System for in-situ detection of plant exposure to trichloroethylene (TCE)
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1. A system for detecting a plant'"'"'s exposure to trichloroethylene (TCE), comprising:
- a source of white light wherein said white light is adapted to impinge upon a plant'"'"'s leaf for interaction therewith, and wherein said interaction produces interacted light;
a light detector positioned to detect at least one spectral band of said interacted light, wherein said at least one spectral band is from the 400-1000 nanometer spectra of wavelengths;
a processor coupled to said light detector for performing comparisons between photonic energy of said interacted light at said at least one spectral band thereof and reference data defining spectral responses indicative of plant exposure to TCE; and
an output device coupled to said processor for providing indications of said comparisons.
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Abstract
A system detects a plant'"'"'s exposure to trichloroethylene (TCE) through plant leaf imaging. White light impinging upon a plant'"'"'s leaf interacts therewith to produce interacted light. A detector is positioned to detect at least one spectral band of the interacted light. A processor coupled to the detector performs comparisons between photonic energy of the interacted light at the one or more spectral bands thereof and reference data defining spectral responses indicative of leaf exposure to TCE. An output device coupled to the processor provides indications of the comparisons.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for detecting a plant'"'"'s exposure to trichloroethylene (TCE), comprising:
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a source of white light wherein said white light is adapted to impinge upon a plant'"'"'s leaf for interaction therewith, and wherein said interaction produces interacted light; a light detector positioned to detect at least one spectral band of said interacted light, wherein said at least one spectral band is from the 400-1000 nanometer spectra of wavelengths; a processor coupled to said light detector for performing comparisons between photonic energy of said interacted light at said at least one spectral band thereof and reference data defining spectral responses indicative of plant exposure to TCE; and an output device coupled to said processor for providing indications of said comparisons. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for detecting plant exposure to trichloroethylene (TCE), comprising:
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a source of white light wherein said white light is adapted to impinge upon a plant'"'"'s leaf for interaction therewith, and wherein said interaction produces interacted light; a light detector positioned to detect at least one spectral band of said interacted light, wherein said at least one spectral band is from the 400-1000 nanometer spectra of wavelengths; a hand-held housing supporting said source of white light and said light detector, said hand-held housing adapted to position said source of white light and said light detector on one side of the plant'"'"'s leaf; a processor coupled to said light detector for performing comparisons between photonic energy of said interacted light at said at least one spectral band thereof and reference data defining spectral responses indicative of plant exposure to TCE; and an output device coupled to said processor for providing indications of said comparisons. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for detecting the presence of trichloroethylene (TCE) in plant leaves, comprising:
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a source of white light wherein said white light is adapted to impinge upon a plant'"'"'s leaf for interaction therewith, and wherein said interaction produces interacted light; a spectrograph for separating said interacted light into said at least one spectral band thereof, wherein said at least one spectral band is from the 400-1000 nanometer spectra of wavelengths; a camera coupled to said spectrograph for measuring photonic energy of said interacted light at each said at least one spectral band thereof; a processor coupled to said camera for performing comparisons between photonic energy of said interacted light at said at least one spectral band thereof and reference data defining spectral responses indicative of plant exposure to TCE; and an output device coupled to said processor for providing at least one of visual indications and audible indications of said comparisons. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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