W. Craig Michie

TL;DR: In this paper, a general theoretical analysis of the influence of systematic errors associated with the measurement process is presented and applied to a range of techniques that are of current inter- est in the literature, including Bragg grating sensors, polarization-maintaining Fabry-Perot interfer- ometers, combined dual-mode interference/polarimetry sensors, and dis- persive Fourier transform spectroscopy measurements.

TL;DR: In this paper, an analysis of an optical current transducer considering in particular the influence of temperature induced variations in the Verdet constant is presented, supported by an experimental evaluation of a prototype OCT over a range of operating temperatures and current values.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated for the first time that by processing the reticuloruminal motion, it is possible to recover rumination periods.

TL;DR: In this article, a study of the data communications requirements for agricultural livestock monitoring applications using wireless sensor networks (WSNs) is presented, where several design challenges are identified and analyzed in depth based on actual global positioning system positioning data gathered from an actual herd of cattle.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed polarimetric and two-mode differential interferometric schemes incorporated in an elliptical core fiber to resolve strain and temperature simultaneously, and the results indicated accuracies of +/- 10 microns/m and +/- 5 C for temperature measurements, respectively.