Journal
COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE
Volume 94, Issue -, Pages 29-37Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2013.02.009
Keywords
Segmentation; Support vector machine; Otsu's method; Automatic thresholding; Apple sorting and grading
Funding
- Michigan Apple Committee under the Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement [58-3635-9-570]
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Segmentation is the first step in image analysis to subdivide an image into meaningful regions. It directly affects the subsequent image analysis outcomes. This paper reports on the development of an automatic adjustable algorithm for segmentation of color images, using linear support vector machine (SVM) and Otsu's thresholding method, for apple sorting and grading. The method automatically adjusts the classification hyperplane calculated by using linear SVM and requires minimum training and time. It also avoids the problems caused by variations in the lighting condition and/or the color of the fruit. To evaluate the robustness and accuracy of the proposed segmentation method, tests were conducted for 300 'Delicious' apples using three training samples with different color characteristics (i.e., orange, stripe, and dark red) and their combination. The segmentation error varied from 3% to 25% for the fixed SVM, while the adjustable SVM achieved consistent and accurate results for each training set, with the segmentation error of less than 2%. The proposed method provides an effective and robust segmentation means for sorting and grading apples in a multi-channel color space, and it can be easily adapted for other imaging-based agricultural applications. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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