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RF signal calibration for improvement of 3D mapping image to locate moisture distribution in rice silo

2021-12-01 , Abd Alazeez Almaleeh , Ammar Zakaria , Mohd Hafiz Fazalul Rahiman , Rahim Y.B.A. , Latifah Munirah Kamarudin , Abdul Hamid Adom

Grain storage is an important part of the post-harvest quality assurance process. The moisture level of the grains during storage is one of the primary problems. The current method of measuring rice grain moisture content is based on random sampling, which is relatively localised, and there is no real-time moisture content measurement available. The RF signal was used to build a new technique for detecting moisture and its presence in rice in real-time in this paper. The mapping of an RF signal, in particular, can be transformed into volumetric tomographic images that can be used to forecast moisture distribution.

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Investigation on magnetometer as potential sensors for infusion pump utilisation status

2021-12-01 , Engku Ahmad Rafiqi Engku Ariff , Ammar Zakaria , Latifah Munirah Kamarudin , Syed Muhammad Mamduh Syed Zakaria , Sakinah Zakaria , Visvanathan R.

The utilisation of medical device e.g. an infusion pump is commonly treated as nontrivial process in service and maintenance section albeit in actuality, it is a crucial process for determining its correct maintenance cycle. Therefore, a discussion on the capability of magnetometer sensor as one of potential sensors to be used to keep track the utilisation status of infusion pump. The variation of magnetic flux density and its frequency produced by the stepper motor inside the infusion pump is measured and analysed through magnetometer sensor, embedded inside a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) device. Obtained result shows that magnetometer sensor has the potential to track the utilisation status of the tested infusion pumps.