Agronav: Autonomous navigation framework for agricultural robots and vehicles using semantic segmentation and semantic line detection

SK Panda, Y Lee, MK Jawed - Proceedings of the IEEE/CVF …, 2023 - openaccess.thecvf.com
The successful implementation of vision-based navigation in agricultural fields hinges upon
two critical components: 1) the accurate identification of key components within the scene …

Robust joint stem detection and crop‐weed classification using image sequences for plant‐specific treatment in precision farming

P Lottes, J Behley, N Chebrolu, A Milioto… - Journal of Field …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Conventional farming still relies on large quantities of agrochemicals for weed management
which have several negative side‐effects on the environment. Autonomous robots offer the …

Weed growth stage estimator using deep convolutional neural networks

N Teimouri, M Dyrmann, PR Nielsen, SK Mathiassen… - Sensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
This study outlines a new method of automatically estimating weed species and growth
stages (from cotyledon until eight leaves are visible) of in situ images covering 18 weed …

Visual servoing-based navigation for monitoring row-crop fields

A Ahmadi, L Nardi, N Chebrolu… - 2020 IEEE International …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Autonomous navigation is a pre-requisite for field robots to carry out precision agriculture
tasks. Typically, a robot has to navigate along a crop field multiple times during a season for …

Joint stem detection and crop-weed classification for plant-specific treatment in precision farming

P Lottes, J Behley, N Chebrolu… - 2018 IEEE/RSJ …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Applying agrochemicals is the default procedure for conventional weed control in crop
production, but has negative impacts on the environment. Robots have the potential to treat …

Crop detection technologies, mechanical weeding executive parts and working performance of intelligent mechanical weeding: a review

M **ang, M Qu, G Wang, Z Ma, X Chen… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Weeding is a key link in agricultural production. Intelligent mechanical weeding is
recognized as environmentally friendly, and it profoundly alleviates labor intensity compared …

In different weed distributions, the dynamic coverage algorithm for mechanical selective weeding robot

Y Wang, Y Ye, H Wu, K Tao, M Qian - Computers and Electronics in …, 2024 - Elsevier
A weeding robot's working range and accuracy are vital indicators of the robot. Selective
weeding robots can accurately weed and have higher control requirements. We designed …

An effective multi-cue positioning system for agricultural robotics

M Imperoli, C Potena, D Nardi… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The self-localization capability is a crucial component for Unmanned Ground Vehicles in
farming applications. Approaches based solely on visual cues or on a low-cost Global …

Towards autonomous visual navigation in arable fields

A Ahmadi, M Halstead, C McCool - 2022 IEEE/RSJ International …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Autonomous navigation of a robot in agricultural fields is essential for every task from crop
monitoring to weed management and fertilizer application. Many current approaches rely on …

RTD-SEPs: Real-time detection of stem emerging points and classification of crop-weed for robotic weed control in producing tomato

R Raja, TT Nguyen, VL Vuong, DC Slaughter… - Biosystems …, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Proposed a real-time in-row crop detection and classification algorithm.•Novel
crop signalling technique to help in distinguishing crops from in-row weeds.•Computer …