Novel Technologies towards the Implementation and Exploitation of “Green” Wireless Agriculture Sensors
Author:
Vassiliou Loukia12ORCID, Nadeem Adnan1, Chatzichristodoulou David13, Vryonides Photos14ORCID, Nikolaou Symeon14
Affiliation:
1. Electrical Engineering Department, Frederick University, Nicosia 1036, Cyprus 2. Agricultural Research Institute, Aglantzia 1516, Cyprus 3. RF and Microwave Solutions Ltd., Dromolaxia 7020, Cyprus 4. Frederick Research Center, Nicosia 1036, Cyprus
Abstract
This manuscript presents the use of three novel technologies for the implementation of wireless green battery-less sensors that can be used in agriculture. The three technologies, namely, additive manufacturing, energy harvesting, and wireless power transfer from airborne transmitters carried from UAVs, are considered for smart agriculture applications, and their combined use is demonstrated in a case study experiment. Additive manufacturing is exploited for the implementation of both RFID-based sensors and passive sensors based on humidity-sensitive materials. A number of energy-harvesting systems at UHF and ISM frequencies are presented, which are in the position to power platforms of wireless sensors, including humidity and temperature IC sensors used as agriculture sensors. Finally, in order to provide wireless energy to the soil-based sensors with energy harvesting features, wireless power transfer (WPT) from UAV carried transmitters is utilized. The use of these technologies can facilitate the extensive use and exploitation of battery-less wireless sensors, which are environmentally friendly and, thus, “green”. Additionally, it can potentially drive precision agriculture in the next era through the implementation of a vast network of wireless green sensors which can collect and communicate data to airborne readers so as to support, the Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning-based decision-making with data.
Funder
Cyprus Research and Innovation Foundation European Commission Horizon 2020 programme via the CompSafeNano
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