Article ; Online: Real-time litchi detection in complex orchard environments
Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture, Vol 11, Iss , Pp 13-
A portable, low-energy edge computing approach for enhanced automated harvesting
2024 Volume 22
Abstract: Litchi, a succulent and perishable fruit, presents a narrow annual harvest window of under two weeks. The advent of smart agriculture has driven the adoption of visually-guided, automated litchi harvesting techniques. However, conventional approaches ... ...
Abstract | Litchi, a succulent and perishable fruit, presents a narrow annual harvest window of under two weeks. The advent of smart agriculture has driven the adoption of visually-guided, automated litchi harvesting techniques. However, conventional approaches typically rely on laboratory-based, high-performance computing equipment, which presents challenges in terms of size, energy consumption, and practical application within litchi orchards. To address these limitations, we propose a real-time litchi detection methodology for complex environments, utilizing portable, low-energy edge computing devices. Initially, the litchi orchard imagery is collected to enhance data generalization. Subsequently, a convolutional neural network (CNN)-based single-stage detector, YOLOx, is constructed to accurately pinpoint litchi fruit locations within the images. To facilitate deployment on portable, low-energy edge devices, we employed channel pruning and layer pruning algorithms to compress the trained model, reducing its size and parameters. Additionally, the knowledge distillation technique is harnessed to fine-tune the network. Experimental findings demonstrated that our proposed method achieved a 97.1% compression rate, yielding a compact litchi detection model of a mere 6.9 MB, while maintaining 94.9% average precision and 97.2% average recall. Processing 99 frames per second (FPS), the method exhibited a 1.8-fold increase in speed compared to the unprocessed model. Consequently, our approach can be readily integrated into portable, low-computational automatic harvesting equipment, ensuring real-time, precise litchi detection within orchard settings. |
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Keywords | Litchi detection ; Automated harvesting ; Edge computing ; Neural networks ; Model compression ; Agriculture ; S |
Subject code | 006 |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z |
Publisher | KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. |
Document type | Article ; Online |
Database | BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection) |
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