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Title: Vis-NIR equipped soil penetrometer

Abstract

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.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV, and Albany, OR (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1568551
Patent Number(s):
10337159
Application Number:
15/631,470
Assignee:
The Texas A&M University System (College Station, TX); Washington State University Research Foundation (Pullman, WA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E02 - HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING E02D - FOUNDATIONS
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01J - MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED, VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT
DOE Contract Number:  
2011-67003-30341; 68-7482-2-39; FC26-05NT42587
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 06/23/2017
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Morgan, Cristine, Ge, Yufeng, Brown, David, and Bricklemyer, Ross. Vis-NIR equipped soil penetrometer. United States: N. p., 2019. Web.
Morgan, Cristine, Ge, Yufeng, Brown, David, & Bricklemyer, Ross. Vis-NIR equipped soil penetrometer. United States.
Morgan, Cristine, Ge, Yufeng, Brown, David, and Bricklemyer, Ross. Tue . "Vis-NIR equipped soil penetrometer". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1568551.
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Patent:

Works referenced in this record:

Fiber optic infrared cone penetrometer system
patent, April 1998


Multiple Sensor System and Method for Mapping Soil in Three Dimensions
patent-application, May 2011