Sensing and Artificial Perception for Robots in Precision Forestry: A Survey

JF Ferreira, D Portugal, ME Andrada, P Machado… - Robotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Artificial perception for robots operating in outdoor natural environments, including forest
scenarios, has been the object of a substantial amount of research for decades. Regardless …

[HTML][HTML] An advanced software platform and algorithmic framework for mobile dbh data acquisition

J Zhang, H Liang, S Tong, Y Zhou, J Kan - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
Rapid and precise tree Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) measurement is pivotal in forest
inventories. While the recent advancements in LiDAR and Structure from Motion (SFM) …

Harnessing synthetic data for enhanced detection of Pine Wilt Disease: An image classification approach

Y Jung, S Byun, B Kim, SU Amin, S Seo - Computers and Electronics in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Pine Wilt Disease (PWD) is a devastating disease that affects forest ecosystems
and has no known cure. Early detection is essential for suppressing infections of PWD …

Survey on Datasets for Perception in Unstructured Outdoor Environments

P Mortimer, M Maehlisch - arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.18750, 2024 - arxiv.org
Perception is an essential component of pipelines in field robotics. In this survey, we
quantitatively compare publicly available datasets available in unstructured outdoor …

Focusing on Object Extremities for Tree Instance Segmentation in Forest Environments

R Condat, P Vasseur, G Allibert - IEEE Robotics and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As part of the development of many robotic systems for the forestry sector, forest scene
understanding requires the use of computer vision algorithms. However, this dense and …

Estimation of log-gripping position using instance segmentation for autonomous log loading

K Usui - International Journal of Forest Engineering, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Autonomous forestry machinery is necessary both to ensure safety and improve productivity.
Previous research related to automation technology for forestry machinery has mainly …

TimberVision: A Multi-Task Dataset and Framework for Log-Component Segmentation and Tracking in Autonomous Forestry Operations

D Steininger, J Simon, A Trondl, M Murschitz - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2025 - arxiv.org
Timber represents an increasingly valuable and versatile resource. However, forestry
operations such as harvesting, handling and measuring logs still require substantial human …

An Open Source Simulation Toolbox for Annotation of Images and Point Clouds in Agricultural Scenarios

D Guevara, A Joshi, P Raja, E Forrestel… - … Symposium on Visual …, 2023 - Springer
In recent years, the utilization of RGB cameras and LiDAR sensors in agricultural settings
has surged, leading to an expanded application of machine learning techniques …

Investigating the Impact of Point Cloud Density on Semantic Segmentation Performance Using Virtual Lidar in Boreal Forest

O Stocker, RM Kouhi, E Guilbert… - IGARSS 2023-2023 …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Virtual LiDAR Scan (VLS) serves as a powerful tool for the replication of real world
conditions and can assist with the calibration of LiDAR systems. In this study, we utilize …

[PDF][PDF] Leveraging Prompt-Based Segmentation Models and Large Dataset to Improve Detection of Trees

V Grondin, P Massicotte, M Gaha… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - assets.pubpub.org
The abundance of unlabeled forest images on the web is a powerful yet untapped resource
to train forestry vision models. Two key challenges limiting the use of these unlabeled …