Laser rangefinder-based measuring of crop biomass under field conditions |
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Authors: | Detlef Ehlert Rolf Adamek Hans-Juergen Horn |
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Institution: | (1) Leibniz-Institute for Agricultural Engineering Potsdam-Bornim e.V., Max-Eyth Allee 100, 14469 Potsdam, Germany |
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Abstract: | Knowledge of site-specific crop parameters such as plant height, coverage and biomass density is important for optimising
crop management and harvesting processes. Sensors for measuring crop parameters are essential pre-requisites to gather this
information. In recent years, laser rangefinder sensors have been adopted in many industrial applications. In agricultural
engineering, the potential of laser rangefinders for measuring crop parameters has been little exploited. This paper reports
the design and the performance of a measuring system based on a triangulation and a time-of-flight laser rangefinder for estimating
crop biomass density in representative crops under field conditions. It was shown that the mean height of reflection point
is a suitable parameter for non-contact indirect measurement of crop biomass by laser rangefinder sensors. The main parameters
for potential assessment were the coefficient of determination (R
2
) and the standard error (RMSE) for the relation between crop biomass density and the mean height of the reflection point
in crop stands from oilseed rape, winter rye, winter wheat and grassland during the vegetation period in 2006. For the triangulation
sensor, R
2
was in the range from 0.87 to 0.98 and for the time-of-flight sensor in the range from 0.75 to 0.99 for both fresh matter
and dry matter density. The triangulation sensor had a reduced suitability caused by masking effects of the reflected beam
and because of limited measuring range. Based on the results of experiments and technical data, it was concluded that the
time-of-flight principle has good potential for site-specific crop management. |
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Keywords: | Laser rangefinder sensor Crop biomass density Oilseed rape Winter rye Winter wheat Grassland |
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