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PHYSICAL METHODOLOGIES AND CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR SUSTAINABLE AGROINDUSTRY

Fabio MADONNA PHYSICAL METHODOLOGIES AND CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR SUSTAINABLE AGROINDUSTRY

0722200019
DIPARTIMENTO DI FARMACIA
EQF7
SMART AGRICOLTURE FOR MEDITERRANEAN CROPS
2023/2024

YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2019
AUTUMN SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
642LESSONS
FABIO MADONNA T Curriculum
Objectives
OBJECTIVES: THE LECTURES AIM TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE TOOLS NECESSARY FOR UNDERSTANDING THE PHYSICAL PHENOMENA THAT ARE AT BASIS OF INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ATMOSPHERE AND SOILS AS WELL AS OF METHODS AND SENSORS USED FOR A SMART AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FARMING AND OF THE RELATED INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: THE STUDENT WILL BE CONDUCTED TO LEARN THE BASIC NOTIONS OF PHYSICS NEEDED FOR THE INTERPRETATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENTS OF PHYSICAL VARIABLES RELATED TO THE INTERACTIONS AMONG SOILS, PLANTS AND ATMOSPHERE. KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH PROCESSES IS ESSENTIAL TO IMPLEMENT
ADAPTATION STRATEGY FOR PRESERVING THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION. THE STUDENTS WILL
ALSO LEARN HOW TO MANAGE MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL SYSTEMS USED IN MONITORING PLANTS AND CROPS AGRICULTURAL AND HOW TO ANALYZE AND INTERPRET THE COLLECTED DATA.

ABILITY TO APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE: THE LECTURES HAVE ALSO
THE GOAL TO MAKE THE STUDENT INDEPENDENT IN THE CHOICE OF PHYSICAL VARIABLES, SENSORS AND ALGORITHMS TO BE USED FOR THE ANALYSIS AND THE INTERPRETATION OF CONCRETE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION. GROUP ACTIVITY AND THE ABILITY TO CARRY OUT
PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS IN THE FIELD AND/OR IN THE LABORATORY WILL BE ALSO FOSTERED.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS: THE COURSE WILL TEND TO FOSTER THE STUDENT'S ABILITY TO PRESENT AND DISCUSS THE THE LESSON CONTENT IN A CLEAR AND RIGOROUS WAY. AT THE END OF COURSE, THE STUDENT MUST BE ABLE TO ANALYZE AND DISCUSS IN A MANNER AUTONOMOUS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ONE OR MORE ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES AND THE ISSUE RELATED TO ADAPTATION STRATEGIES.

INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT: STUDENTS ARE GUIDED TO DISCUSS WITH CRITICISM AND RESPONSIBILITY THE CONTENT PROVIDED AND MATURE THEIR OWN OPINION THROUGH THE STUDY OF THE DIDACTIC MATERIALS INDICATED BY THE PROFESSOR.
Prerequisites
BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF MATHS AND PHYSICS
Contents
THE LECTURES ARE DIVIDED INTO THREE MAIN MODULES.

- REMOTE SENSING THEORY AND TECHNIQUES (2 CFU):
SOLAR RADIATION, RADIATION LAWS (KIRCHOFF, STEFAN-BOLTZMANN, WIEN),
SHORTWAVE SOLAR RADIATION, THE EFFECT OF THE ATMOSPHERE, THE
LONG-WAVE TERRESTRIAL RADIATION, VARIOUS TYPES OF SURFACES AND THEIR PROPERTIES
RADIATION. SOIL REMOTE SENSING MEASUREMENTS, REMOTE SENSING SENSORS FROM
SATELLITE, FROM THE GROUND AND AIRPLANE/DRONE. SATELLITE IMAGERY AND THE CORRECTION
ATMOSPHERIC, BEER-BOUGERT-LAMBERT LAW, PLANETARY RADIATIVE BUDGET.
ESSENTIAL CLIMATE VARIABLES, VEGETATION INDICES.

- ELEMENTS OF METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATE SCIENCE (2 CFU):
NOTIONS OF METEOROLOGY, STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION OF THE ATMOSPHERE, TEMPERATURE
OF AIR, ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE AND WEATHER CHARTS, THE BARIC GRADIENT,
THE BARIC FIELD, CYCLONES AND ANTICYCLONES. THE BREEZE, WARM AND COLD FRONTS, HUMIDITY
OF THE AIR, WIND, FOG AND CLOUDS. GREENHOUSE EFFECT, CLIMATE IN RELATION TO THE NATURE
OF THE SURFACE, THE ENERGY AND HYDROLOGIC BALANCE, LATENT HEAT AND TRANSITIONS OF
STATE. EVAPOTRANSPIRATION, CLASSIFICATION OF CLIMATES, ELEMENTS OF DYNAMICS
OF THE ATMOSPHERE, GENERAL CIRCULATION OF THE ATMOSPHERE, DYNAMICS OF
CLIMATE CHANGE, APPLIED ASPECTS OF METEOROLOGY AND
CLIMATOLOGY.

- ELECTRIC FORCES, ELECTRIC FIELDS AND SENSING (2 CFU):
ELECTROSTATICS IN A VACUUM: ELECTRIC CHARGES, ELECTRIC FIELD, ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL, ELECTROSTATIC ENERGY, CAPACITORS,
DIELECTRIC MATERIALS. ELECTRIC CURRENTS, CURRENT INTENSITY AND DENSITY, EQUATION OF
CONTINUITY, CONTINUOUS CURRENTS, ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE, RESISTANCE, LAWS OF OHM AND OF
KIRCHHOFF, ELECTRICAL POWER, ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS. SENSORS AND DIGITAL DEVICES FOR
PRECISION AGRICULTURE, POSITION, OPTICAL, ELECTROCHEMICAL, MECHANICAL SENSORS;
HUMIDITY, RADIATION, LUMINOSITY, TEMPERATURE, WIND, RAIN SENSORS. STATIONS
METEOROLOGICAL, ARDUINO TECHNOLOGY.

IN INTRODUCING THE COURSE, THE PROFESSOR WILL ALSO RECALL ELEMENTS OF
STATISTICS NEEDED FOR DATA ANALYSIS, INTERPRETATION OF THE EXAMPLES PROVIDED
AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF APPLICATIONS BY THE STUDENTS.
Teaching Methods
DURATION OF THE LECTURES: 42 HOURS
Verification of learning
ACHIEVEMENT OF THE OBJECTIVES WILL BE CERTIFIED BY AN ORAL FINAL EXAMINATION WITH A
GRADE IN THIRTIETHS. THE EXAMINATION WILL INVOLVE AN INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES AND PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND ADAPTATION OF PRODUCTION WITH RESPECT TO CLIMATE VARIABILITY.
THE EVALUATION WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE QUALITY OF THE ENTIRE EXAMINATION. NO INTERMEDIATE TESTS ARE FORESEEN.
Texts
THE BOOKS LISTED HERE REPRESENT SOME POSSIBLE OPTIONS THAT CAN COVER
COMPLETELY THE CONTENT COVERED IN THE LECTURES. HOWEVER, THE PROFESSOR WILL PROVIDE
HANDOUTS IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE STUDENTS' COURSEWORK.
FOR MANY OF THE REPORTED BOOKS ENGLISH VERSIONS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE.

- R. DE LUCA, F. ROMEO - FISICA IN 48 ORE: MECCANICA ELETTRICITA' E MAGNETISMO - EDISES 2023. 
- R. A. SERWAY, J. W. JEWETT JR. - PRINCIPI DI FISICA – EDISES 2022. 
- D. HALLIDAY, R. RESNICK, J. WALKE - FONDAMENTI DI FISICA (VOLUME UNICO) - CASA
EDITRICE AMBROSIANA 2015. 
- R. CASA - AGRICOLTURA DI PRECISIONE. METODI E TECNOLOGIE PER MIGLIORARE
L'EFFICIENZA E LA SOSTENIBILITA'; DEI SISTEMI COLTURALI - EDAGRICOLE-NEW BUSINESS MEDIA 2016.
- J. M. WALLACE E PETER V. HOBBS - ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE, AN INTRODUCTORY
SURVEY. SECOND EDITION ACADEMIC PRESS 2006.
- MARZANO FRANK S., VISCONTI GUIDO - REMOTE SENSING OF ATMOSPHERE AND
OCEAN FROM SPACE: MODELS, INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES - SPRINGER
NETHERLANDS 2002.
- J. R. TAYLOR, INTRODUZIONE ALL'ANALISI DEGLI ERRORI. LO STUDIO DELLE INCERTEZZE
NELLE MISURE FISICHE – ZANICHELLI 1999.
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