Title :
Evaluating plant growth by utilizing Electrical Impedance Analysis
Author :
Kobata, Kenji ; Honda, Shogo
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Sci. & Technol., Keio Univ., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
This paper shows how to evaluate plant growth by utilizing Electrical Impedance Analysis. First, simulations are performed. Field experiments are also conducted in order to prove the validity of the simulations. Finally, this paper concludes that Electrical Impedance Analysis works for evaluation of plant growth.
Keywords :
agricultural engineering; electric impedance; vegetation; electrical impedance analysis; plant growth evaluation; Conductivity; Current; Electric potential; Electrodes; Estimation; Mathematical model; Soil; electrical impedance tomography; finite element method; inverse problem;
Conference_Titel :
SICE Annual Conference (SICE), 2014 Proceedings of the
Conference_Location :
Sapporo
DOI :
10.1109/SICE.2014.6935184
