An electronic portable device design to spectroscopically assess fruit quality

Authors

ALİ SARIKAŞ
MERVE DOĞRUYOL BAŞAR

DOI

10.3906/elk-1610-12

Abstract

As a rapid and nondestructive sensing technique, reflection spectroscopy is useful in monitoring and managing horticultural production; in other words, the ripening of fruits and vegetables can be evaluated using reflection spectroscopy. Based on laboratory data obtained from an ultraviolet/visible/near-infrared (UV/Vis/NIR) spectrophotometer with a diffuse reflectance accessory, we developed a prototype handheld device. The device operates at a range of 400 nm to 1100 nm (blue, green, red, and NIR). LEDs, photodiodes, a microcontroller, digital-to-analog converters, a graphical LCD display, and a keypad were used for instrumentation. With our user-friendly software interface, measurements can be performed and controlled in real time, and measured data can be transferred to a computer using Bluetooth technology. This method of processing and evaluating data is easily managed.

Keywords

Nondestructive testing, visible/near-infrared diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, fruit quality assessment, handheld device, Bluetooth

First Page

4063

Last Page

4076

Recommended Citation

SARIKAŞ, ALİ and BAŞAR, MERVE DOĞRUYOL (2017) "An electronic portable device design to spectroscopically assess fruit quality," Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences: Vol. 25: No. 5, Article 46. https://doi.org/10.3906/elk-1610-12
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/elektrik/vol25/iss5/46