NDLI: Tele-operative task environment interface with identification of greenhouse watermelon under natural light

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Si-Chan Kim Heon Hwang
Copyright Year	2003
Description	Author affiliation: Dept. of Biomechatronic Eng., Sung Kyun Kwan Univ., Kyungki-Do, South Korea (Si-Chan Kim; Heon Hwang)
Abstract	Computer vision technology has been utilized as one of the most powerful tools to automate various agricultural operations. Though it has demonstrated successful results in various applications, the current status of technology is still far behind the human's capability typically for the unstructured and variable task environment. In this paper, a man-machine interactive hybrid decision-making system which utilized a concept of tele-operation was proposed to overcome limitations of computer image processing and cognitive capability. Tasks of greenhouse watermelon cultivation such as pruning, watering, pesticide application, and harvest require identification of target object. Identifying watermelons including position data from the field image is very difficult because of the ambiguity among stems, leaves, shades, and fruits, especially when watermelon is covered partly by leaves or stems. Watermelon identification from the cultivation field image transmitted by wireless was selected to realize the proposed concept. The system was designed such that operator (former), computer, and machinery share their roles utilizing their maximum merits to accomplish given tasks successfully. And the developed system was composed of the image monitoring and task control module, wireless remote image acquisition and data transmission module, and man-machine interface module. Once task was selected from the task control and monitoring module, the analog signal of the color image of the field was captured and transmitted to the host computer using R.F. module by wireless. Operator communicated with computer through touch screen interface. And then a sequence of algorithms to identify the location and size of the watermelon was performed based on the local image processing. And the system showed practical and feasible way of automation for the volatile bio-production process.
Sponsorship	IEEE Ind. Electron. Soc.(IES) IEEE Robotics & Autom. Soc. (RAS) ASME Dynamic Syst. & Control Div. (DSC)
Starting Page	1350
Ending Page	1354
File Size	565678
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780377591
DOI	10.1109/AIM.2003.1225539
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2003-07-20
Publisher Place	Japan
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Application software Image processing Computerized monitoring Remote monitoring Computer vision Man machine systems Decision making Object recognition Machinery Control systems
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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