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A bulk-micromachined soil moisture probe with a mixed-signal interface
| Resumo: | This paper presents a Multi-Chip-Module based (MCM) microsystem for irrigation management suitable for greenhouse environmental control. The proposed microsystem includes a soil moisture microsensor, analog interface and sigma-delta converter, and signal processing for digital filtering. A heat-pulse technique is used to determine the volumetric heat capacity and thus the water content of a porous media, such as the soil. This method is based on the Joule effect (heater probe) and on the Seebeck effect (temperature probe). By using CMOS standard processes (low-cost) and wireless capabilities, a wireless network architecture can be implemented for measuring the soil moisture at the plant root level. |
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| Autores principais: | Valente, A. |
| Outros Autores: | Morais, Raul; Couto, Carlos; Correia, J. H. |
| Assunto: | Soil moisture probe Mixed-signal interface Microsysterms Micromachining Smart sensors Sigma-delta Modulation |
| Ano: | 2002 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | comunicação em conferência |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade do Minho |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho |
| Resumo: | This paper presents a Multi-Chip-Module based (MCM) microsystem for irrigation management suitable for greenhouse environmental control. The proposed microsystem includes a soil moisture microsensor, analog interface and sigma-delta converter, and signal processing for digital filtering. A heat-pulse technique is used to determine the volumetric heat capacity and thus the water content of a porous media, such as the soil. This method is based on the Joule effect (heater probe) and on the Seebeck effect (temperature probe). By using CMOS standard processes (low-cost) and wireless capabilities, a wireless network architecture can be implemented for measuring the soil moisture at the plant root level. |
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