Paper Info
Title
Toward Smart Soil Sensing In V4.0 Agriculture: A New Single-Shape Sensor For Capacitive Moisture And Salinity Measurements
Abstract
Modern agriculture imposes the need for better knowledge of the soil moisture content to rationalize the amount of water needed to irrigate farmlands. In this context, since current technological solutions do not correspond to the cost or use criteria, this paper presents a design for a new original capacitive bi-functional sensor to measure soil moisture and salinity. In this paper, we outline the design stages from simulation to finished elements of the optimal design to deployment in the fields, considering the mechanical integration constraints necessary for industrialization. The measurement electronics were developed based on the sensor's electric model to obtain a double measurement. An on-site (field lot) measurement program was then carried out to validate the system's good performance in real-time. Finally, this performance was matched with that of leading commercially available sensors on the market. This work demonstrates that, after deployment of the sensors, the overall system makes it possible to obtain a precise image of cultivated soil's hydric condition, with the best response time.
Year
DOI
Venue
2020
10.3390/s20236867
SENSORS
Keywords
DocType
Volume
smart sensing, connected agriculture, capacitive bi-sensor, soil moisture and salinity
Journal
20
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
23
1424-8220
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
7
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Christophe Escriba138524.52
Eli Gabriel Aviña Bravo200.34
Julien Roux300.34
Jean-Yves Fourniols415114.18
Michel Contardo500.34
P. Acco641.41
Soto-Romero, G.732.16