The capstone project we have been working on these past two semesters is to create a Nonlinear Sprayer Pump Control Algorithm that optimizes pressure and flow to reach a target speed. The company we work for is John Deere and Peter Martinson, our company liaison who helps guide us through problems and is our main point of contact with John Deere. We are implementing a Pfleider-Peterman model in conjunction with the Pump Model to control the inputs and outputs of the pump. A Feed Forward model returns the results of the pump to the Peterman model to allow us to efficiently command the model to stay on track as time passes. Our outline for success is reaching target speed with pressure and flow while staying in ISO and John Deere Standards for pressure, flow, speed, and other variables in the sprayer pump model.

Team Members

Anish Ganti
Atilano Garcia
Danny Do
Ethan Pham
Jordan Magbag