MOISTURE CONTENT OBSERVATION DEVICE, MOISTURE CONTENT OBSERVATION METHOD, AND CULTIVATION DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20210084846A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-25

    申请号:US17115105

    申请日:2020-12-08

    Abstract: First beam source radiates a near infrared reference beam of 905 nm, in which light tends not to be absorbed in water toward a leaf of a plant. Second beam source radiates a near infrared measuring beam of 1550 nm, in which light tends to be absorbed in water toward the leaf of the plant. Threshold level setter/water content index detector calculates a water content index of one leaf as a total sum ΣLn(I905/I1550) of the reflection intensity ratio. Controller displays a graph representing a total sum of water content of the leaf and a pixel average value as a time-transition of the water content contained in the plant from the start of the measurement period on a UI screen of a monitor. Viewed from the first and second beam sources, a white reference substrate covering a back surface of the leaf is disposed on the leaf of the plant.

    DEVICE FOR OBSERVING WATER CONTENT, METHOD FOR OBSERVING WATER CONTENT, AND CULTIVATION DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20200309687A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-01

    申请号:US15779759

    申请日:2016-10-21

    Abstract: A first beam source radiates, as a reference beam, 905 nm of near infrared beam having a characteristic in which light tends not to be absorbed in water toward a leaf of a plant. A second beam source radiates, as a measuring beam, 1550 nm of near infrared beam having a characteristic in which light tends to be absorbed in water toward the leaf of the plant. A threshold level setter/water content index detector calculates a water content index of one leaf which is a total sum Σ Ln (I905/I1550) of the reflection intensity ratio. A controller displays a graph representing the time-serial change of the water content contained in the plant from the start to the end of the measurement period on a UI screen of a monitor. Further, the controller is connected to an environmental control device that controls environmental conditions surrounding the plant, and instructs the control device to change or maintain the environmental conditions based on a change of increase and decrease in the water content contained in the calculated plant.

    MOISTURE CONTENT OBSERVATION DEVICE, MOISTURE CONTENT OBSERVATION METHOD, AND CULTIVATING DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20180372624A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-27

    申请号:US16065892

    申请日:2017-02-20

    Abstract: A threshold level setter/water content index detector calculates an ΣLn (I905/I1550) which is a total sum of the reflection intensity ratio as a water content index of one leaf. A controller displays a graph representing the time-transition of the water content contained in the leaf of the plant from the start to the end of the measurement period on a UI screen of monitor 50. The controller fixedly determines and sets, as a leaf, a set of reflection positions where the water content for each reflection position which is calculated at the start of the measurement period exceeds a threshold level. When viewed from first beam source and second beam source, white reference substrate which covers a back surface of the leaf of the plant is disposed on the leaf of the plant.

    MOISTURE CONTENT OBSERVATION DEVICE, MOISTURE CONTENT OBSERVATION METHOD, AND CULTIVATION DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20200236877A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-30

    申请号:US16066216

    申请日:2017-02-17

    Abstract: First beam source radiates a near infrared reference beam of 905 nm, in which light tends not to be absorbed in water toward a leaf of a plant. Second beam source radiates a near infrared measuring beam of 1550 nm, in which light tends to be absorbed in water toward the leaf of the plant. Threshold level setter/water content index detector calculates a water content index of one leaf as a total sum Σ Ln(I905/I1550) of the reflection intensity ratio. Controller displays a graph representing a total sum of water content of the leaf and a pixel average value as a time-transition of the water content contained in the plant from the start of the measurement period on a UI screen of a monitor. Viewed from the first and second beam sources, a white reference substrate covering a back surface of the leaf is disposed on the leaf of the plant.

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