3-D imaging systems for agricultural applications—a review

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2016, Pages

  Vázquez Arellano, Manuel ^a   Griepentrog, Hans W ^a   Reiser, David ^a   Paraforos, Dimitris S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

3 D sensors; Agricultural automation; Agricultural robotics; Interferometry; Optical triangulation; Time of flight

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COMPUTER VISION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; INTERFEROMETRY; MACHINERY; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS;

3D-IMAGING SYSTEMS; AGRICULTURAL ROBOTICS; ARTIFICIAL MARKERS; EFFICIENCY INCREASE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRUCTURE; OPTICAL TRIANGULATIONS; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D); TIME OF FLIGHT;

AGRICULTURE;

EID: 84964808127     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s16050618     Document Type: Review

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