVGUN, was developed to simulate the irrigation applications by travelling gun machines under different wind conditions. A novel approach to calibration of the model was introduced to give both the sprinkler pattern (radial leg) and the six wind parameters of the empirical sprinkler irrigation model, from simple field measurements of applied depths along transects perpendicular to the travel direction of the machine. Once calibrated, TRAVGUN can be used to investigate the sprinkler patterns and transects under other wind conditions. When seasonal wind information is available the user can simulate the field application while changing various operating parameters such as the lane spacing and sector angle to identify the optimum values for those parameters.
ISSN:1537-5110
1537-5129
DOI:10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2008.01.004