Moisture Content Measurement System for Corn Grains based on Microwave Signal and Machine Learning
摘要
Moisture content is a critical indicator determining corn’s storage stability, processing performance, and trade value, which makes accurate and rapid measurement essential for optimizing the corn supply chain. This study proposes a non-destructive measurement method based on microwave technology. The experimental setup comprises a microwave pseudo waveguide and transceiver probe antennas. Scattering parameters were used to characterize the system and collected via a vector network analyzer. By analyzing the interaction between microwaves and corn samples, scattering parameters were correlated with moisture content data obtained from the traditional gravimetric method. A predictive model was developed using an autoencoder and multilayer perceptron regression algorithms, achieving excellent performance with a coefficient of determination of 0.9832, root mean square error of 0.0103, and mean absolute error of 0.0088. This method exhibits non-destructive, non-contact, and rapid measurement capabilities, suitable for real-time and online applications, thereby contributing to the advancement of intelligent management in agriculture.