Fiber optic thermo-hygrometers for soil moisture monitoring
M Leone, S Principe, M Consales, R Parente, A Laudati… - Sensors, 2017 - mdpi.com
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This work deals with the fabrication, prototyping, and experimental validation of a fiber optic
thermo-hygrometer-based soil moisture sensor, useful for rainfall-induced landslide
prevention applications. In particular, we recently proposed a new generation of fiber Bragg
grating (FBGs)-based soil moisture sensors for irrigation purposes. This device was realized
by integrating, inside a customized aluminum protection package, a FBG thermo-hygrometer
with a polymer micro-porous membrane. Here, we first verify the limitations, in terms of the …
thermo-hygrometer-based soil moisture sensor, useful for rainfall-induced landslide
prevention applications. In particular, we recently proposed a new generation of fiber Bragg
grating (FBGs)-based soil moisture sensors for irrigation purposes. This device was realized
by integrating, inside a customized aluminum protection package, a FBG thermo-hygrometer
with a polymer micro-porous membrane. Here, we first verify the limitations, in terms of the …
This work deals with the fabrication, prototyping, and experimental validation of a fiber optic thermo-hygrometer-based soil moisture sensor, useful for rainfall-induced landslide prevention applications. In particular, we recently proposed a new generation of fiber Bragg grating (FBGs)-based soil moisture sensors for irrigation purposes. This device was realized by integrating, inside a customized aluminum protection package, a FBG thermo-hygrometer with a polymer micro-porous membrane. Here, we first verify the limitations, in terms of the volumetric water content (VWC) measuring range, of this first version of the soil moisture sensor for its exploitation in landslide prevention applications. Successively, we present the development, prototyping, and experimental validation of a novel, optimized version of a soil VWC sensor, still based on a FBG thermo-hygrometer, but able to reliably monitor, continuously and in real-time, VWC values up to 37% when buried in the soil.
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