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A Diameter Measurement Method of Red Jujubes Trunk Based on Improved PSPNet

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  • Yichen Qiao

    (College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China)

  • Yaohua Hu

    (College of Optical, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China)

  • Zhouzhou Zheng

    (College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China)

  • Zhanghao Qu

    (College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China)

  • Chao Wang

    (College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China)

  • Taifeng Guo

    (College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China)

  • Juncai Hou

    (College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China)

Abstract

A trunk segmentation and a diameter measurement of red jujubes are important steps in harvesting red jujubes using vibration harvesting robots as the results directly affect the effectiveness of the harvesting. A trunk segmentation algorithm of red jujubes, based on improved Pyramid Scene Parsing Network (PSPNet), and a diameter measurement algorithm to realize the segmentation and diameter measurement of the trunk are proposed in this research. To this end, MobilenetV2 was selected as the backbone of PSPNet so that it could be adapted to embedded mobile applications. Meanwhile, the Convolutional Block Attention Module (CBAM) was embedded in the MobilenetV2 to enhance the feature extraction capability of the model. Furthermore, the Refinement Residual Blocks (RRBs) were introduced into the main branch and side branch of PSPNet to enhance the segmentation result. An algorithm to measure trunk diameter was proposed, which used the segmentation results to determine the trunk outline and the normal of the centerline. The Euclidean distance of the intersection point of the normal with the trunk profile was obtained and its average value was regarded as the final trunk diameter. Compared with the original PSPNet, the Intersection-over-Union (IoU) value, PA value and Fps of the improved model increased by 0.67%, 1.95% and 1.13, respectively, and the number of parameters was 5.00% of that of the original model. Compared with other segmentation networks, the improved model had fewer parameters and better segmentation results. Compared with the original network, the trunk diameter measurement algorithm proposed in this research reduced the average absolute error and the average relative error by 3.75 mm and 9.92%, respectively, and improved the average measurement accuracy by 9.92%. To sum up, the improved PSPNet jujube trunk segmentation algorithm and trunk diameter measurement algorithm can accurately segment and measure the diameter in the natural environment, which provides a theoretical basis and technical support for the clamping of jujube harvesting robots.

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  • Yichen Qiao & Yaohua Hu & Zhouzhou Zheng & Zhanghao Qu & Chao Wang & Taifeng Guo & Juncai Hou, 2022. "A Diameter Measurement Method of Red Jujubes Trunk Based on Improved PSPNet," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 12(8), pages 1-22, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:12:y:2022:i:8:p:1140-:d:877856
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    1. Jing Zhou & Yushan Wu & Jian Chen & Mingren Cui & Yudi Gao & Keying Meng & Min Wu & Xinyu Guo & Weiliang Wen, 2023. "Maize Stem Contour Extraction and Diameter Measurement Based on Adaptive Threshold Segmentation in Field Conditions," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(3), pages 1-12, March.

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