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Recent Developments Involving the Application of Infrared Thermal Imaging in Agriculture

  • Lee, Jun-Soo (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University) ;
  • Hong, Gwang-Wook (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University) ;
  • Shin, Kyeongho (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University) ;
  • Jung, Dongsoo (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University) ;
  • Kim, Joo-Hyung (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University)
  • Received : 2018.08.31
  • Accepted : 2018.09.14
  • Published : 2018.09.30
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Abstract

The conversion of an invisible thermal radiation pattern of an object into a visible image using infrared (IR) thermal technology is very useful to understand phenomena what we are interested in. Although IR thermal images were originally developed for military and space applications, they are currently employed to determine thermal properties and heat features in various applications, such as the non-destructive evaluation of industrial equipment, power plants, electricity, military or drive-assisted night vision, and medical applications to monitor heat generation or loss. Recently, IR imaging-based monitoring systems have been considered for application in agricultural, including crop care, plant-disease detection, bruise detection of fruits, and the evaluation of fruit maturity. This paper reviews recent progress in the development of IR thermal imaging techniques and suggests possible applications of thermal imaging techniques in agriculture.

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