Academic Articles & Research Papers

Automated harvesting by a dual-arm fruit harvesting robot

Abstract In this study, we propose a method to automate fruit harvesting with a fruit harvesting robot equipped with robotic arms. Given the future growth of the world population, food shortages are expected to accelerate. Since much of Jap...

Computer vision applications in construction safety assurance

Part‐level attention networks for cross‐domain person re‐identification

Abstract Person re‐identification (Re‐ID) is in significant demand for intelligent security and single or multiple‐target tracking. However, there are issues in the person Re‐ID tasks, such as sharp decline in cross‐data sets detection accu...

Efficient One-Dimensional Network Design Method for Underwater Acoustic Target Recognition

Many studies have used various time-frequency feature extraction methods to convert ship-radiated noise into three-dimensional (3D) data suitable for computer vision (CV) models, which have shown good results in public datasets. However, tr...

Generalizable stereo depth estimation with masked image modelling

Abstract Generalizable and accurate stereo depth estimation is vital for 3D reconstruction, especially in surgery. Supervised learning methods obtain best performance however, limited ground truth data for surgical scenes limits generalizab...

Tracking and Analysis of the Movement Behavior of European Seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in Aquaculture Systems

Monitoring and understanding fish behavior is crucial for achieving precision in everyday husbandry practices (i.e. for optimizing farm performance), and for improving fish welfare in aquaculture. Various intelligent monitoring and control ...

Enhanced Skin Condition Prediction Through Machine Learning Using Dynamic Training and Testing Augmentation

In recent years, deep learning has taken the spotlight in automated medical bioimaging. However, the performance of current state-of-the-art score stems primarily from well-tuned parameters and architecture. There is still only limited rese...

Resource-Aware Scene Text Recognition Using Learned Features, Quantization, and Contour-Based Character Extraction

Scene texts serve as valuable information for humans and autonomous systems to make informed decisions. Processing scene texts poses significant difficulties for computer systems due to several factors, primarily due to variations in image ...

Edge-intelligent lightweight vision system for perspective-corrected egg-cage matching in cage-reared ducks

In the stereoscopic cage-rearing system, monitoring the individual egg production of laying ducks is essential for identifying low-yield individuals and optimizing breeding management. To overcome the high deployment cost of multi-sensor mo...

Hard exudate segmentation in retinal image with attention mechanism

Abstract Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the main reason that causes preventable blindness. Hard exudate is one of the earliest signs of diabetic retinopathy. Precise detection of hard exudate is helpful for the early diagnosis of diabetic ret...

Inversion Analysis Method for Tunnel and Underground Space Engineering: A Short Review

With the rise of the fourth industrial revolution, traditional methods of analyzing investment have been transformed into intelligent methods under big data and the Internet of Things. This has created a new approach to solving practical en...

(Computer) vision without sight

Computer vision holds great promise for helping persons with blindness or visual impairments (VI) to interpret and explore the visual world. To this end, it is worthwhile to assess the situation critically by understanding the actual needs ...

Computer Vision

This book presents research trends on computer vision, especially on application of robotics, and on advanced approachs for computer vision (such as omnidirectional vision). Among them, research on RFID technology integrating stereo vision ...

Computer Vision on Mars

AI and Chatbot-Supported Interventions for Physical Activity and Obesity-Related Lifestyle Behaviors: Scoping Review With Attention to Family Involvement

Abstract BackgroundAI-enabled chatbots and related conversational systems can facilitate human–computer interaction through natural language, personalization, and automated support. In pediatric health promotion, these tools hav...

Euclid Quick Data Release (Q1)

Strong gravitational lensing (SL) by galaxy clusters is a powerful probe of their inner mass distribution and a key test bed for cosmological models. However, the detection of SL events in wide-field surveys such as Euclid requires robust a...

Enhanced gradient learning for deep neural networks

Abstract Deep neural networks have achieved great success in both computer vision and natural language processing tasks. How to improve the gradient flows is crucial in training very deep neural networks. To address this challenge, a gradie...

Non-Sinusoidal micro-Doppler Estimation Based on Dual-Branch Network

The fine state of targets can be represented by the extracted micro-Doppler (m-D) components from the radar echo. However, current methods do not consider the specialty of the m-D components, and their performance with non-sinusoidal compon...

Computer vision technology in agricultural automation —A review

Computer vision is a field that involves making a machine “see”. This technology uses a camera and computer instead of the human eye to identify, track and measure targets for further image processing. With the development of computer visio...

A review of convolutional neural networks in computer vision

Abstract In computer vision, a series of exemplary advances have been made in several areas involving image classification, semantic segmentation, object detection, and image super-resolution reconstruction with the rapid development of dee...