non-contact plant growth measurement method and system based on ubiquitous sensor network technologies非接触式植物生长测量方法和系统基于泛在传感器网络技术.pdfVIP

Sensors 2011, 11, 4312-4334; doi:10.3390/s110404312 OPEN ACCESS sensors ISSN 1424-8220 /journal/sensors Article Non-Contact Plant Growth Measurement Method and System Based on Ubiquitous Sensor Network Technologies Jinweon Suk, Seokhoon Kim and Intae Ryoo *,† Department of Computer Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Korea; E-Mails: sjw0176@unitel.co.kr (J.S.); kimsh@khu.ac.kr (S.K.) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: itryoo@khu.ac.kr; Tel.: +82-31-201-2986; Fax: +82-31-205-2590. † Current Address: College of Electronics Information, Kyung Hee Global Campus, Seocheon-dong, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea. Received: 14 January 2011; in revised form: 14 March 2011 / Accepted: 12 April 2011 / Published: 13 April 2011 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