Machine learning-assisted wood materials: Applications and future prospects

Y Feng, S Mekhilef, D Hui, CL Chow, D Lau - Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
Wood and wood-based materials, surpassing their conventional image as mere stems and
branches of trees, have found extensive utilization in diverse industrial sectors due to their …

[HTML][HTML] Remote Sensing Technology for Observing Tree Mortality and Its Influences on Carbon–Water Dynamics

M Ni, Q Wu, G Li, D Li - Forests, 2025 - mdpi.com
Trees are indispensable to ecosystems, yet mortality rates have been increasing due to the
abnormal changes in forest growth environments caused by frequent extreme weather …

[HTML][HTML] Species-specific machine learning models for UAV-based forest health monitoring: Revealing the importance of the BNDVI

S Ecke, F Stehr, J Dempewolf, J Frey, HJ Klemmt… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Exploring the capabilities of remote sensing technologies for identifying stress responses in
trees due to environmental pressures is crucial for comprehension, management, and …

Potential of Lightweight drones and object-oriented image segmentation in Forest Plantation Assessment

J Dixit, AK Bhardwaj, SK Gupta, SK Singh, G Meraj… - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
Forests play a vital role in maintaining ecological balance and provide numerous benefits.
The monitoring and managing of large-scale forest plantations can be challenging and …

Design of a multi-component system-based fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle maintenance policy and its case study

G Liu, X Li, S Sun, X Zhao, B Li - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
At present, flight vehicle structure maintenance is undergoing a paradigm shift from
preventive maintenance depending on calendar time and flight cycle to condition-based …

[HTML][HTML] Estimation of Tree Vitality Reduced by Pine Needle Disease Using Multispectral Drone Images

L Huo, I Matsiakh, J Bohlin, M Cleary - Remote Sensing, 2025 - mdpi.com
Multispectral imagery from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can provide high-resolution
data to map tree mortality caused by pests or diseases. Although many studies have …

[HTML][HTML] Individual Tree Crown Detection and Classification of Live and Dead Trees Using a Mask Region-Based Convolutional Neural Network (Mask R-CNN)

S Yao, Z Hao, CJ Post, EA Mikhailova, L Lin - Forests, 2024 - mdpi.com
Map** the distribution of living and dead trees in forests, particularly in ecologically fragile
areas where forests serve as crucial ecological environments, is essential for assessing …

A Multi-Feature Fusion Network for Tree Species Classification Based on Ground-Based LiDAR Data

Y Liu, Y Chen, Z Liu, J Chen… - IEEE Journal of Selected …, 2025 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) holds considerable promise for tree species
classification. Existing networks that utilize point clouds of individual trees have shown …

Leveraging deep learning for identification of medicinal plant species

HA Vidya, N Murthy, DK Thara - 2024 International Conference …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Identifying medicinal plant species is crucial in plant taxonomy because it allows us to
harness the therapeutic properties of medicinal plants for human health. This information …

Evaluation of Selected Digital Elevation Models over a Tropical Rainforest: A Case Study at Brunei Darussalam's Tropical Rainforest

E Zadbagher, K Becek, AM Marangoz… - Journal of the Indian …, 2025 - Springer
Vegetation cover is critical in supporting our lives by maintaining many ecological and
environmental services. As part of the vegetation cover, forests are the most essential …