Comparison of mean temperature taken between commercial and prototype thermal sensor in estimating mean temperature of oil palm fresh fruit bunches

Thermal imaging is widely utilized in agricultural applications such as examining plant physiology, yield prediction, irrigation scheduling, bruises and pathogen determination in fruits and vegetables. There is a need for a cost effective thermal device for this wide range of applications. In this s...

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Main Authors: Zolfagharnassab, Shahrzad, Vong, C. N., Mohamed Shariff, Abdul Rashid, Ehsani, Reza, Jaafar, Hawa Z. E., Aris, Ishak
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50503/
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author Zolfagharnassab, Shahrzad
Vong, C. N.
Mohamed Shariff, Abdul Rashid
Ehsani, Reza
Jaafar, Hawa Z. E.
Aris, Ishak
author_facet Zolfagharnassab, Shahrzad
Vong, C. N.
Mohamed Shariff, Abdul Rashid
Ehsani, Reza
Jaafar, Hawa Z. E.
Aris, Ishak
author_sort Zolfagharnassab, Shahrzad
building UPM Institutional Repository
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description Thermal imaging is widely utilized in agricultural applications such as examining plant physiology, yield prediction, irrigation scheduling, bruises and pathogen determination in fruits and vegetables. There is a need for a cost effective thermal device for this wide range of applications. In this study, a low-cost prototype thermal device was used to measure the temperature of FFBs at three maturity levels, that are under-ripe, ripe and over-ripe. The experiment was repeated using a commercial thermal camera. Then, the mean temperature obtained from both the prototype and commercial thermal sensors was compared. Our results showed the prototype thermal device is capable of estimating the mean temperature of oil palm FFBs with the values analogous to the mean temperature from commercial thermal camera with R2 = 0.71.
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spelling upm-505032017-02-28T11:01:30Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50503/ Comparison of mean temperature taken between commercial and prototype thermal sensor in estimating mean temperature of oil palm fresh fruit bunches Zolfagharnassab, Shahrzad Vong, C. N. Mohamed Shariff, Abdul Rashid Ehsani, Reza Jaafar, Hawa Z. E. Aris, Ishak Thermal imaging is widely utilized in agricultural applications such as examining plant physiology, yield prediction, irrigation scheduling, bruises and pathogen determination in fruits and vegetables. There is a need for a cost effective thermal device for this wide range of applications. In this study, a low-cost prototype thermal device was used to measure the temperature of FFBs at three maturity levels, that are under-ripe, ripe and over-ripe. The experiment was repeated using a commercial thermal camera. Then, the mean temperature obtained from both the prototype and commercial thermal sensors was compared. Our results showed the prototype thermal device is capable of estimating the mean temperature of oil palm FFBs with the values analogous to the mean temperature from commercial thermal camera with R2 = 0.71. Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50503/1/%2813%29%20IFRJ-16430%20Rev1-Mohamed%20%20Shariff%20%281%29.pdf Zolfagharnassab, Shahrzad and Vong, C. N. and Mohamed Shariff, Abdul Rashid and Ehsani, Reza and Jaafar, Hawa Z. E. and Aris, Ishak (2016) Comparison of mean temperature taken between commercial and prototype thermal sensor in estimating mean temperature of oil palm fresh fruit bunches. International Food Research Journal, 23 (suppl.). S91-S95. ISSN 1985-4668; ESSN: 2231-7546 http://www.ifrj.upm.edu.my/23%20(06)%202016%20supplementary/(13)%20IFRJ-16430%20Rev1-Mohamed%20%20Shariff%20(1).pdf
spellingShingle Zolfagharnassab, Shahrzad
Vong, C. N.
Mohamed Shariff, Abdul Rashid
Ehsani, Reza
Jaafar, Hawa Z. E.
Aris, Ishak
Comparison of mean temperature taken between commercial and prototype thermal sensor in estimating mean temperature of oil palm fresh fruit bunches
title Comparison of mean temperature taken between commercial and prototype thermal sensor in estimating mean temperature of oil palm fresh fruit bunches
title_full Comparison of mean temperature taken between commercial and prototype thermal sensor in estimating mean temperature of oil palm fresh fruit bunches
title_fullStr Comparison of mean temperature taken between commercial and prototype thermal sensor in estimating mean temperature of oil palm fresh fruit bunches
title_full_unstemmed Comparison of mean temperature taken between commercial and prototype thermal sensor in estimating mean temperature of oil palm fresh fruit bunches
title_short Comparison of mean temperature taken between commercial and prototype thermal sensor in estimating mean temperature of oil palm fresh fruit bunches
title_sort comparison of mean temperature taken between commercial and prototype thermal sensor in estimating mean temperature of oil palm fresh fruit bunches
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50503/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50503/1/%2813%29%20IFRJ-16430%20Rev1-Mohamed%20%20Shariff%20%281%29.pdf