Source: SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY submitted to NRP
LOW-COST INFRARED THERMOMETER FOR AGRICULTURAL APPLICATIONS
Sponsoring Institution
Agricultural Research Service/USDA
Project Status
ACTIVE
Funding Source
USDA COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
0446696
Grant No.
(N/A)
Cumulative Award Amt.
(N/A)
Proposal No.
(N/A)
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Aug 1, 2024
Project End Date
Jul 31, 2025
Grant Year
(N/A)
Program Code
[(N/A)]- (N/A)
Recipient Organization
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 2275A
BROOKINGS,SD 57007
Performing Department
(N/A)
Non Technical Summary
(N/A)
Animal Health Component
60%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
0%
Applied
60%
Developmental
40%
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
1020210201030%
1110420202020%
1022410201020%
1117210202030%
Knowledge Area
102 - Soil, Plant, Water, Nutrient Relationships; 111 - Conservation and Efficient Use of Water;

Subject Of Investigation
0420 - Weather; 0210 - Water resources; 2410 - Cross-commodity research--multiple crops; 7210 - Remote sensing equipment and technology;

Field Of Science
2010 - Physics; 2020 - Engineering;
Goals / Objectives
There are two objectives to this project. Object 1 - Design and develop a cost-effective infrared thermometer (IRT) for crop temperature monitoring. Objective 2 - Demonstrate that the IRT system from Objective 1 can measure crop canopy temperature accurately in agricultural crop fields.
Project Methods
The approach for this project has the Cooperator developing and constructing a low-cost infrared thermometer (IRT) for measuring crop temperature. The sensor will be robust enough to survive agricultural production environments, has a target cost of less than $500 and will include controlled electronics, wireless communication, global position system (GPS) and solar panels for charging in a single platform. The IRT system will be constructed to have a measurement range of up to 4 m from the target crop canopy. A Microsoft Windows application will be developed to read and display the data from a personal computer. After laboratory development the IRT system will tested for function and durability in an agricultural field.