Robotic harvesting of Gerbera Jamesonii based on detection and three-dimensional modeling of cut flower pedicels

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 85-92

  Rath, Thomas ^a   Kawollek, Marco ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Automated harvest; Gerbera; Image processing; Robotics; Three dimensional modeling

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; HARVESTING; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING SYSTEMS; INFRARED DEVICES; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS; TEST FACILITIES;

3-D MODELS; A PLANTS; ANALYTIC METHODS; AUTOMATED HARVEST; COLLISION-FREE PATHS; CUT FLOWERS; DIGITAL IMAGES; GERBERA; HARVEST RATES; HIGH RESOLUTIONS; IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; IMAGE PROCESSING ALGORITHMS; IMAGE SERIES; NEAR INFRA REDS; PATH-PLANNING; ROBOT CONTROLS; SPATIAL COORDINATES; STEREO CAMERA SYSTEMS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ALGORITHM; DICOTYLEDON; DIGITAL IMAGE; HARVESTING; HORTICULTURE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; ROBOTICS;

GERBERA; GERBERA JAMESONII;

EID: 61349084797     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2008.12.006     Document Type: Article

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