P. Biswas, N. Kumar, M. Singh, A. Majumder, B. Bera, I. B. Karki, S. Chatterjee
{"title":"Correlation of tasters scores with biochemical and electronic sensor data for Darjeeling orthodox black tea","authors":"P. Biswas, N. Kumar, M. Singh, A. Majumder, B. Bera, I. B. Karki, S. Chatterjee","doi":"10.1109/ICSENST.2012.6461781","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENST.2012.6461781","url":null,"abstract":"The term `quality' is used as a description of all the characters of tea by which it is judged on its market value. So quality means the summation of the desirable attributes comprising aroma/flavour, strength, colour, briskness and character of infused leaf. In this investigation, as a new approach to determine tea quality, biochemical investigation, such as determination of total phenols, theaflavins, thearubigins and caffeine, E-Nose response, E-Vision taken images and tasters scores were acquired for large number of orthodox black tea samples obtained from different Darjeeling tea gardens and results are correlated to find the functional relationship. The relationship is used to calibrate the E-Nose sensor response for this kind of produce. A relationship between the types of the liquor colours with taster's scores of the samples has also been observed and also explained with the help of the biochemical test results.","PeriodicalId":367665,"journal":{"name":"2012 Sixth International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST)","volume":"EMC-12 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114127450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigation of cross sensitivity of single and double electrode of admittance type level measurement","authors":"J. K. Roy, B. Deb","doi":"10.1109/ICSENST.2012.6461677","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENST.2012.6461677","url":null,"abstract":"Level measurements of liquid material are one of the important parameters in a process industry. Low cost admittance type liquid level measuring system using single electrode with conducting vessel and double electrode with insulating vessel already exist. In the present work, attempts have been made to study the cross sensitivity of temperature in the admittance type liquid level measurement. The cross sensitivity in the admittance measurement due to temperature is considered for admittance calculations. Error curves due to cross sensitivity for both single electrode and double electrode are simulated using MATLAB. The cross sensitivity due to temperature has been found significant and can be used for simultaneous measurement of temperature and liquid level.","PeriodicalId":367665,"journal":{"name":"2012 Sixth International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST)","volume":"74 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127124470","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Optical sensitization for laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy using argon nanobubbles","authors":"S. Ikezawa, M. Wakamatsu, T. Ueda","doi":"10.1109/ICSENST.2012.6461694","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENST.2012.6461694","url":null,"abstract":"This paper demonstrates the validity and usefulness of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) measurements enhanced by argon nanobubbles. The use of argon nanobubbles in the LIBS system revealed a higher sensitivity than that of conventional methods for LIBS solution measurements. To make the nanobubbles, argon gas was pumped into water, forming bubbles less than 100 nm in diameter. The solution of dissolved argon bubbles was used for the following measurements: (1) the hydrogen atomic spectrum (λ = 656 nm) from the water molecules (H2O) in the solution and (2) the nitrogen atomic spectrum (λ = 399.5 nm) from the air bubbles in the solution. These experimental results demonstrated that the argon nanobubbles have the ability of instantaneous plasma retention during the excitation/relaxation period, which is essential for highly sensitive spectral measurements. The intensity of nitrogen spectra (measurement (2)) obtained from the argon-air nanobubbles in water was much higher than that of the spectra obtained from normal LIBS air measurements.","PeriodicalId":367665,"journal":{"name":"2012 Sixth International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST)","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127588507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Structural and gas sensing behavior of (Sn0.3Ti0.7)O2 based gas sensor","authors":"P. D. Hire, G. Jain, V. Gaikwad","doi":"10.1109/ICSENST.2012.6461652","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENST.2012.6461652","url":null,"abstract":"In this work we report the synthesis, microstructure, electric properties and sensing performance of (Sn0.3 Ti0.7)O2 powder, were chemically prepared by solid solution route. Thick films were prepared by screen-printing technology. The surfaces of the films were modified by dipping them into an aqueous solution of copper chloride for different intervals of time, followed by firing at 550°C for 30 min. Pure film showed response to CO2 at 300°C and CuO-modified films have been found to be highly selective towards H2S at 200°C. The surface modification, using dipping process, altered the adsorbate-adsorbent interactions, which gave the unusual sensitivity and selectivity effect. The characterization of the films was done by Scanning Electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and Thermal gravimetric analysis. Single peaks of the X-ray diffraction pattern reveals that the formation of compound of (Sn0.3 Ti0.7)O2. Average crystallite size was found to be 40.7 nm of pure film and of CuO-modified film was 31.2 nm. The role played by surface copper species in the gas sensing performance is discussed. Grain size, electric properties and gas sensitivity of the films were measured and presented.","PeriodicalId":367665,"journal":{"name":"2012 Sixth International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST)","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124089423","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Region adaptive unsharp masking based Lanczos-3 interpolation for video intra frame up-sampling","authors":"A. Acharya, S. Meher","doi":"10.1109/ICSENST.2012.6461746","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENST.2012.6461746","url":null,"abstract":"Increasing the resolution of a video intra frame using various interpolation techniques not only gives a blurring effect but also results in the loss of fine details and critical edge information. In order to resolve this problem, an efficient, no reference, hybrid interpolation technique is proposed here. The proposed method makes use of a combination of anticipatory, spatial domain, region adaptive, unsharp masking operation coupled with Lanczos-3 interpolation for retaining some of the fine details and critical edge information in the reconstructed video frame. The region adaptive unsharp masking is a preprocessing approach which sharpens the intra frame regions locally as per their statistical local variance so as to compensate the blurring caused by the subsequent Lanczos-3 interpolation technique. The degree of sharpening is increased as per the rise in the statistical local variance of a neighborhood and vice versa. Furthermore, the unsharp masking operation is made globally adaptive by multiplying the unsharp mask with a global scaling factor which is obtained by adding one to the global variance of an intra frame. Experimental results reveal that the proposed method outperforms most of the existing interpolation techniques in terms of peak-signal-to-noise-ratio (PSNR) as well as visual quality for different types of video sequences.","PeriodicalId":367665,"journal":{"name":"2012 Sixth International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST)","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128979894","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Singh, A. Sharma, B. Singh, K. Sharma, P. Mishra
{"title":"Investigations into yield monitoring sensor installed on indigenous grain combine harvester","authors":"M. Singh, A. Sharma, B. Singh, K. Sharma, P. Mishra","doi":"10.1109/ICSENST.2012.6461723","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENST.2012.6461723","url":null,"abstract":"An automated yield monitoring system consisting of one yield sensor, global positioning system (GPS), field computer with custom software, and header cut off switch was mounted on a self propelled indigenous grain combine harvester for real-time crop yield mapping, Four wheat fields were selected at the farm of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana to evaluate the performance of the yield monitor for grain yield mapping. The yield maps were generated by using ArcGIS software from the data collected for four different wheat fields. Total area harvested was 1.92 ha comprising four fields having areas 0.72, 0.46, 0.28 and 0.46 ha respectively. On an average yield variations recorded for the all the four fields was having C.V. of 18.4, 24.0, 17.4 and 22.2% respectively. The overall results shows that yield variability existed even within the smallest field of 0.28 ha having C, V, of 17.4%. Yield variability among the four fields was also existing having standard deviation of 866.67 kg/ha and coefficient of variation (C.V.) 19.8%. The yield delay was recorded 15-17 seconds used in travelling of grains from header to main tank. It was also observed that the mean error was 6.85% and that maximum error never exceeded 9.48%, indicating acceptable accuracy of the yield monitor in wheat crop. The coefficient of correlation was 0.94 between yield monitor recorded data and actual weight, using Pearson linear simple correlation that was moderate.","PeriodicalId":367665,"journal":{"name":"2012 Sixth International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129289611","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Implementation of a 4D fast SLAM including volumetric sum of the UAV","authors":"A. Aditya","doi":"10.1109/ICSENST.2012.6461785","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENST.2012.6461785","url":null,"abstract":"Traditionally, Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) involved a development of map using the actual map coordinates, with the robot itself occupying some 3-dimensional space. SLAM forms an indispensable part of navigation system of an autonomous system. In this paper, we try to assess a method for implementation of a full 4D (4 degree of freedom) solution to SLAM using range and bearing sensors LIDAR (light detection and ranging) and camera for indoor navigation and GPS for outdoor navigation coupled with an Inertial Navigation System (INS) which include inertial sensors such as gyroscopes and accelerometer along with a magnetometer. The method for the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is further modified through volumetric addition into Landmarks and thus into map, in our SLAM procedure in order to decrease the computational complexities and also increase the efficiency of the collision detection algorithms. The UAV motions are restricted to the motion in the three degrees of freedom and yaw, while the pitch and roll are neglected as the UAV is always restricted to move at a constant altitude for a stipulated time-period. This method is significant as it serves for UAV's as Fast SLAM served for ground vehicles.","PeriodicalId":367665,"journal":{"name":"2012 Sixth International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST)","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116914024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A novel comprehensive sensor model for cyber physical system: Interoperability for heterogeneous sensor","authors":"D. Chattopadhyay, R. Dasgupta","doi":"10.1109/ICSENST.2012.6461665","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENST.2012.6461665","url":null,"abstract":"Any comprehensive Sensor Data Modeling architecture faces the challenges of heterogeneity and proprietary sensor data semantics, which translates into the need for creating optimal semantic transcoders at the sensor gateway level. In this paper a new seven layer sensor modeling approach is presented. The proposed architecture enables us to describe a sensor right from its physical properties to end functionality; where it defines the sensor services to talk with end applications. This approach enables either the low-level software, middleware or Service Oriented Device Architecture (SODA) services to efficiently use the sensor specifications for their individual purposes. In a complex sensory system, the reliability against transient errors in sensor data of a complex sensory system can be provided using a model-based error correction technique comprising of soft sensor data models along with their environmental description. By tightly integrating the operating environment into a sensor description, a generic sensor (like accelerometer) gets redefined as application specific sensor.","PeriodicalId":367665,"journal":{"name":"2012 Sixth International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST)","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117331674","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of embedded wireless network and water quality measurement systems for aquaculture","authors":"S. K. Vaddadi, S. Sadistap, P. Kumar","doi":"10.1109/ICSENST.2012.6461757","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENST.2012.6461757","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper development and deployment of wireless network for water quality measurement units in multiple fish ponds is presented. The developed portable water quality measurement units are installed on a floating platform to measure water quality parameters such as dissolved oxygen, pH, temperature, environment pressure and conductivity. All these units possess wireless communication interface to communicate with central unit for remote monitoring, control and data transfer. These systems are weather proof and can sustain harsh environmental conditions like rain, moisture, dust & humidity. Suitable software protocol is developed to maintain harmonious communication between the monitoring devices and remote user. The LabView based application software is developed to extract the various pond water quality data and other information of user interest for appropriate management of aquaculture. The result obtained are also discussed to determine stress factor on aquatic fish.","PeriodicalId":367665,"journal":{"name":"2012 Sixth International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST)","volume":"82 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114483816","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Smart Power monitoring system using wireless sensor networks","authors":"S. Gill, N. Suryadevara, S. Mukhopadhyay","doi":"10.1109/ICSENST.2012.6461718","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENST.2012.6461718","url":null,"abstract":"The design and development of a Smart Power monitoring device has reported in this paper. System has been designed that can be used to monitor electrical parameters such as voltage, current and power of household appliances. The system consists of a smart sensing unit that detects and controls the home electrical appliances used for daily activities by following different tariff rates. It can reduce costs for the consumers and thereby improve grid stability. A developed prototype has been extensively tested and experimental results have compared with conventional measuring devices.","PeriodicalId":367665,"journal":{"name":"2012 Sixth International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST)","volume":"os-28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127773977","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}