A novel computational model for electromagnetic propagation through corn fields is proposed. For each corn plant a very simple, yet efficient representation is utilized, i.e. a dielectric cylinder surrounding a perfectly conducting wire lying on its axis. The entire corn field model is created by placing copies of the prototype plant model in a rectangular, row-column pattern, whereas an adjacent infinite, lossy dielectric slab stands for the ground. The resulting combination of soil and corn plants is imported to a commercial computational software tool simulating the wave propagation by means of the Moment Method. To support the prediction data for the signal attenuation, actual measurements are taken in a real corn field, using a ZigBee receiver-transmitter system. Measurements and computations are performed for various plant heights, and comparisons between the two sets of data proves surprisingly good, meaning that even a naïve geometric representation of the corn plants may lead to adequate accuracy in predictions of the wave propagation.
Skip Nav Destination
Article navigation
21 February 2024
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ELECTRONICS, ENGINEERING PHYSICS, AND EARTH SCIENCE
21–23 June 2023
Kavala, Greece
Research Article|
February 21 2024
A simple, yet efficient computational model for electromagnetic propagation among sensors in corn fields
Hristos T. Anastassiu
Hristos T. Anastassiu
b)
b)Corresponding author: [email protected]
Search for other works by this author on:
b)Corresponding author: [email protected]
AIP Conf. Proc. 3063, 020004 (2024)
Citation
Alexandros Hatzitolios, Hristos T. Anastassiu; A simple, yet efficient computational model for electromagnetic propagation among sensors in corn fields. AIP Conf. Proc. 21 February 2024; 3063 (1): 020004. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0196913
Download citation file:
Pay-Per-View Access
$40.00
Sign In
You could not be signed in. Please check your credentials and make sure you have an active account and try again.
31
Views
Citing articles via
Inkjet- and flextrail-printing of silicon polymer-based inks for local passivating contacts
Zohreh Kiaee, Andreas Lösel, et al.
Effect of coupling agent type on the self-cleaning and anti-reflective behaviour of advance nanocoating for PV panels application
Taha Tareq Mohammed, Hadia Kadhim Judran, et al.
Design of a 100 MW solar power plant on wetland in Bangladesh
Apu Kowsar, Sumon Chandra Debnath, et al.
Related Content
Wireless sensor network for pH and turbidity of river water monitoring
AIP Conf. Proc. (November 2018)
Real-time IMU sensor data transmission through PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) concept based on telemetry system design
AIP Conference Proceedings (September 2021)