Patents by Inventor Kevin R. HEFLIN

Kevin R. HEFLIN has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20220248616
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for deep reinforcement learning-based irrigation control to maintain or increase crop yield and/or other desired crop status, and/or reduce water use. One or more computing devices can be configured to determine an amount of water to be applied to at least one crop in at least one of a plurality of irrigation management zones through execution of a deep reinforcement learning routine. Further, the computing devices can determine a start time and an end time to be applied to the at least one of the plurality of irrigation management zones based at least in part on the amount of water determined by the deep reinforcement learning module. Finally, the computing devices can instruct an irrigation system to apply irrigation to the at least one of the plurality of irrigation management zones in accordance with the start time and the end time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Yanxiang YANG, Hongxin KONG, Jiang HU, Dana O. PORTER, Thomas H. MAREK, Kevin R. HEFLIN