New, low-cost, hand-held multispectral device for in-field fruit-ripening assessment

M Noguera, B Millan, JM Andújar - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
The state of ripeness at harvest is a key piece of information for growers as it determines the
market price of the yield. This has been traditionally assessed by destructive chemical …

Photosynthetically active radiation (PAR): a review of sensing solutions

R Jegan, WD Leon-Salas, MA Vizcardo… - 淡江理工學 …, 2023 - airitilibrary.com
Photosynthetically Active Radiation or PAR is the part of the electromagnetic spectrum that
drives photosynthesis in plants. Measuring PAR is an important task in farming, plant biology …

Adaptalight: An inexpensive PAR sensor system for daylight harvesting in a micro indoor smart hydroponic system

J D. Stevens, D Murray, D Diepeveen, D Toohey - Horticulturae, 2022 - mdpi.com
Environmental changes and the reduction in arable land have led to food security concerns
around the world, particularly in urban settings. Hydroponic soilless growing methods …

Development of PAR Sensor Applicable to Greenhouses and Smart Farms Using a Ripple-Free Red/Blue TiO2/SiO2 Dual-Band Bandpass Filter

YJ Eo, S Kim, JH Oh, KN Lee, C Kim… - ACS Applied …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The sunlight that promotes photosynthesis is called photosynthetically active radiation
(PAR). Most plants use a large amount of red (R) and blue (B) wavelength light for …

Spectral-Loc: Indoor localization using light spectral information

Y Wang, J Hu, H Jia, W Hu, M Hassan… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
For indoor settings, we investigate the impact of location on the spectral distribution of the
received light, ie, the intensity of light for different wavelengths. Our investigations confirm …

A low-cost spectroscopic nutrient management system for Microscale Smart Hydroponic system

JD Stevens, D Murray, D Diepeveen, D Toohey - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Hydroponics offers a promising approach to help alleviate pressure on food security for
urban residents. It requires minimal space and uses less resources, but management can be …

[HTML][HTML] Synchronising an IMX219 image sensor and AS7265x spectral sensor to make a novel low-cost spectral camera

C Sutherland, AD Henderson, DR Giosio, AJ Trotter… - HardwareX, 2024 - Elsevier
A low-cost novel spectral camera able to be used for near infrared spectroscopy was made
by using a Jetson Nano to synchronize a Sony IMX219 NOIR autofocus image sensor, an …

Measuring Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density in the Blue and Red Spectrum for Horticultural Lighting Using Machine Learning Methods

A Mohagheghi, M Moallem - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents development of a low-cost sensor to measure the light intensity for plant
growth, referred to as photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD), which is a quantum light …

A Low Power Optical Sensor with Dynamically Adjustable Field of View for Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) Measurement

J Larochelle, J Klueppel, R McCormick… - IEEE Sensors …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The characterization of light as photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) is crucial for
modeling and monitoring plant metabolism and development. Existing intercepted PAR …

Using spectral sensors to determine photosynthetic photon flux density in daylight–A theoretical approach

T Hegemann, J Balasus, QV Trinh… - Lighting Research …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Precise determination of the photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) is important for
illumination in modern horticultural systems. This paper presents two methods to calculate …