美国数学建模竞赛特等奖论文——2006_A_O_Fastidious_Farmer_Algorithms_(FFA)【数学建模】.pdfVIP

FastidiousFarmerAlgorithms (FFA) 255 Fastidious Farmer Algorithms (FFA) Matthew A. Fischer Brandon W. Levin Nikifor C. Bliznashki Duke University Durham, NC Advisor: William Mitchener Summary An effective irrigation plan is crucial to hand move irrigation systems. Hand move systems consist of easily movable aluminum pipes and sprin- klers that are typically used as a low-cost, low-scale watering system. Without an effective irrigation plan, the crops will either be watered improperly, result- ing in a damaged harvest, or watered inefficiently, using too much water. We determine an algorithm for hand move irrigation systems that ir- rigates as uniformly as possible in the least amount of time. We physically characterize the system, determine a method of evaluating various irrigation algorithms, and test these algorithms to determine the most effective strategy. Using fluid mechanics, we find that we can have at most three nozzles on the 20-m pipe while maintaining appropriate water pressure. We model our sprinkler system after the Rain Bird 70H 1 impact sprinkler, which works at the desired pressure and has approximately a 0.6 cm diameter. Combining data and analysis, we confirm that the radius of the sprinkler will be 19.5 m. Researchers have proposed several models for the water distribution pattern about a sprinkler; we consider a triangular distribution and an exponential distribution. We do not consider schemes that do not water all areas of the field at least 2 cm every 4 days or water areas more than 0.75 cm/h. The largest cost in time and labor is in moving the pipe. Thus, we look for a small number of moves that still gives the desired time and stability. From these configurations, computer analysis determines which is most uniform. For various situations, we pr