Concept and Design of a Positioning System for Sensors in Grain Storages

Abstract

Grain storage techniques play an important role in the food supply chain when it comes to food waste. The project BulkID is being developed with the aim of controlling cereal spoilage while being stored, and the theoretical work in this thesis is carried out as part of it. This bulk monitoring is achieved with the help of spherical sensors, and the research goal of this study is to establish a reliable and efficient procedure for placing the rounded prototypes among stored grains. In this investigation, the location of the spheres is acutely studied, for the reason that the defined dispersion should fulfil the necessary conditions for an adequate monitoring.