With developing technology, applications in
agricultural products are becoming more common. The main dominant parameter in
these applications is the determination of the dielectric property of the plant
material. Because how the electromagnetic (EM) wave penetrating the material
interacts with the material depends on its dielectric properties. The ability
of remote sensing (RS) and drying and heating technologies to increase
efficiency and quality in production is related to the dielectric
characteristics of the material. In this study, the dielectric parameters of
leaves of apricot and plum trees made widely produced in Turkey are measured by
using the transmission line technique. Measurements are conducted between 3.30-4.90
GHz (for WR229 waveguide) and dielectric characteristics of apricot and plum
leaves depending on moisture content and frequency are investigated. A new
model is proposed by a curve fitting method based on frequency and moisture
content using dielectric measurement data of apricot leaves. This model is
compared with the dielectric measurement results of the plum leaves of the same
family as the apricot type and the accuracy of the proposed model is tested. To
make sure the performance of the model well enough, the coefficient of
determination R2 and Mean Square Root of Error (RMSE) values are
obtained as 0.996 and 0.653, respectively.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Engineering |
Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | January 15, 2020 |
Submission Date | August 9, 2019 |
Acceptance Date | November 13, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2020 |