Machine learning based analysis of night-time images for yield prediction in apple orchard

R Linker - Biosystems engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
A procedure for identifying apples in night-time orchard images was developed and tested
on two datasets totalling over 550 images of Golden Delicious trees captured on two years …

Apple detection in nighttime tree images using the geometry of light patches around highlights

R Linker, E Kelman - Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2015 - Elsevier
Detection of fruit in tree images has been the focus of numerous studies. Although most
studies considered approaches based primarily on color analysis, the major drawback of …

A procedure for estimating the number of green mature apples in night-time orchard images using light distribution and its application to yield estimation

R Linker - Precision Agriculture, 2017 - Springer
A procedure for estimating the number of mature apples in orchard images captured at night-
time with artificial illumination was developed and its potential for estimating yield was …

Automating mango crop yield estimation

AB Payne, KB Walsh, PP Subedi - XXIX International Horticultural …, 2014 - actahort.org
Several imaging technologies were assessed for determination of mango crop load,
including hyperspectral and thermal imaging, but with preference given to RGB imaging …

Estimation of apple orchard yield using night time imaging

R Linker, E Kelman, O Cohen - Precision agriculture'15, 2015 - brill.com
This work investigates the potential of night time imaging for estimating apple orchard yield.
Forty two trees were photographed from two sides with cameras mounted at three heights …