Methods and systems for analyzing and visualizing spray patterns

摘要

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.

主权项

1. 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 transmitting for graphical display the distribution of the relative amounts of the spray droplets in the droplet size classes; wherein the spray droplets are displayed as a series of representative droplets, each representative droplet associated with one of the droplet size classes, and wherein the representative droplets within a droplet size class are displayed with droplet size information.