An image processing algorithm for detecting in-line potato tubers without singulation

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 239-244

  Al Mallahi, A ^a   Kataoka, T ^a   Okamoto, H ^a   Shibata, Y ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clod; Image processing; Machine vision; Potato harvester; Singulation

Indexed keywords

CLOD; CONTACT POINTS; IMAGE PROCESSING ALGORITHM; IN-LINE; MACHINE VISION; POTATO HARVESTER; POTATO TUBERS; SINGULATION;

COMPUTER VISION; END EFFECTORS; HARVESTERS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; SCANNING;

CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS;

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; ALGORITHM; HARVESTING; IMAGE PROCESSING; POTATO; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TUBER;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 72149086116     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2009.11.001     Document Type: Article

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