Versatile sensors can be used for in-field extraction of information about agricultural crops despite extremely challenging conditions including sensing through wet soil or through the hard thick skin of the crop itself.
With the goal of increasing the accuracy and energy-efficiency of sensors and making them more versatile, this research will attempt to create multi-purpose, tunable sensors that couple multiple sensing modalities (like magnetic resonance, radar, optical spectroscopy, etc.). In constructing these complex devices, this work aims to extract crucial data even in the most challenging sensing conditions in agricultural fields, factories, or other environments.