Feature extraction of near-spherical fruit with partial occlusion for robotic harvesting

Maejo International Journal of Science and Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 435-445

  Qiang, Lü ^a,b   Huazhu, Lu ^a   Jianrong, Cai ^a   Jiewen, Zhao ^a   YongPing, Li ^a   Fang, Zhou ^a  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HENAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Feature extraction; Least square circle fitting (LSCF); Machine vision; Near spherical fruits; Robotic harvesting

Indexed keywords

EID: 78549238898     PISSN: 19057873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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