STICHTING SRON NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SPACE RESEARCH
发明人:
Andrei Mikhailovitch BARYCHEV,Alena Vladimirovna BELITSKAYA,Andrey Vyacheslavovich KHUDCHENKO,Antonius Henricus Maria Catharina BALTISSEN
申请号：
US14910469
公开号：
US20160174456A1
申请日:
2013.08.05
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2016
代理人:
摘要：
A apparatus and method for estimating a germination ability of a seed comprises a terahertz signal source for emitting a terahertz signal towards the seed, a detector for detecting at least part of the terahertz signal having interacted with the seed, a scanner for moving the support relative to the terahertz signal to provide a scan of the seed, a data processing device for forming an image data from the detected terahertz signal as obtained for a plurality of positions during the scan of the seed, and a decision support system for providing an estimate of the germination ability from the image data. In an embodiment, the terahertz signal source is arranged for emitting a continuous or pulse wave signal, and wherein the detector is arranged for detecting an amplitude and a phase of the terahertz signal having interacted with the seed. A signal representing an outcome of the estimation may control a separator to separate seeds according to their estimated germination ability.
