Mechanically Timed Pilot Valve for Control of Golf Course Irrigation Sprinklers

Rain Bird Engineering, 2000-01

Liaison(s): Mark Ensworth
Advisor(s): Philip Cha
Students(s): Jon Hebreo (TL), Leandro Lopez, Laura Nelson, Amy Gishifu

The Rain Bird team has designed, developed, and tested a mechanical timer and pilot valve for manual control of an Eagle rotor sprinkler for golf courses. The system is entirely mechanical, independent of an electric power source. The timer has been developed by modifying a household egg timer, and the valve was designed to allow or stop the flow of the water by redirecting the water through the use of o-rings.