• DocumentCode
    2953537
  • Title

    Bulk soil moisture estimation using CosmOz cosmic ray sensor and ANFIS

  • Author

    Dutta, Ritaban ; Terhorst, Andrew ; Hawdon, A. ; Cotching, B.

  • Author_Institution
    Commonwealth Sci. & Ind. Res. Organ. (CSIRO), Australia
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    28-31 Oct. 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    This paper investigates a novel technique based on Fuzzy C means (FCM) algorithm and Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) to estimate soil moisture using cosmic ray soil moisture probes deployed across Australia. These probes are a brand new sensing technology still being evaluated. Preliminary results indicate ANFIS is able to estimate soil moisture with 90% accuracy.
  • Keywords
    computerised instrumentation; cosmic ray apparatus; fuzzy neural nets; fuzzy reasoning; fuzzy set theory; hydrological techniques; moisture; sensors; soil; ANFIS; CosmOz cosmic ray sensor; FCM; adaptive neurofuzzy inference system; bulk soil moisture estimation; cosmic ray soil moisture probe; fuzzy C means algorithm; Calibration; Estimation; Neutrons; Probes; Soil measurements; Soil moisture;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Sensors, 2012 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Taipei
  • ISSN
    1930-0395
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1766-6
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1930-0395
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICSENS.2012.6411570
  • Filename
    6411570