Marios Sophocleous

Broschiertes Buch

Thick-Film Underground Sensors

Sensor fabrication and deployment methods used in high density soil quality monitoring systems for presicion agriculture

Beschreibung

The book covers the work on the design, fabrication of screen printed sensor arrays for deployment underground to monitor soil quality as a result of monitoring specific water parameters infiltrating the soil. Those parameters involved pH, dissolved oxygen levels, temperature and conductivity. The pH sensor is based on a potentiometric cell with a silver/silver chloride reference electrode and a ruthenium (II) oxide Ion-Selective-Electrode. The conventional Clark cell was used for the design of the dissolved oxygen sensor while the temperature sensor was based on a platinum resistance thermometer. A novel conductivity sensor was designed based on the four electrode method but instead six electrodes were used. The instrumentation for the proper operation of the sensor with relative flexibility was designed and tested. All the sensors were fabricated using Thick-Film Technology and they were printed on the same sensor array to minimise cost and size. While some of the sensors described in the book pre-existed, the application of the sensor array in soil and the techniques used to overcome the challenges are novel and provide a significant improvement in this research area.

Autor

Marios holds a MEng degree in Mechanical Engineering and a PhD from the University of Southampton, UK. During his PhD, he worked as a patent analyst for two years. He is now a Research Fellow at the University of Cyprus working on sensor design and fabrication. He is also, an Associate Member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Oktober 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 500g
• ISBN-13: 9783659952708
• ISBN-10: 3659952702
• Artikelnr.: 46290173