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Using robots to harvest sweet peppers in protected cropping environments has remained unsolved despite considerable effort by the research community over several decades. In this paper, we present the robotic harvester, Harvey, designed for…

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Autonomous aerial harvesting is a highly complex problem because it requires numerous interdisciplinary algorithms to be executed on mini low-powered computing devices. Object detection is one such algorithm that is compute-hungry. In this…

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This article exemplifies the design of a fruit detection and classification system using Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN). The goal is to develop a system that automatically assesses fruit quality for farm inventory management.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-08-01 Beatriz Díaz Peón , Jorge Torres Gómez , Ariel Fajardo Márquez

Image-based machine learning models can be used to make the sorting and grading of agricultural products more efficient. In many regions, implementing such systems can be difficult due to the lack of centralization and automation of…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-01-11 Manuel Knott , Fernando Perez-Cruz , Thijs Defraeye

We present an innovative approach leveraging Physics-Guided Neural Networks (PGNNs) for enhancing agricultural quality assessments. Central to our methodology is the application of physics-guided inverse regression, a technique that…

To maximize palm oil yield and quality, it is essential to harvest palm fruit at the optimal maturity stage. This project aims to develop an automated computer vision system capable of accurately classifying palm fruit images into five…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-02-28 Mingqiang Han , Chunlin Yi

Early-stage plant density is an essential trait that determines the fate of a genotype under given environmental conditions and management practices. The use of RGB images taken from UAVs may replace traditional visual counting in fields…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-09-07 Kaaviya Velumani , Raul Lopez-Lozano , Simon Madec , Wei Guo , Joss Gillet , Alexis Comar , Frederic Baret

Land use classification of low resolution spatial imagery is one of the most extensively researched fields in remote sensing. Despite significant advancements in satellite technology, high resolution imagery lacks global coverage and can be…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-04-24 John Brandt

This paper describes an approach of creating a system identifying fruit and vegetables in the retail market using images captured with a video camera attached to the system. The system helps the customers to label desired fruits and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-10-19 Frida Femling , Adam Olsson , Fernando Alonso-Fernandez

Practical automated detection and diagnosis of plant disease from wide-angle images (i.e. in-field images containing multiple leaves using a fixed-position camera) is a very important application for large-scale farm management, in view of…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-11-25 Katsumasa Suwa , Quan Huu Cap , Ryunosuke Kotani , Hiroyuki Uga , Satoshi Kagiwada , Hitoshi Iyatomi

The optimisation of crop harvesting processes for commonly cultivated crops is of great importance in the aim of agricultural industrialisation. Nowadays, the utilisation of machine vision has enabled the automated identification of crops,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-01-30 Hongyu Zhao , Zezhi Tang , Zhenhong Li , Yi Dong , Yuancheng Si , Mingyang Lu , George Panoutsos

Post-harvest fruit quality assessment is essential for reducing food waste, yet reliable non-destructive methods typically depend on expensive hyperspectral cameras and computationally intensive deep learning models. These systems typically…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-28 Phongsakon Mark Konrad , Casper Kunstmann-Olsen , Jacek Fiutowski , Serkan Ayvaz

Fruit monitoring plays an important role in crop management, and rising global fruit consumption combined with labor shortages necessitates automated monitoring with robots. However, occlusions from plant foliage often hinder accurate shape…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-02-25 Shaoxiong Yao , Sicong Pan , Maren Bennewitz , Kris Hauser

Reducing the use of agrochemicals is an important component towards sustainable agriculture. Robots that can perform targeted weed control offer the potential to contribute to this goal, for example, through specialized weeding actions such…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-06-12 Philipp Lottes , Jens Behley , Andres Milioto , Cyrill Stachniss

In response to the increasing demand for efficient and non-invasive methods to estimate food weight, this paper presents a vision-based approach utilizing 2D images. The study employs a dataset of 2380 images comprising fourteen different…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-05-28 Chathura Wimalasiri , Prasan Kumar Sahoo

The human labour required for tree crop harvesting is a major cost component in fruit production and is increasing. To address this, many existing research works have sought to demonstrate commercially viable robotic harvesting for tree…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-10-05 Jasper Brown , Salah Sukkarieh

Shape estimation of sweetpotato (SP) storage roots is inherently challenging due to their varied size and shape characteristics. Even measuring "simple" metrics, such as length and width, requires significant time investments either…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-08-17 Hoang M. Nguyen , Sydney Gyurek , Russell Mierop , Kenneth V. Pecota , Kylie LaGamba , Michael Boyette , G. Craig Yencho , Cranos M. Williams , Michael W. Kudenov

Estimating accurate and reliable fruit and vegetable counts from images in real-world settings, such as orchards, is a challenging problem that has received significant recent attention. Estimating fruit counts before harvest provides…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-08-25 Nicolai Häni , Pravakar Roy , Volkan Isler

The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for smart agriculture is becoming increasingly popular. This is evidenced by recent scientific works, as well as the various competitions organised on this topic. Therefore, in this work we present…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-03-18 Hubert Szolc , Mateusz Wasala , Remigiusz Mietla , Kacper Iwicki , Tomasz Kryjak

Fine-grained fruit classification is a critical yet challenging task in agricultural computer vision, primarily hindered by a severe shortage of high-quality datasets and the high visual similarity between classes. To address these…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-05-21 Enhui Yu , Junhui Li , Ruitong Lu , Jialu Li , Youshan Zhang