Journal
REMOTE SENSING
Volume 12, Issue 15, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/rs12152481
Keywords
eigenvalues; fruit diameter; point cloud; precision horticulture; reflectance
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- PRIMEFRUIT project - Ministerium fur Landliche Entwicklung, Umwelt und Landwirtschaft (MLUL) Brandenburg, Investitionsbank des Landes Brandenburg [80168342]
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Yield monitoring systems in fruit production mostly rely on color features, making the discrimination of fruits challenging due to varying light conditions. The implementation of geometric and radiometric features in three-dimensional space (3D) analysis can alleviate such difficulties improving the fruit detection. In this study, a light detection and range (LiDAR) system was used to scan apple trees before (T-L) and after defoliation (T-D) four times during seasonal tree growth. An apple detection method based on calibrated apparent backscattered reflectance intensity (R-ToF) and geometric features, capturing linearity (L) and curvature (C) derived from the LiDAR 3D point cloud, is proposed. The iterative discretion of apple class from leaves and woody parts was obtained at R-ToF> 76.1%, L < 15.5%, and C > 73.2%. The position of fruit centers in T(L)and in T(D)was compared, showing a root mean square error (RMSE) of 5.7%. The diameter of apples estimated from the foliated trees was related to the reference values based on the perimeter of the fruits, revealing an adjusted coefficient of determination (R-adj(2)) of 0.95 and RMSE of 9.5% at DAFB(120). When comparing the results obtained on foliated and defoliated tree's data, the estimated number of fruit's on foliated trees at DAFB(42), DAFB(70), DAFB(104), and DAFB(120)88.6%, 85.4%, 88.5%, and 94.8% of the ground truth values, respectively. The algorithm resulted in maximum values of 88.2% precision, 91.0% recall, and 89.5 F1 score at DAFB(120). The results point to the high capacity of LiDAR variables [R-ToF, C, L] to localize fruit and estimate its size by means of remote sensing.
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