Description
Return netWidth=nominalWidth*sections-sum(overlaps).
Precision-agriculture measurements combine spatial cells, sensor clocks, travel speeds, band signals, and application records. A correction or weighted share is meaningful only when coordinate frames, units, timestamps, and coverage bases agree. Supplied calibration and support flags remain distinct from measurements that establish them.
Return netWidth=nominalWidth*sections-sum(overlaps).
When to use this tool
Use Swath Overlap Net Width Factor when you have the stated field, sensor, map, or application records and need this correction or geometric/accounting component.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter nominalWidth, overlaps, sections. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read netWidth. Use the output convention below.
For positive integer sections and nominalWidth require exactly sections-1 overlaps, each between zero and nominalWidth. Return netWidth=nominalWidth*sections-sum(overlaps).1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| nominalWidth | Nominal Width | Required. Finite number; strictly above 0. |
| overlaps | Overlaps | Required. Array of finite number; maximum items 256. |
| sections | Sections | Required. Safe integer; minimum 1. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| netWidth | Net Width | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"nominalWidth": 5,
"overlaps": [
0.2,
0.3
],
"sections": 3
},
"output": {
"netWidth": 14.5
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Lengths need one common unit. Only adjacent-section overlaps are subtracted; curved paths, skips, boundary clipping, and actual spray coverage are not modeled.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Signed zero is exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Verify the measurement calibration, coordinate frame, spatial support, and clock convention before combining this term into a map or control workflow. Use a complete equipment or field model when geometric and operating constraints matter.
References
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