Non-contact plant growth measurement method and system based on ubiquitous sensor network technologies

Jinweon Suk, Seokhoon Kim, Intae Ryoo

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Abstract

This paper proposes a non-contact plant growth measurement system using infrared sensors based on the ubiquitous sensor network (USN) technology. The proposed system measures plant growth parameters such as the stem radius of plants using real-time non-contact methods, and generates diameter, cross-sectional area and thickening form of plant stems using this measured data. Non-contact sensors have been used not to cause any damage to plants during measurement of the growth parameters. Once the growth parameters are measured, they are transmitted to a remote server using the sensor network technology and analyzed in the application program server. The analyzed data are then provided for administrators and a group of interested users. The proposed plant growth measurement system has been designed and implemented using fixed-type and rotary-type infrared sensor based measurement methods and devices. Finally, the system performance is compared and verified with the measurement data that have been obtained by practical field experiments.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4312-4334
Number of pages23
JournalSensors
Volume11
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2011

Keywords

  • Infrared sensor
  • Non-contact
  • Plant growth measurement
  • Thickening form
  • Ubiquitous sensor network

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