Initial Study of Electrical Capacitance Tomography for Detecting Agarwood

Authors

  • Muhammad Aiqil Sarudin Faculty of Electrical & Electronics Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
  • Yasmin Abdul Wahab Faculty of Electrical & Electronics Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
  • Ain Eazriena Che Man Faculty of Electrical & Electronics Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
  • Nurhafizah Abu Talip Yusof Faculty of Electrical & Electronics Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia; 2Centre for Research in Advanced Fluid & Processes (Fluid Centre), Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, 26300 Gambang, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
  • Rohana Abdul Karim Faculty of Electrical & Electronics Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
  • Suzanna Ridzuan Aw Faculty of Electrical & Automation Engineering Technology, Terengganu Advance Technical Institute University College (TATiUC), Jalan Panchor, Telok Kalong, 24000 Kemaman, Terengganu, Malaysia
  • Juliza Jamaludin Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Bandar Baru Nilai, 71800, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
  • Jaysuman Puspanathan School of Biomedical Engineering & Health Science, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
  • Elmy Johana Mohamed Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Parit Raja, Batu Pahat,Johor, Malaysia
  • Ruzairi Abdul Rahim Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Parit Raja, Batu Pahat,Johor, Malaysia
  • Sia Yee Yu LOGO Solution Sdn. Bhd., Suite 0525, Level 5, Wisma SP Setia, Jalan Indah 15, Bukit Indah, 79100 Iskandar Puteri Johor Malaysia

Abstract

This study investigates the use of electrical capacitance tomography (ECT) as a non-invasive method to monitor the quantity of agarwood in a tree. Previous methods like sonic, magnetic inductive, and microwave tomography have been used, but it's unclear if voltage variations in resin regions are significant. The ECT system was developed using COMSOL Multiphysics software, modeling 8 electrodes in a 2-dimensional setup. The electrical potential distribution and performance analysis of the ECT model were evaluated for different agarwood locations, shapes, and sizes. The forward problem was solved using COMSOL, and tomogram images were obtained using a linear back-projection algorithm in MATLAB. The images closely matched the reference image based on the mean structural similarity index (MSSIM) values. This suggests the potential for accurately reconstructing agarwood images using ECT.

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Published

2023-12-30

How to Cite

[1]
M. A. Sarudin, “Initial Study of Electrical Capacitance Tomography for Detecting Agarwood”, TSSA, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 33–39, Dec. 2023.

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2023): Volume 6, Issue 2 (2023)

Section

Articles