Automation of Inventory Processes f ifor Nurseries

Dr. James Robbins – Extension Specialist

1992

Container Field

 

 

Tallymaster – 2003

Introduced MidAm 1996

   First use: 1974

 Cost? Effective range? Interferences? Standardization?Standardization?

2005

eve opment                         

Goal or target: we are aiming for the ‘d lGoal, or target: we are aiming for the ‘development of automated, non‐contact, inventory tools’

1985

 April 2007April 2007

2010

t automate non contact ventory t         ‘Developmen of d in ools’‘Development of automated, non‐contact, inventory tools’

  

  

   

Non‐contact Measurement ApproachesApproaches

Distance Measurement

sensor Camera

Laser Ultrasonic W b St C Sensor sensor Webcam Stereo Camera

                Dr. Sanjiv Singh (Carnegie Mellon), Dr. Jim Owen, ………..

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1. Classifying the trunk fromfy g other objects

2. Distance measurement from the sensor to the area of i t t th t kinterest, e.g. the trunk.

3. Approximate the diameter of the trunk based on the previous information.previous information.

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MethodologyMethodology

Challenges

        

 

 

Experimental Setup and sensors usedExperimental Setup and sensors used Webcam

Stereo camera LaserLaser

Ultrasonic

Previous setup

Current setup

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Laser Approach• Laser Approach

              

SensorsSensors

Tree counting algorithm • DiDisttance, Thickkness, JJump (i(in‐between didistances ttrees)) Th ThreshholdThi b t t ld

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     These are TEAM efforts!!!These are TEAM efforts!!!