Measurement and Instrumentation

Lincoln Ventures has an enviable record for the pragmatic application of measurement technologies and sensors to real, agricultural measurement situations. 


Our objective may be new or improved management techniques or new product opportunities, for land based industries and companies supporting them.

 

List of Projects:

 

- Frost detection
- Torque measurement
- Soil moisture measurement
- Electric fencing
- Dairy projects

 

Publications:

 

Woodhead, I. M.; Buchan, G. D.; Christie, J. H.; Irie, K. A. (2003). A General Dielectric Model for Time Domain Reflectometry.  /Biosystems Engineering, 86:207-216/.

 

 Woodhead, I; Buchan, G; Kulasiri, D; Christie, J; (2001). Non-invasive measurement of moisture distribution using TDR, Fourth Workshop on Electromagnetic Wave Interaction with Water and Moist Substances, Weimar, Germany, 143-150.

 

Sheen, NI; Woodhead, IM. (1999). Calibration of an Open-Ended Coaxial Probe for Broad- Band Permittivity Measurement of Agricultural Products. Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research, 74(2):193-202.

Key contacts

Ian Woodhead

Sean Richards

Related links

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Livestock Improvement Co.