A spray data acquisition system includes a pumping device responsive to an
applied force to generate an aerosol spray plume along a spray axis. The
system further includes a spray pump actuator that is capable of
controlling the pumping force and the duration of the aerosol spray plume
produced by the pumping device. The system also includes an illumination
device that illuminates the aerosol spray plume along at least one first
geometric plane that intersects the aerosol spray plume. The system
further includes an imaging device that acquires data representative of an
interaction between the illumination and the aerosol spray plume along at
least one geometric plane.
