Title
Leaf-Compatible Autonomous RFID-Based Wireless Temperature Sensors for Precision Agriculture
Abstract
This work presents an RFID-based autonomous leaf-compatible temperature sensing system for precision agriculture. The wireless transponders are based on the EM4325 chip by EM Microelectronic, which features an integrated temperature sensor. The chip is made to operate in semi-active mode and the required energy is supplied by a flexible commercial solar cell. The antenna is manufactured on a PLA substrate by adopting the adhesive copper tape technology and the layout is optimized to obtain a compact transponder, suitable for being applied to leaves. A field test demonstrates that the sensors can be successfully deployed to monitor leaf temperature and, through the analysis of the leaf-to-air temperature differential, they can be used to check the water stress status of crops.
Year
DOI
Venue
2019
10.1109/WISNET.2019.8711808
2019 IEEE Topical Conference on Wireless Sensors and Sensor Networks (WiSNet)
Keywords
Field
DocType
IoT,leaf temperature,leaf-to-air temperature difference,PLA substrate,precision agriculture,RFID sensors,smart objects,temperature sensors,wireless networks
Wireless,Compatibility (mechanics),Electronic engineering,Precision agriculture,Engineering,Electrical engineering
Conference
ISSN
ISBN
Citations 
2330-7900
978-1-5386-5954-0
1
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.48
1
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Valentina Palazzi132.35
F. Gelati210.48
U. Vaglioni310.48
Federico Alimenti44411.65
Mezzanotte, P.554.54
Roselli, L.6134.05