A smart, multi-configuration, and low-cost system for water turbidity monitoring
Measuring the amount of suspended sediment in rivers is important for a better understanding of phenomena like soil erosion or floods. Since such phenomena are not spatially homogeneous, a distributed measurement approach is required to obtain fine-grained and realistic models. We designed and imple...
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| author | Alessio Vecchio Monica Bini Marco Lazzarotti Marco Luppichini Maurizio Palmieri |
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| description | Measuring the amount of suspended sediment in rivers is important for a better understanding of phenomena like soil erosion or floods. Since such phenomena are not spatially homogeneous, a distributed measurement approach is required to obtain fine-grained and realistic models. We designed and implemented a low-cost, flexible, and smart suspended sediment concentration monitor. The system only uses components that are easy to find and assemble. This, together with the reduced costs, enables the use of multiple instances for distributed monitoring. The system can operate according to different configurations, fixed or mobile, and using a variety of connection technologies, to possibly cover the various necessities that arise from the diverse installation sites. Each measuring unit automatically retrieves its operational parameters, easing the configuration of a possibly large distributed measurement system. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-116aec567d0d4b5ba8bae22b6ef41a332025-08-20T02:52:24ZengElsevierResults in Engineering2590-12302024-12-012410311610.1016/j.rineng.2024.103116A smart, multi-configuration, and low-cost system for water turbidity monitoringAlessio Vecchio0Monica Bini1Marco Lazzarotti2Marco Luppichini3Maurizio Palmieri4Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Via Caruso 16, Pisa, 56122, Italy; Corresponding author.Earth Science Department, University of Pisa, Via S. Maria 53, Pisa, 56126, Italy; Istituto Nazionale di Geofísica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Via Vigna Murata 605, Rome, 00143, Italy; Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca per lo Studio degli Effetti del Cambiamento Climatico (CIRSEC), University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, Pisa, 56124, ItalyEarth Science Department, University of Pisa, Via S. Maria 53, Pisa, 56126, ItalyEarth Science Department, University of Pisa, Via S. Maria 53, Pisa, 56126, ItalyDepartment of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Via Caruso 16, Pisa, 56122, ItalyMeasuring the amount of suspended sediment in rivers is important for a better understanding of phenomena like soil erosion or floods. Since such phenomena are not spatially homogeneous, a distributed measurement approach is required to obtain fine-grained and realistic models. We designed and implemented a low-cost, flexible, and smart suspended sediment concentration monitor. The system only uses components that are easy to find and assemble. This, together with the reduced costs, enables the use of multiple instances for distributed monitoring. The system can operate according to different configurations, fixed or mobile, and using a variety of connection technologies, to possibly cover the various necessities that arise from the diverse installation sites. Each measuring unit automatically retrieves its operational parameters, easing the configuration of a possibly large distributed measurement system.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123024013719TurbiditySensorEnvironmental monitoring |
| spellingShingle | Alessio Vecchio Monica Bini Marco Lazzarotti Marco Luppichini Maurizio Palmieri A smart, multi-configuration, and low-cost system for water turbidity monitoring Results in Engineering Turbidity Sensor Environmental monitoring |
| title | A smart, multi-configuration, and low-cost system for water turbidity monitoring |
| title_full | A smart, multi-configuration, and low-cost system for water turbidity monitoring |
| title_fullStr | A smart, multi-configuration, and low-cost system for water turbidity monitoring |
| title_full_unstemmed | A smart, multi-configuration, and low-cost system for water turbidity monitoring |
| title_short | A smart, multi-configuration, and low-cost system for water turbidity monitoring |
| title_sort | smart multi configuration and low cost system for water turbidity monitoring |
| topic | Turbidity Sensor Environmental monitoring |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123024013719 |
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