System for Measurement of Sprinkler Spray Patterns and Distribution Uniformity

Rain Bird Corporation Engineering, 2003-04

Liaison(s): Burnett Jones
Advisor(s): Clive Dym
Students(s): Alexis Utvich (PM), Jacob Pinheiro, Mike Reynolds, Brent Rojo, Madineh Sedigh-Sarvestani

The Clinic team was asked to develop a system for real-time measurement of the spray pattern distribution of a sprinkler nozzle for quality assurance during their usage. This system will be implemented at the Rain Bird manufacturing facility in Azusa, CA. Information provided by a functional system can be used for design, detecting unacceptable nozzles, tracking trends in nozzle performance, or providing information to marketing groups and customers.