Two commercial center
pivot irrigation systems with computer-aided management were purchased.
Rick Stimatze with Mull Farms and Feeding, Pawnee Rock, Kansas, recently began using FieldNET Mobile to monitor and control 12 Zimmatic center
pivot irrigation systems that are used to irrigate approximately 1,600 acres of corn, soybean and alfalfa.
PENA, Scaled
pivots and scaled partial pivoting strategies, SIAM J.
Data collection, analysis, and
pivot automation was accomplished using an array of 16 IRTs connected to a data logger and mounted on a three-tower center
pivot (as shown above).
We are incorporating devices like moisture sensors and weather stations into our controls scheme and tying them together with pumps and valves, and the
pivots control themselves in our Base Station product.
Most center
pivot (CP) irrigation systems currently in use apply a constant rate of water.
To finish the drill, the putter simply
pivots into the power position [ILLUSTRATION FOR PHOTO 3C OMITTED].
Some revolutionary developments could take center
pivot irrigation into a new era in the not-too-distant future, enabling producers to not only irrigate their crops more efficiently, but apply chemicals too.
The right foot starts to
pivot in order to push the hips in front of the shoulders/implement, as the weight transfers from the rear leg to the front leg.
On all six center
pivots, a variable frequency drive (VFD) was installed on the end tower for machine speed control.
#5 now takes two dribbles to his right, then
pivots to face 3.