MP53 - Plant Growth Monitoring Using Electromechanical Sensors
- Event
- EUROSENSORS XXXVII
2025-09-07 - 2025-09-10
Wroclaw - Band
- Poster I
- Chapter
- Novel Technologies and Applicatons of Sensors
- Author(s)
- B. Lehner, A. Stoiber, F. Bauernfeind, F. Stöger, G. Buchberger - Johannes Kepler University Linz, Linz (Austria)
- Pages
- 309 - 310
- DOI
- 10.5162/EUROSENSORS2025/MP53
- ISBN
- 978-3-910600-07-2
- Price
- free
Abstract
This work presents proof-of-concepts (POCs) of two types of electromechanical sensors that record changes in plant length. The first one consists of an extensible solenoid with a cast iron core and pos-sesses a length-dependent inductance. The second one is a highly stretchable resistor made from an elastomer and compliant electrodes. Both sensor principles were applied successfully to pea plants. They have potential applications in agriculture, market gardening, forestry, and vertical farming.