FGSN 2022
An IoT-based Sensor System to Capture Flower Bud Growth in Spring
Silvia Krug (IMMS, Mid Sweden University Sundsvall), Tino Hutschenreuther (IMMS)
Late frost is one of the major risks for harvest loss in fruit production. The effect of frost is depending on the current plant development state in spring from dormant buds to full bloom. To study the impact of climate change to frost risk, it is essential to detect the early growth of flower buds. So far this process is done manually. In this paper, we present the prototype of a sensor system that uses a displacement sensor to capture the bud diameter over time and thus observe the growth. The diameter measurements are amended with air temperature measurements in order to correlate the measurements with temperature development. Our preliminary results show that the device is able to capture the bud growth but long term observations are needed to identify the different stages of bud growth.
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Analysis of distributed IoT systems
For complex distributed IoT systems, we model components for system-wide analysis of energy consumption. We put intelligence into the network, enable tasks to be solved flexibly and autonomously, and make individual functions portable and robust.
Service for R&D
Development of embedded systems
We develop embedded systems for you as complete solutions consisting of sensors and actuators, signal processing and communications technology as well as open-loop and closed-loop controls.
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IoT systems for cooperative environmental monitoring
We are researching energy-efficient solutions for IoT systems to open up new applications for cooperative environmental monitoring, such as in agriculture.
Research field
Smart distributed measurement and test systems
Integrated sensor ICs are the heart of sensor and measurement systems like wireless sensors, stationary or handheld devices. We are researching solutions for ever more powerful sensors with more intrinsic intelligence and task allocation in the network.
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