Microcontroller-based moisture meter for ginger

• Main Authors: Nur Biha Mohamed Nafis,, Zulkifly Abbas,, Jumiah Hassan,, Noradira Suhaime,, Lee, Kim Yee, You, Kok Yeow, Zaulia Othman,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12665/1/26%20Nur%20Biha%20Mohamed%20Nafis.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12665/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid47bil11_2018/KandunganJilid47Bil11_2018.html

This paper describes the development of a simple method to determine the permittivity and moisture content (m.c.) of ginger. The measurement system consists of a microwave sensor, directional coupler and a PIC microcontroller. The microwave sensor is a square flanged open-ended coaxial (OEC) sensor...