[HTML][HTML] GSE-YOLO: A lightweight and high-precision model for identifying the ripeness of pitaya (dragon fruit) based on the YOLOv8n improvement

Z Qiu, Z Huang, D Mo, X Tian, X Tian - Horticulturae, 2024 - mdpi.com
Pitaya fruit is a significant agricultural commodity in southern China. The traditional method
of determining the ripeness of pitaya by humans is inefficient, it is therefore of the utmost …

Assessment of Woody Breast in Broiler Breast Fillets Using Sinusoidal Illumination Reflectance Imaging Coupled with Surface Profilometry

J Cai, Y Lu - Journal of Food Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Woody breast (WB) myopathy impairs the quality and marketability of poultry products,
leading to significant economic losses for poultry industries worldwide due to product …

A novel approach for measuring the volume of Pleurotus eryngii based on depth camera and improved circular disk method

S Luo, J Tang, J Peng, H Yin - Scientia Horticulturae, 2024 - Elsevier
The volume of Pleurotus eryngii plays an important role in postharvest packaging industry.
The traditional manual detection method is labor-intensive and cannot meet the production …

Mass and volume estimation of diverse kimchi cabbage forms using RGB-D vision and machine learning

HI Yang, SG Min, JH Yang, JB Eun… - Postharvest Biology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study introduces a custom-built RGB-D-based machine vision system designed to
accurately estimate the mass and volume of whole kimchi cabbage (WC) and longitudinally …

[HTML][HTML] Design and preliminary evaluation of automated sweetpotato sorting mechanisms

J Xu, Y Lu - AgriEngineering, 2024 - mdpi.com
Automated sorting of sweetpotatoes is necessary to reduce labor dependence and costs that
are significant at today's sweetpotato packing sheds. Although optical sorters have been …

A smart fruit size measuring method and system in natural environment

B Wang, M Li, Y Wang, Y Li, Z Xiong - Journal of Food Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The measurement of fruit size (length, width, and area) is one of the key components in the
assessment of fruit ripeness for consumption and fruit quality. Due to issues with fruit shape …

Prototyping and evaluation of a novel machine vision system for real-time, automated quality grading of sweetpotatoes

J Xu, Y Lu - Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2024 - Elsevier
Rapid advances in machine vision and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have
generated high interest in developing automated grading and sorting solutions for fresh …

Non-destructive weight prediction model of spherical fruits and vegetables using U-Net Image Segmentation and Machine Learning methods

S Koç, H Kayra - Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2024 - dergipark.org.tr
Artificial intelligence has become increasingly prominent in agriculture and other fields.
Prediction of body weight in animals and plants has been done by humans using many …

Design, Prototyping, and Evaluation of A New Machine Vision-Based Automated Sweetpotato Grading and Sorting System

J Xu, Y Lu, B Deng - Journal of the ASABE, 2024 - elibrary.asabe.org
Highlights A computer algorithm pipeline with YOLOv8 was developed for grading
sweetpotatoes for size and surface defects. Pneumatically powered sorting mechanisms …

A method for visual recognition and length measurement of complex multi-branch cables

Z Wei, B Li, B Xia, W Chen, H Hong, J Xue - Measurement, 2025 - Elsevier
Multi-branch cables are widely used in spacecraft. Cable length measurement is one of the
key aspects of production assembly. Visual measurement methods have been effective in …