SABIIA - Sistema Aberto e Integrado de Informação em Agricultura (Sabiia)

Bagheri, Nikrooz -.

To evaluate the performance of a variable rate boom sprayer, an artificial neural network (ANN) was employed. To model output flow of nozzles, 727 nets by four neural net models, namely, linear, MLP, RBF and GRNN were tested. For each nozzle, 45, 22 and 23 experimental data were used for train, verification and test, respectively. The results indicated that RBF model was selected as the best by regression ratio of 0.198 and R2 of 0.98. To investigate the capability of RBF model in prediction of nozzles flow, statistical analysis was used. Based on the results, average value of R2 for statistical and RBF models were 0.98 and 0.99, respectively. So, the average value of CV for RBF and statistical models were 18.96% and 19.05%, respectively. From the results,...

Design, construction and evaluation of a sprayer drift measurement system

Palavras-chave: Precision agriculture; Mechanics of agricultural engineering ANN; Control system; Precision agriculture; Sprayer; VRA..

Ano: 2014

URL: http://www.cigrjournal.org/index.php/Ejounral/article/view/2861

Azizpanah, Amir; Rajabipour, Ali; Alimardani, Reza; Kheiralipour, Kamran; Ghamari, Bahram; Mohammadi, Vahid.

Spray drift study for reducing environmental hazards and protecting crops is of high importance as the pesticides used today are more active and many are non-selective. Drift potential can be restricted by assessing and optimizing equipment design, application parameters, the liquid spray properties, type of formulation and environmental conditions. The aim of this research was to design, construct and assess an intelligent system to determine the level of the spraying drift. The main parts of the system were liquid supply mechanism, pipes and nozzles, a controlled pneumatic system to pressurize the liquid, a nozzle moving system with a controlling panel and a tunnel for wind providing and control. To assess the performance of sprayer and drift of...

Analysis of nozzle spray distribution for different nozzle height and pressure

Palavras-chave: Sprayer; Wind tunnel; Drift; Volumetric mean diameter..

Ano: 2015

URL: http://www.cigrjournal.org/index.php/Ejounral/article/view/3308

Khoshnam, Farhad.

A patternator was designed and constructed with the aim of field sprayers pattern testing and consequently application of more accurate weed control, reduce environmental and economic costs associated with weed control. The patternator was tested at six spray height (50, 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100 cm) for each of the three levels of system pressure (1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 bar). All measurements were performed spraying water with a temperature of 20 oC in the laboratory. Environmental conditions are kept constant at a temperature of 48 oC, relative humidity of 51% and wind speed 3 m/s. The Spray Width (cm), Standard Deviation and Coefficient of Variation (CV) of spray distribution patterns obtained from Patternator experiments at various nozzle heights and pressures....

Precision spray modeling using image processing and artificial neural network

Palavras-chave: Sprayer; Pattern; Horizontal Patternator; Weed Control; Uniformity; Costs.

Ano: 2022

URL: http://www.cigrjournal.org/index.php/Ejounral/article/view/6345

Azizpanah, Amir; Rajabipour, Ali; Alimardani, Reza; Kheiralipour, Kamran; Mohammadi, Vahid.

This study employed artificial neural network method for predicting the sprayer drift under different conditions using image processing technique. A wind tunnel was used for providing air flow in different velocities. Water Sensitive Paper (WSP) was used to absorb spray droplets and an automatic algorithm processed the images of WSPs for measuring droplet properties including volume median diameter (Dv0.5) and Surface Coverage Percent (SCP). Four Levenberg-Marqurdt models were developed to correlate the sprayer drift (output parameter) to the input parameters (height, pressure, wind velocity and Dv0.5). The ANN models were capable of predicting the output variables in different conditions of spraying with a high performance. Both models predicted the...

Aerial, ground and chemigation spray deposition on corn for the control of spodoptera frugiperda (lepidoptera: noctuidae)

Palavras-chave: Sprayer; Drift; Image processing; Artificial Neural Network.

Ano: 2015

URL: http://www.cigrjournal.org/index.php/Ejounral/article/view/3261

Ciência e Agrotecnologia

Cunha,João Paulo Arantes Rodrigues da; Nascimento,Ana Paula de Castro.

Pesticides can be applied by aircraft, ground-sprayers or sprinkler irrigation. However, selecting the best option is complicated by the limited number of studies comparing these techniques. Thus, the objective of this work was to study the chlorpyrifos insecticide deposition applied by aircraft (30 L ha-1), tractor-mounted sprayer (200 L ha-1) and chemigation (70,000 L ha-1) for the control of Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) in two corn (Zea mays L.) populations (70,000 and 100,000 plants ha-1). Active ingredient residue on the corn plant leaves was evaluated by gas chromatography, immediately and ten days after the treatments. Armyworm numbers in each plot and control were also evaluated. The experiment was set up in randomized blocks with four...

Periodic inspection of sprayers: diagnostic to the northern of Paraná

Palavras-chave: Insecticide application technology; Fall armyworm; Chemigation; Sprayer.

Ano: 2013

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-70542013000200002

Gandolfo,Marco A.; Antuniassi,Ulisses R.; Gandolfo,Ulisses D.; Moraes,Eder D. de; Rodrigues,Eurípedes B.; Adegas,Fernando S..

To optimize the use of pesticides, several countries have carried out periodic inspections in agricultural sprayers. In Brazil, knowing the conditions of this machinery canguide researches and investments in guidelines for its use and maintenance. The objective of this study was to verify the state of sprayer maintenance used in the North of the state of Paraná, in Brazil. Several sprayer items were evaluated, such as: presence, status and scale of the manometer, status of the hose, status of the anti-drip component, presence of leaks, status of the bar, status of the filters, state of the spraying nozzles and errors in the targeted flow rate. Machines were named as approved when there was no failure in any item evaluated. The factor that caused the...

Initial development of two eucalyptus hybrid submitted to irrigation

Palavras-chave: Periodic inspection; Sprayer; Quality of application.

Ano: 2013

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69162013000200019

Oliveira,Gabriel Q. de; Lopes,Adriano S.; Jung,Leandro H.; Rego,Norton H.; Oliveira,Jean C. L. de.

The eucalyptus offers several advantages compared to other forestry species and, by using the irrigation can increase productivity and decrease production time. The objective of the present study was to evaluate two hybrid eucalyptus (Grancam and Urograndis), no irrigation, dripping and micro sprinkler irrigated at 90, 120, 150 and 180 days after transplanting (DAT). The experiment was conducted at the experimental irrigation area in the State University of Mato Grosso do Sul, in the municipality of Aquidauna - State of MS, Brazil. The experimental design was randomized blocks, split plot with four blocks and two replications within each block, and the plots were composed by irrigation treatments (dripping, micro sprinkler irrigate and dry) and the...

PERFORMANCE OF AIR INDUCTION SPRAY NOZZLE MODELS UNDER DIFFERENT OPERATING CONDITIONS

Palavras-chave: Eucalyptus spp.; Sprayer; Dripping irrigation; Evapotranspiration.

Ano: 2013

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69162013000600003

Cunha,João P. A. R. da; França,Jorge A. L.; Alvarenga,Cleyton B. de; Alves,Guilherme S.; Antuniassi,Ulisses R..

ABSTRACT For the successful application of phytosanitary products, it is essential to understand the spraying process well. The present work aims to evaluate the spectrum and speed of the droplets produced by different spray nozzle models with air induction, working under different operating conditions. The experiment was conducted using an entirely randomized design with five repetitions in a 3 × 3 × 3 factor scheme that incorporates three nozzle models (ADIA, AIXR, and GA), three nominal flows (0.76, 1.14, and 1.51 L min−1), and three operating pressures (200, 300, and 400 kPa). The spectrum and speed of the droplets were determined directly using a real-time droplet analyzer based on high-resolution image analysis. The spray nozzle model interfered with...

SPRAY DEPOSITION ON SOYBEAN CROP USING DIFFERENT TRAVEL SPEEDS AND APPLICATION RATES

Palavras-chave: Spray tip; Droplet spectrum; Sprayer; Application technology.

Ano: 2020

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69162020000600711

Cunha,João P. A. R. da; Victor,Arthur P.; Sales,Caroline G. R..

ABSTRACT Farmers are seeking pesticide treatments with lower application rates and higher travel speeds. However, this can lead to a poor quality of the application. The aim of this study was to evaluate the spray deposition on soybean crop and the droplet spectra using different application rates and speeds. The experiment was conducted in soybean (R5 stage), M 6410 IPRO variety. Six treatments involving two application rates (80 and 150 L ha-1) and three speeds (10, 15 and 20 km h-1) were evaluated through a self-propelled sprayer. A characterization study of the spray droplets was conducted through the evaluation of water sensitive papers. The spray deposition study was carried out. For this, a marker was added to the application to be detected by...

Computer programs for analysis of droplets sprayed on water sensitive papers

Palavras-chave: Application technology; Glycine max; Sprayer.

Ano: 2018

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69162018000100082

Planta Daninha

Cunha,J.P.A.R.; Farnese,A.C.; Olivet,J.J..

The use of water-sensitive papers is an important tool for assessing the quality of pesticide application on crops, but manual analysis is laborious and time-consuming. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate and compare the results obtained from four software programs for spray droplet analysis in different scanned images of water-sensitive papers. After spraying, papers with four droplet deposition patterns (varying droplet spectra and densities) were analyzed manually and by means of the following computer programs: CIR, e-Sprinkle, DepositScan and Conta-Gotas. The diameter of the volume and number medians and the number of droplets per target area were studied. There is a strong correlation between the values measured using the different programs and the...

Vertical and horizontal oscillation of three models of self-propelled boom sprayers

Palavras-chave: Spray quality; Pesticides; Sprayer; Droplet size; Application technology.

Ano: 2013

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-83582013000300023

AGRIAMBI

Reynaldo,Étore F.; Machado,Thiago M.; Taubinger,Leandro; Quadros,Dionathan de.

ABSTRACT The spray boom is one of the sprayer components that most affect the application quality and may cause phytotoxicity and overlay application problems. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the displacement in the vertical and horizontal movements of the spray booms in three models of self-propelled boom sprayers. The vibrations of the spray boom in the vertical direction was measured using three receivers (GNSS) with RTK differential correction. The vibration measurements in the horizontal direction were determined using a high resolution camera. At the end, the processed data were entered into a spreadsheet for the descriptive statistics. The smallest spray boom movement in the horizontal direction was obtained by the specimen 2. No statistical...