Methods and systems for analyzing and visualizing spray patterns
AssigneeWinField Solutions, LLC
InventorLillian Magidow
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Abstract
Computer-implemented systems and methods predict behavior of sprays based on receiving a selection of one or more variables affecting spray. Relative amounts of the droplets forming the spray are grouped into various droplet size classes, where each droplet size class represents a range of droplet sizes. The relative amounts of the spray in the classes is visually depicted on a computer display according to a distribution of droplets, a volume of spray falling within the droplet size classes, a chart depicting relative amounts of the spray as a function of droplet size, or according to a spray quality based on environmental factors.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method for depicting agricultural spray behavior as a spray distribution, the method comprising:
- using a computer processor configured to:
- receive a selection of an agricultural spray comprising at least one of an active ingredient or an adjuvant;
- receive a selection of a spray parameter at which the agricultural spray is to be sprayed;
- retrieve analyzed spray particulate data based on the received selections, the retrieved data comprising a distribution of relative amounts of agricultural spray droplets within droplet size classes where each class corresponds to a range of droplet sizes;
- and
- using a computer display configured to graphically display the distribution of the relative amounts of the spray droplets in the droplet size classes;
- wherein the graphical display depicts the spray droplets as a series of representative droplets, each representative droplet associated with one of the droplet size classes;
- and
- wherein the representative droplets are arranged within a distribution curve representing a distribution of size of the representative droplets based on the relative amounts.
A computer-implemented method for depicting agricultural spray behavior, the method comprising:
- using a computer processor configured to:
- receive a selection of an agricultural spray comprising at least one of an active ingredient or an adjuvant;
- receive a selection of one or more spray parameters at which the agricultural spray is to be sprayed;
- retrieve analyzed spray particulate data based on the received selections, the retrieved analysis data comprising relative amounts of agricultural spray droplets within droplet size classes corresponding to a range of droplet sizes;
- and
- using a computer display configured to graphically display the relative amounts of the spray droplets in the droplet size classes.
A computer-implemented method for providing agricultural spray information, the method comprising:
- using a computer processor configured to:
- analyze spray particulate data of sprayed agricultural fluids to identify a droplet size distribution of the sprayed fluids;
- group droplets within the droplet size distribution into droplet size classes, each droplet size class representing a range of droplet sizes;
- calculate a relative amount of the droplets within the droplet size classes;
- receive a selection of an agricultural mixture corresponding to one of the sprayed fluids;
- and
- using a computer display configured to display the calculated relative amounts of the droplets within the droplet size classes for the spray particulate data based on the received selection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.