Towards continuous stem water content and sap flux density monitoring: IoT-based solution for detecting changes in stem water dynamics

S Asgharinia, M Leberecht, L Belelli Marchesini… - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
Taking advantage of novel IoT technologies, a new multifunctional device, the “TreeTalker”,
was developed to monitor real-time ecophysical and biological parameters of individual …

A threshold optimization strategy for reducing the noise of co-planar array capacitive imaging

R Li, Y Zhang, Y Wen, Z Pan, Z Zhao - NDT & E International, 2023 - Elsevier
Co-planar array capacitive imaging is a non-destructive testing technique based on the
sensing of dielectric properties. As the number of independent electrodes in the sensor …

New test methods to determine water absorption by capillarity. Experimental study in masonry mortars

E Yedra, D Ferrández, C Morón, P Saiz - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, two alternative methods are presented to evaluate the absorption of water by
capillarity in masonry mortars. For this, two different types of sensors of our design have …

Development of a model to estimate moisture contents based on physical properties and capacitance of seeds

B Besharati, A Lak, H Ghaffari, H Karimi… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2021 - Elsevier
The moisture content of seeds is an important factor that affects harvesting, storage,
processing, and marketing. Estimating the moisture content of the seeds requires the …

Development of an integrated corn dryer with an indirect moisture measuring system

E Çelik, N Parlak, Y Çay - Sādhanā, 2022 - Springer
Moisture sensors are used for real-time measurement of the moisture content of seeds in
modern grain dryers. The electrical properties of grains are dependent on moisture content …

A new approach to capacitive sensor measurements based on a microcontroller and a three-gate stable RC oscillator

Z Czaja - IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A complete smart capacitive sensor solution based on a microcontroller was developed.
This approach includes the development of both the hardware and software. The hardware …

A dual-parameters microwave measurement approach for spruce moisture content

Y Yu, C Sun, L Wang, Y Fan - Nondestructive Testing and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Moisture content (MC) serves as a pivotal metric for assessing the wood quality, impacting
crucial properties such as density, stiffness, and strength. Accurate determination of MC is …

Pinpointing Moisture: The Capacitive Detection for Standing Tree Health

J Yao, Z Zhen, H Xu, L Zhao, Y Duan, X Guo - Sensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: the feasibility of the capacitance method for detecting the water content in
standing tree trunks was investigated using capacitance-based equipment that was …

Increasing the sensitivity of measurement of a moisture content in crude oil

OV Osadchuk, AO Semenov, OS Zviahin… - … Universytetu.№ 5: 49 …, 2021 - ir.lib.vntu.edu.ua
Purpose. Investigation of a moisture frequency transducer based on a moisture-sensitive
capacitive element of a cylindrical structure with mesh electrodes for a system for measuring …

A Simple Jacobian Matrix-based Approach for Calibrating the Sensing Depth of Coplanar Capacitive Sensors

R Li, Y Zhang, Z Pan, J Rong, Y Wen… - IEEE Sensors …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Coplanar capacitive testing (CCT) is a new nondestructive testing (NDT) technique that has
been developed in recent years. There is no consensus on the sensing depth of coplanar …