Recognition and localization methods for vision-based fruit picking robots: A review

Y Tang, M Chen, C Wang, L Luo, J Li, G Lian… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The utilization of machine vision and its associated algorithms improves the efficiency,
functionality, intelligence, and remote interactivity of harvesting robots in complex …

[HTML][HTML] Fruit sizing using AI: a review of methods and challenges

JC Miranda, J Gené-Mola, M Zude-Sasse… - Postharvest Biology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fruit size at harvest is an economically important variable for high-quality table fruit
production in orchards and vineyards. In addition, knowing the number and size of the fruit …

Fruit detection and positioning technology for a Camellia oleifera C. Abel orchard based on improved YOLOv4-tiny model and binocular stereo vision

Y Tang, H Zhou, H Wang, Y Zhang - Expert systems with applications, 2023 - Elsevier
In the complex environment of an orchard, changes in illumination, leaf occlusion, and fruit
overlap make it challenging for mobile picking robots to detect and locate oil-seed camellia …

Pineapple (Ananas comosus) fruit detection and localization in natural environment based on binocular stereo vision and improved YOLOv3 model

TH Liu, XN Nie, JM Wu, D Zhang, W Liu, YF Cheng… - Precision …, 2023 - Springer
The detection and localization of pineapple fruit must be successfully conducted to realize
intelligent picking. This paper proposed a method for detecting and localizing pineapples in …

A lightweight cherry tomato maturity real-time detection algorithm based on improved YOLOV5n

C Wang, C Wang, L Wang, J Wang, J Liao, Y Li, Y Lan - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
To enhance the efficiency of mechanical automatic picking of cherry tomatoes in a precision
agriculture environment, this study proposes an improved target detection algorithm based …

Detection the maturity of multi-cultivar olive fruit in orchard environments based on Olive-EfficientDet

X Zhu, F Chen, X Zhang, Y Zheng, X Peng, C Chen - Scientia Horticulturae, 2024 - Elsevier
Olive (Olea europaea L.) fruit maturity detection in orchard environments plays a vital role in
ensuring the quantity and quality of olive oil. However, it is difficult for olive fruit maturity …

Design, development, and performance evaluation of a robot for yield estimation of kiwifruit

J Massah, KA Vakilian, M Shabanian… - … and Electronics in …, 2021 - Elsevier
One of the applications of robotic farmer-assistant platforms equipped with machine vision
systems is the evaluation of production yield before harvest without damaging the product. In …

An end-to-end lightweight model for grape and picking point simultaneous detection

R Zhao, Y Zhu, Y Li - Biosystems Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Grape clusters and their picking point detection (GCPPD) are pivotal in the visual tasks of
automatic grape harvesting. In recent years, much progress has been made in increasing …

Emerging approaches to determine maturity of citrus fruit

AK Gupta, U Pathak, T Tongbram, M Medhi… - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Owing to their health-boosting properties and other appreciable properties, citrus fruit is
widely consumed and commercialized worldwide. Destination markets around the world …

Mechanical harvesting of selected temperate and tropical fruit and nut trees

L Afsah‐Hejri, T Homayouni, A Toudeshki… - Horticultural …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Manual harvesting of fruits is an expensive, time‐consuming, and labor‐intensive operation.
Due to labor shortages in the late 1950s, mechanical harvesters were developed to reduce …