Fluid deposition system and method

A method of operating a fluid deposition system, comprising:

• determining, by one or more electronic processors, whether one or more predetermined criteria are met for initiating deposition of fluid by a dispenser onto an area of interest located at or proximate to a building, roadway, or other stationary structure or surface, wherein the dispenser is installed at the area of interest;
• when it is determined that the one or more predetermined criteria are met, determining, by the one or more electronic processors, one or more operating parameters of the fluid deposition system to use in the deposition of the fluid onto the area of interest, wherein the one or more operating parameters include an amount of fluid volume for which to deposit, wherein the amount of fluid volume to be deposited is determined using feedback information and based on a numerical value corresponding to an estimated amount of deicer needed to melt an amount of snow and/or ice determined to be on the area of interest, wherein the numerical value is calculated using an equation based on environmental conditions of the area of interest, wherein the feedback information is used to update or otherwise determine the amount of volume to be deposited for a supplemental iteration and feedback information is determined during an interim period based on a performance measure from a previous point in time and a performance measure at a present time within the interim period, wherein the amount of fluid volume to be deposited during the supplemental iteration of fluid deposition for the area of interest is calculated dynamically using the performance measure from the previous point in time, and wherein the performance measure from the previous point in time and the performance measure at the present time are both determined based on data captured by one or more sensors installed at the area of interest;
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• following the determination of the one or more operating parameters, generating, by the one or more electronic processors, one or more electrical signals to initiate the fluid to be deposited onto the area of interest in accordance with the determined one or more operating parameters such that the fluid to be deposited according to the determined amount of fluid volume is deposited from the dispenser onto the area of interest.

A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions thereon that, when executed by one or more electronic processors of a fluid deposition system, causes the one or more electronic processors to carry out the method of:

• determining whether one or more predetermined criteria are met for initiating deposition of fluid by a dispenser onto an area of interest located at or proximate to a building, roadway, or other stationary structure or surface, wherein the dispenser is installed at the area of interest;
• when it is determined that the one or more predetermined criteria are met, determining one or more operating parameters of the fluid deposition system to use in the deposition of the fluid onto the area of interest, wherein the one or more operating parameters include an amount of fluid volume for which to deposit, wherein the amount of fluid volume to be deposited is determined using feedback information and based on a numerical value corresponding to an estimated amount of deicer needed to melt an amount of snow and/or ice determined to be on the area of interest, wherein the numerical value is calculated using an equation based on environmental conditions of the area of interest, wherein the feedback information is used to update or otherwise determine the amount of fluid volume to be deposited for a supplemental iteration and the feedback information is determined during an interim period based on a performance measure from a previous point in time and a performance measure at a present time within the interim period, wherein the amount of fluid volume to be deposited during the supplemental iteration of fluid deposition for the area of interest is calculated dynamically using the performance measure from the previous point in time, and wherein the performance measure from the previous point in time and the performance measure at the present time are both determined based on data captured by one or more sensors installed at the area of interest;
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• following the determination of the one or more operating parameters, generating one or more electrical signals to initiate the fluid to be deposited onto the area of interest in accordance with the determined one or more operating parameters such that the fluid to be deposited according to the determined amount of fluid volume is deposited from the dispenser onto the area of interest.