An Approach to Identifying Litchi Fruits under Nature Scenes

Abstract:

In order to detect litchi fruit under nature scenes, an identification method was studied. A simple process was proposed to segment the image and remove noises. Its key steps include image converting; segmenting by Two-Cluster K-means clustering; labeling by white and black; small noises removing by open-close combined morphology; and big noises removing by blob area thresholding. A new contribution has been made to weighing by ultrasonic sensor and machine vision which allows for identifying litchi weight under nature scenes. A max error of 27% was recorded in tests of such weighing method.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 308-310)
• Pages: 2490-2494
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.308-310.2490
• Online since: August 2011
• Authors: Tian Hu Liu
• Keywords: Litchi Fruits, Nature Scenes, Object Identifying, Visual Image

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