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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2012
Joshua D. Hoffman, Davenport, IA (US);
Noel Wayne Anderson, Fargo, ND (US);
David August Johnson, Charlotte, NC (US);
Russell Thacher, Fort Mill, SC (US);
Kirk Eisenbeis, Charlotte, NC (US);
Joshua D. Hoffman, Davenport, IA (US);
Noel Wayne Anderson, Fargo, ND (US);
David August Johnson, Charlotte, NC (US);
Russell Thacher, Fort Mill, SC (US);
Kirk Eisenbeis, Charlotte, NC (US);
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A method of controlling application of a substance to vegetation using data obtained via a mobile machine is provided. A height of the vegetation is measured during a scheduled task of the mobile machine. The measured height of the vegetation is compared with a calculated height of the vegetation. Then, an amount of the substance applied by an irrigation system to an area containing the vegetation is adjusted based on a difference between the measured height of the vegetation and the calculated height of the vegetation.