Electronic dendrometer
Abstract
Disclosed is a dendrometer for use on soft stemmed herbaceous plants. The dendrometer uses elongated jaws to engage the plant stem securely but without appreciable distortion or collapse of the stem. A transducer made of flexible, noncorrodible and temperature stable material spans between the jaws which engage the plant stem. Strain gauges are attached at appropriate locations on a transducer member and are connected to a voltage source and voltmeter to monitor changes in plant stem size. A microprocessor can be used to integrate the plant stem size information with other relevant environmental parameters and the data can be recorded on magnetic tape or used in other data processing equipment.
- Inventors:
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- (late of Richland, WA)
- Kennewick, WA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865654
- Patent Number(s):
- 4549355
- Assignee:
- Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A01 - AGRICULTURE A01G - HORTICULTURE
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01B - MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- electronic; dendrometer; disclosed; soft; stemmed; herbaceous; plants; elongated; jaws; engage; plant; securely; appreciable; distortion; collapse; transducer; flexible; noncorrodible; temperature; stable; material; spans; strain; gauges; attached; appropriate; locations; connected; voltage; source; voltmeter; monitor; changes; size; microprocessor; integrate; information; relevant; environmental; parameters; data; recorded; magnetic; tape; processing; equipment; strain gauges; strain gauge; voltage source; data processing; stable material; processing equipment; temperature stable; magnetic tape; size information; /33/
Citation Formats
Sauer, deceased, Ronald H., and Beedlow, Peter A. Electronic dendrometer. United States: N. p., 1985.
Web.
Sauer, deceased, Ronald H., & Beedlow, Peter A. Electronic dendrometer. United States.
Sauer, deceased, Ronald H., and Beedlow, Peter A. Tue .
"Electronic dendrometer". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865654.
@article{osti_865654,
title = {Electronic dendrometer},
author = {Sauer, deceased, Ronald H. and Beedlow, Peter A},
abstractNote = {Disclosed is a dendrometer for use on soft stemmed herbaceous plants. The dendrometer uses elongated jaws to engage the plant stem securely but without appreciable distortion or collapse of the stem. A transducer made of flexible, noncorrodible and temperature stable material spans between the jaws which engage the plant stem. Strain gauges are attached at appropriate locations on a transducer member and are connected to a voltage source and voltmeter to monitor changes in plant stem size. A microprocessor can be used to integrate the plant stem size information with other relevant environmental parameters and the data can be recorded on magnetic tape or used in other data processing equipment.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1985},
month = {1}
}
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