Team 7. Toro

Riverside, California

Irrigation Distribution Uniformity Analysis

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Recently, the study of climate change and the human impact on it has taken center stage in our everyday discussions. The Toro Company is taking a proactive role to minimize that impact as it relates to one of our most precious resources, water. Irrigation is a complex issue that involves balancing the type of sprinklers used and the way in which they are arranged. Toro constantly tests, measures and analyzes data collected from various sprinkler nozzles in an effort to evenly distribute water.

To help solve this problem, we have developed software that can take the information collected by Toro technicians and provide graphs and calculations in order to figure out the best solution.

The software works in two ways. In the automatic mode, the user can choose to look at only one sprinkler nozzle and select from one of several preset arrangements.

The software can also be used in a manual mode, which allows a person to look at several different sprinklers at the same time, moving them on a grid to whatever position they desire.

Both modes present the information as graphs known as densograms that illustrate the levels of water in an area by shading areas in various colors.

The Irrigation Distribution Uniformity Analysis tool is written in Visual C# , ASP.NET and Direct X.

James Harrison, Andrew Giannini, Brett Janer

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