• DocumentCode
    3387897
  • Title

    Vision systems to track row crops for applying agricultural herbicides

  • Author

    Sudom, D.J. ; Runtz, K.J. ; Palmer, R.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. of Eng., Regina Univ., Sask., Canada
  • fYear
    1991
  • fDate
    29-30 May 1991
  • Firstpage
    89
  • Lastpage
    92
  • Abstract
    The authors describe the image segmentation hardware and the software algorithms used in the design of a vision system to track row crops for vehicle guidance and sprayer positioning. Tests indicated that the algorithms were adequate. Plant row centers were correctly identified in all test situations. However, for the system to have significant applications in the agricultural environment, it would have to run in real time
  • Keywords
    agriculture; computer vision; computerised picture processing; position control; agricultural herbicides; image segmentation hardware; row crop tracking; software algorithms; sprayer positioning; vehicle guidance; vision system; Algorithm design and analysis; Crops; Hardware; Image segmentation; Machine vision; Navigation; Software algorithms; Spraying; Testing; Vehicles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    WESCANEX '91 'IEEE Western Canada Conference on Computer, Power and Communications Systems in a Rural Environment'
  • Conference_Location
    Regina, Sask.
  • Print_ISBN
    0-87942-594-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/WESCAN.1991.160526
  • Filename
    160526