Plant Species Classification Using a 3D LIDAR Sensor and Machine Learning

• Published in: 2010 International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications pp. 339 - 345
• Main Authors: Weiss, U, Biber, P, Laible, S, Bohlmann, K, Zell, A
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.12.2010
• Subjects: 3D laser sensor; agricultural robotics; Agriculture; Artificial neural networks; Histograms; Lasers; plant classification; Robot sensing systems; supervised learning; Three dimensional displays

In the domain of agricultural robotics, one major application is crop scouting, e.g., for the task of weed control. For this task a key enabler is a robust detection and classification of the plant and species. Automatically distinguishing between plant species is a challenging task, because some sp...