Automated Spray Patternator

Team 14 Kevin Agnew Greg Barber Dave Rubin

Proposal Presentation Team Introduction Mission Statement Problem Description –Method of Development –Customers Identified –Wants/Constraints –Benchmarks Question and Answer Period

Mission Statement To develop and test an automatic spray patternator with high accuracy, improved resolution, a minimal amount of human error, low cycle time, and allowing superior flexibility.

Problems With Existing Design Poor Accuracy Human Error Manual Operation Insufficient Resolution

Method Of Development Use ASTM Standard as a guideline Investigate possible means of automating process –electronic data collection –computer process control Evaluate other possible techniques to provide data Design/Improve Test Apparatus Develop output software to provide output data

Benchmarking The Existing Design ASTM Standard 3 U.S. Patents Water Sensitive Paper Laser Tracking Graduated Cylinder Pressure Transducer Rain Gauge LabView Image Pro Plus Solo Spray Systems DAS-64 Data Acquistion

Customers DuPont –Larry Gaultney –Ted Lang –James Davis EFD Spray Nozzles –James Powers Farmers –George Wicks UD Research –Dr. Leonard Schwartz Anholt Technologies –Dan Coppens Cherry Hill Mercedes –Joe Buckley OSHA Chemical Sprayers

Top 10 Wants Automated Operation 2 Nozzle Minimum Mobile Run on Pure Water Indexed Nozzle Spacing Better Accuracy Up to 110 deg. Spray Comply w/DuPont Software Modular Design Calculate Coefficient of Variability

Constraints Dimensions Cost Time

Questions and Answer