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Title: Vis-NIR equipped soil penetrometer

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1568551

Soil penetrometers capable of measuring soil reflectance along the direction of insertion of the penetrometer are provided. The penetrometer can house an array of sensors, such as, for example, a Vis-NIR reflectance sensor, a load cell, a displacement sensor, and a moisture sensor. The reflectance data collected using the penetrometer can allow the interpretation and quantification of soil constituents and contaminants at high vertical resolution, such as 3 cm or more.

Research Organization:
National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV, and Albany, OR (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
2011-67003-30341; 68-7482-2-39; FC26-05NT42587
Assignee:
The Texas A&M University System (College Station, TX); Washington State University Research Foundation (Pullman, WA)
Patent Number(s):
10,337,159
Application Number:
15/631,470
OSTI ID:
1568551
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 06/23/2017
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (2)

Fiber optic infrared cone penetrometer system patent April 1998
Multiple Sensor System and Method for Mapping Soil in Three Dimensions patent-application May 2011