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| PiCUS Sonic Tomograph |
This entry is about a tool or instrument called PiCUS Sonic Tomography. It is a tool to detect damage inside the tree trunk and show exactly where's the location of the damage within the tree. That is two of its feature which is very helpful in assisting arborist in maintaining the trees especially ornamental trees.
| Sound wave travel slowly through damage (degraded) area |
The tool used the concept of time of flight over distance between sensors. When a sound wave travel through a damaged tree trunk, the time of flight will be longer compared to a healthy tree.
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| Tomogram of internal tree trunk condition |
Based on this formula, PiCUS Sonic Tomography generates an imagery called tomogram that shows the internal condition of using 3 groups of colour:
1. Brown/black (healthy tree)
2. Green (early degradation)
3. Violet/blue/white (severely damaged tree)
2. Green (early degradation)
3. Violet/blue/white (severely damaged tree)
This technology is very reliable as it can shows the damage (along with percentage) and the location of damage at site which is highly recommended for maintaining the trees. Hopefully, it can be improve more to make it more reliable in the future such as smaller components (the equipments is packed in a big and heavy safety casing).
So, see y'all on the next entry.
So, see y'all on the next entry.
This is fascinating. Frankly, I don't know why more people aren't talking about this technology. I love the concept of a tree ultrasound--the trees in my area are big business and a big attraction. Being able to see what's inside without cutting them open? That's a game changer. Thanks for your post. http://www.australiantreeconsultants.com.au/picus-sonic
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