System and method for measuring soil properties characteristics using electromagnetic propagation
AssigneeVayyar Imaging Ltd.
InventorsHarel GOLOMBEK, Shachar SHAYOVITZ
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Abstract
A system and methods for measuring soil properties characteristics, the system comprising: at least one probe configured to be inserted into the soil, the probe comprising a plurality of antennas; a radio link characterization unit for transmitting a radio signal from at least one of the antennas and receiving a propagated radio signal from at least one of the antennas to yield at least one radio link; and a processor for converting the radio link characteristics into the soil properties characteristics.
Claims20
A system for measuring properties of soil, the system comprising:
- at least one probe configured and operable to be inserted into said soil;
- at least one Radio Frequency (RF) antenna array, said at least one RF antenna array comprising a plurality of antennas rigidly attached to said at least one probe for transmitting RF signals into the soil and receiving reflected RF signals;
- a radio link characterization unit configured and operable to:
- transmit the RF signals from an antenna selected out of said plurality of antennas;
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- receive the reflected RF signals at an at least one another antenna out of said plurality of antennas to yield at least one radio link, said radio link comprising propagation of the RF signals in said soil;
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- at least one processing unit configured and operable to convert characteristics of said at least one radio link into data relating to characteristics of properties of said soil.
A method for measuring characteristics of properties of soil, the method comprising:
- transmitting one or more Radio Frequency (RF) signals into the soil from an antenna array, said antenna array comprising a plurality of antennas rigidly attached to at least one probe, said at least one probe is configured and operable to be inserted into said soil;
- receiving the reflected RF signals at at least one another antenna out of said plurality of antennas to yield at least one radio link, said radio link comprising a propagation of the RF signals in said soil;
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- converting characteristics of said at least one radio link into the characteristics of the properties of the soil by at least one processing unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.