US 12,120,977 B2
Method and apparatus for controlling nozzle flow rates
Marko Lamprecht, Gera (DE)
Assigned to Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc., Livermore, CA (US)
Filed by Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc., Livermore, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 15, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/071,981.
Prior Publication US 2022/0117151 A1, Apr. 21, 2022
Int. Cl. A01C 23/00 (2006.01); A01C 21/00 (2006.01); A01C 23/04 (2006.01); A01M 7/00 (2006.01); B05B 12/12 (2006.01); B05B 12/16 (2018.01)
CPC A01C 23/007 (2013.01) [A01C 21/005 (2013.01); A01C 23/047 (2013.01); A01M 7/0042 (2013.01); A01M 7/005 (2013.01); A01M 7/0089 (2013.01); B05B 12/12 (2013.01); B05B 12/126 (2013.01); B05B 12/16 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
determining a location of each of a plurality of nozzles of a spraying machine with respect to an agricultural field;
determining a flow rate for each of the plurality of nozzles based on its location;
adjusting the spraying machine velocity with respect to the agricultural field to be slower, in response to the spraying machine velocity with respect to the agricultural field being too fast, to allow the nozzles to create coarse droplets; and
transmitting a flow rate signal to each of the plurality of nozzles based on its determined flow rate.