• Search Research Projects
  • Search Researchers
  • How to Use
  1. Back to previous page

Acoustic sensor for estimating grain mass and moisture content and its application to yield-monitoring combine and stationary grain drier

Research Project

Project/Area Number 26450353
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Agricultural environmental engineering/Agricultural information engineering
Research InstitutionKobe University

Principal Investigator

SHOJI Koichi  神戸大学, 農学研究科, 准教授 (10263394)

Research Collaborator USHIO Akihiro  
MATSUMOTO Isao  
KAWAMURA Tsuneo  
ARAI Keisuke  
YOKONO Takashi  
Project Period (FY) 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
KeywordsIT農業 / 籾 / コムギ / イヤホン / 積算値 / 高速フーリエ変換 / 回帰 / 標準誤差 / 音響スペクトル / 重回帰 / 推定 / 圧電スピーカ / 信号処理 / スペクトル / 水分 / 誤差 / コンバイン / 周波数 / 重量 / 乾燥機 / 周波数特性 / 重量推定 / 水分推定 / 推定モデル
Outline of Final Research Achievements

To function as a practical sensor for current information-based agricultural practices, impact sound of the grain was acquired with an earphone to estimate harvested mass and moisture content on the combine, and the moisture content on the stationary grain drier. A commercially available ceramic earphone was attached on a small impact plate in the grain tank of the combine, and on the side wall of the drier. On the combine, the cumulative output was calibrated to the harvested mass of paddy and wheat grains, and the standard error obtained with simple linear regression was about 1 kg. The time-series outputs of the sensor were then converted into acoustic spectra in frequency domain. By selecting two frequency bands of the spectra for the estimation of grain moisture content, the standard error was 0.4% (w.b.) for paddy and 0.8% (w.b) for wheat on the combine. The same method was applied to the drier and the standard error of 0.1% was obtained for paddy grain.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2017 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (11 results)

All 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Acknowledgement Compliant: 2 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results)

  • [Journal Article] 穀物乾燥機へのイヤホン装着による水分測定の試み2018

    • Author(s)
      庄司 浩一
    • Journal Title

      農業食料工学会関西支部報

      Volume: 123 Pages: 55-56

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Estimating moisture content of paddy rice and wheat kernel on the combine using acoustic spectrum2017

    • Author(s)
      Shoji, K.
    • Journal Title

      ASABE Paper

      Volume: 1700910

    • DOI

      10.13031/aim.201700910

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] イヤホンを用いたコンバイン上での穀物含水率測定2017

    • Author(s)
      庄司浩一
    • Journal Title

      農業食料工学会関西支部報

      Volume: 121 Pages: 121-122

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Estimation of moisture content and weight of grain from the impact sound on the combine2016

    • Author(s)
      YOKONO Takashi, SHOJI Koichi, USHIO Akihiro, KAWAMURA Tsuneo
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of ISMAB 2016

      Volume: - Pages: 581-585

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] Estimating moisture content of paddy rice and wheat kernel on the combine using acoustic spectrum2017

    • Author(s)
      Shoji, K.
    • Organizer
      2017 ASABE Annual International Meeting
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 音響センサによるコンバイン上での穀物含水率測定2017

    • Author(s)
      庄司 浩一
    • Organizer
      第76回農業食料工学会年次大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 穀物乾燥機へのイヤホン装着による水分測定の試み2017

    • Author(s)
      庄司 浩一
    • Organizer
      農業食料工学会関西支部第138回例会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] イヤホンを用いたコンバイン上での穀物含水率測定2016

    • Author(s)
      庄司浩一
    • Organizer
      農業食料工学会関西支部第136回例会
    • Place of Presentation
      福山市ものづくり交流館(広島県・福山)
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-26
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Estimation of moisture content and weight of grain from the impact sound on the combine2016

    • Author(s)
      YOKONO Takashi, SHOJI Koichi, USHIO Akihiro, KAWAMURA Tsuneo
    • Organizer
      The 8th International Symposium on Machinery and Mechatronics for Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ISMAB 2016)
    • Place of Presentation
      朱鷺メッセ(新潟県・新潟市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-05-23
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 衝突音を用いたコンバイン上での穀物含水率推定2015

    • Author(s)
      横野 喬,庄司 浩一,牛尾 昭浩,川村 恒夫
    • Organizer
      農業環境工学関連学会2015年合同大会
    • Place of Presentation
      岩手大学(岩手県・盛岡市)
    • Year and Date
      2015-09-14
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] コンバイン用簡易収量センサの開発2014

    • Author(s)
      荒井圭介・庄司浩一・川村恒夫・松本功・牛尾昭浩
    • Organizer
      平成26年度(第50回)農業食料工学会関東支部年次大会
    • Place of Presentation
      静岡県袋井市
    • Year and Date
      2014-08-06 – 2014-08-07
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report

URL: 

Published: 2014-04-04   Modified: 2019-03-29  

Information User Guide FAQ News Terms of Use Attribution of KAKENHI

Powered by NII kakenhi