Remote monitoring for fluid applicator system

1. A method of monitoring a mobile fluid applicator for spraying A- and B-side fluids of a spray coating or polyurethane foam, comprising:

receiving commanded A- and B-side pressures and temperatures by a local operator interface of a fluid handling system input at the local operator interface by a local user of the mobile fluid applicator;

operating A- and B-side fluid pumps and heaters based on the commanded A- and B-side pressures and temperatures input at the local operator interface by the local user of the mobile fluid applicator;

determining sensed A- and B-side pressures and temperatures;

delivering A- and B-side fluids from the fluid handling system;

displaying at a local operator interface fluid handling operational data including real-time commanded and sensed A- and B-side pressures and temperatures;

transmitting a remote monitoring data set via a communications network, the remote monitoring data set including the real-time commanded and sensed A- and B-side pressures and temperatures;

displaying the real-time commanded and sensed A- and B-side pressures and temperatures at a remote end user interface contemporaneously with the local operator interface displaying the real-time commanded and sensed A- and B-side pressures and temperatures;

wherein delivering A- and B-side fluids from the fluid handling system comprises pressurizing by a pump the A- and B-side fluids to the commanded A- and B-side pressures input at the local operator interface by the local user of the mobile fluid applicator.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sensed A-side temperature is based on inputs from multiple A-side temperature sensors.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sensed B-side temperature is based on inputs from multiple B-side temperature sensors.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the communication network comprises a wireless network.

5. The method of claim 4 , comprising detecting an error event and displaying an alarm on the local operator interface and remote end user interface during the error event.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the error event is a sensed pressure exceeding a commanded pressure input at the local operator interface by the local user of the mobile fluid applicator by more than a threshold amount.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein displaying an alarm on the local operator interface and remote end user interface comprises displaying a colored alarm indicator on the local operator interface and contemporaneously displaying the colored alarm indicator on the remote end user interface.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the remote monitoring data set includes an operational status of the mobile fluid applicator.

9. The method of claim 8 , comprising displaying the operational status and real-time commanded and sensed A- and B-side pressures and temperatures at the remote end user interface contemporaneously with the local operator interface displaying the operational status and the real-time commanded and sensed A- and B-side pressures and temperatures.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the remote monitoring data set includes duty cycle data.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the duty cycle data includes pump cycle counts.

12. A method of monitoring a mobile fluid applicator for spraying A- and B-side fluids of a spray coating or polyurethane foam, comprising:

receiving commanded A- and B-side pressures and temperatures by a local operator interface of a fluid handling system input at the local operator interface by a local user of the mobile fluid applicator;

operating A- and B-side fluid pumps and heaters based on the commanded A- and B-side pressures and temperatures;

determining sensed A- and B-side pressures and temperatures;

delivering A- and B-side fluids from the fluid handling system;

displaying at a local operator interface fluid handling operational data including real-time commanded and sensed A- and B-side pressures and temperatures;

transmitting a remote monitoring data set via a communications network, the remote monitoring data set including the real-time commanded and sensed A- and B-side pressures and temperatures;

displaying the real-time commanded and sensed A- and B-side pressures and temperatures at a remote end user interface contemporaneously with the local operator interface displaying the real-time commanded and sensed A- and B-side pressures and temperatures;

wherein the communication network comprises a wireless network;

wherein the wireless network comprises a cellular communications network; and

wherein delivering A- and B-side fluids from the fluid handling system comprises pressurizing by a pump the A- and B-side fluids to the commanded A- and B-side pressures input at the local operator interface by the local user of the mobile fluid applicator.

13. The method of claim 3 , wherein transmitting the remote monitoring data set via a communication network comprises transmitting the remote monitoring data set by a remote communication device located within a housing of the fluid handling system.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the local operator interface is affixed to the housing of the fluid handling system.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the remote communications device comprises a global positioning system (GPS) module, and the remote monitoring data set includes GPS location data.

16. The method of claim 15 , comprising recording the GPS location data at a first location while the mobile fluid applicator sprays A- and B-side fluids according to the commanded A- and B-side pressures and temperatures, and recording the GPS location data at a second location remote from the first location while the mobile fluid applicator sprays A- and B-side fluids.

17. The method of claim 16 , comprising determining an ambient temperature based on a sensor signal from an ambient temperature sensor located at the mobile fluid applicator housing, and displaying the ambient temperature and the commanded and sensed A- and B-side pressures and temperatures at a remote end user interface contemporaneously with the local operator interface displaying the ambient temperature and the commanded and sensed A- and B-side pressures and temperatures.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the mobile fluid applicator comprises a dedicated vehicle, the housing of the fluid handling system located within the dedicated vehicle, and the A-side and B-side fluid pumps are located at least partially within the housing.

19. The method of claim 16 , comprising associating the GPS location data at the first location with the commanded and sensed A- and B-side pressures and temperatures and with duty cycle data, and storing the GPS location data in a remote data storage server with the associated commanded and sensed A- and B-side pressures and temperatures and duty cycle data.

20. The method of claim 19 , displaying the GPS location data of the first location, the duty cycle data, and the commanded and sensed A- and B-side pressures and temperatures at the remote user interface.

21. The method of claim 12 , wherein the fluid handling system comprises a fluid handling system processor.

22. The method of claim 21 , wherein determining sensed A- and B-side pressures and temperatures comprises receiving, by the fluid handling system processor, an A-side temperature signal from an A-side temperature sensor, receiving a B-side temperature signal from a B-side temperature sensor, receiving an A-side pressure signal from an A-side pressure sensor, and receiving a B-side pressure signal from a B-side pressure sensor.

23. The method of claim 22 , comprising transmitting in real time, by a communications module, the commanded and sensed A- and B-side pressures and temperatures to a data storage server via the communications network.

24. The method of claim 23 , receiving the real-time commanded and sensed A- and B-side pressures and temperatures by the remote end user interface.

25. The method of claim 24 , wherein the remote end user interface is a cellular phone.

26. A method of monitoring a mobile fluid applicator for spraying A- and B-side fluids of a spray coating or polyurethane foam, comprising:

receiving a commanded pressure and commanded A- and B-side temperatures by a local operator interface of a fluid handling system input at the local operator interface by a local user of the mobile fluid applicator;

operating A- and B-side fluid pumps and heaters based on the commanded pressure and commanded A- and B-side temperatures input at the local operator interface by the local user of the mobile fluid applicator;

determining sensed A- and B-side pressures and temperatures;

delivering A- and B-side fluids from the fluid handling system based on the commanded pressure and the commanded A- and B-side temperatures;

displaying at a local operator interface fluid handling operational data including real-time sensed A- and B-side pressures and-temperatures, commanded A- and B-side temperatures, commanded pressure, and an operational status of the mobile fluid applicator;

transmitting a remote monitoring data set via a communications network, the remote monitoring data set including the real-time sensed A- and B-side pressures and temperatures, commanded A- and B-side temperatures, commanded pressure, and the operational status of the mobile fluid applicator;

displaying the real-time sensed A- and B-side pressures and temperatures, commanded A- and B-side temperatures, commanded pressure, and the operational status of the mobile fluid applicator at a first remote end user interface and at a second remote user interface contemporaneously with the local operator interface displaying the real-time sensed A- and B-side pressures and temperatures, commanded A- and B-side temperatures, commanded pressure, and the operational status of the mobile fluid applicator;

wherein delivering A- and B-side fluids from the fluid handling system comprises pressurizing by a pump the A- and B-side fluids to the commanded A- and B-side pressures input at the local operator interface by the local user of the mobile fluid applicator.

27. The method of claim 26 , wherein the mobile fluid applicator comprises a dedicated vehicle, a housing of the fluid handling system is located within the dedicated vehicle, the A-side and B-side fluid pumps are located at least partially within the housing, and the local operator interface.

28. A method of monitoring a mobile fluid applicator for spraying A- and B-side fluids of a spray coating or polyurethane foam, comprising:

receiving commanded A- and B-side pressures and temperatures by a local operator interface of a fluid handling system;

operating A- and B-side fluid pumps and heaters based on the commanded A- and B-side pressures and temperatures;

determining sensed A- and B-side pressures and temperatures;

delivering A- and B-side fluids from the fluid handling system;

displaying at a local operator interface fluid handling operational data including real-time commanded and sensed A- and B-side pressures and temperatures;

transmitting a remote monitoring data set via a communications network, the remote monitoring data set including the real-time commanded and sensed A- and B-side pressures and temperatures;

displaying the real-time commanded and sensed A- and B-side pressures and temperatures at a remote end user interface contemporaneously with the local operator interface displaying the real-time commanded and sensed A- and B-side pressures and temperatures;

wherein the communication network comprises a wireless network;

wherein the wireless network comprises a cellular communications network;

comprising transmitting in real time, by a communications module, the commanded and sensed A- and B-side pressures and temperatures to a data storage server via the communications network;

receiving the real-time commanded and sensed A- and B-side pressures and temperatures by the remote end user interface

wherein the fluid handling system comprises a fluid handling system processor;

wherein determining sensed A- and B-side pressures and temperatures comprises receiving, by the fluid handling system processor, an A-side temperature signal from an A-side temperature sensor, receiving a B-side temperature signal from a B-side temperature sensor, receiving an A-side pressure signal from an A-side pressure sensor, and receiving a B-side pressure signal from a B-side pressure sensor;

wherein the remote end user interface is a cellular phone; and

wherein delivering A- and B-side fluids from the fluid handling system comprises pressurizing by a pump the A- and B-side fluids to the commanded A- and B-side pressures input at the local operator interface by the local user of the mobile fluid applicator.