The spectral calibration method for a crop nitrogen sensor
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to improve the accuracy and signal-to-noise ratio (SN) of a crop nitrogen sensor.
Design/methodology/approach
The accuracy and wide adaptability of two spectral calibration methods for a crop nitrogen sensor based on standard reflectivity gray plates and standard detector, respectively, were compared.
Findings
The calibration method based on standard detector could significantly improve the measurement accuracy and the SN of this crop nitrogen sensor. When compared with the method based on standard gray plates, the measurement accuracy and the SN of the crop nitrogen sensor calibrated based on the standard detector method improved by 50 and 10 per cent, respectively.
Originality/value
This research analysed the calibration problems faced by the crop nitrogen sensor (type CGMD302) based on standard gray plates, and proposed a sensor calibration method based on a standard detector. Finally, the results of the two calibration methods were compared in terms of measurement accuracy and the SN of the crop nitrogen sensor.
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Acknowledgements
The authors thank those who helped in this research. This project was also supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 31371534), the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD) and the Special Program for Agriculture Science and Technology from Ministry of Agriculture in China (201303109).
Citation
Ni, J., Dong, J., Zhang, J., Pang, F., Cao, W. and Zhu, Y. (2016), "The spectral calibration method for a crop nitrogen sensor", Sensor Review, Vol. 36 No. 1, pp. 48-56. https://doi.org/10.1108/SR-04-2015-0051
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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