6 papers
LettuceVisSim: A Simulator That Generates Lettuce Image Time-series for Vision-Based Reinforcement Learning
Ziye Zhu, Bert van 't Ooster, Congcong Sun +2
Vision-based reinforcement learning holds strong potential for decision-making in controlled environment agriculture (CEA). However, its development is hindered by the scarcity of…
Improving greenhouse fruit-production control by integrating reinforcement learning into short-horizon model predictive control
Bart van Laatum, Salim Msaad, Eldert J. van Henten +2
Greenhouse fruit-production control aims to maximize the economic performance (fruit revenue minus operating costs) while operating within system constraints under external weather…
Lameness detection in dairy cows using pose estimation and bidirectional LSTMs
Helena Russello, Rik van der Tol, Eldert J. van Henten +1
This study presents a lameness detection approach that combines pose estimation and Bidirectional Long-Short-Term Memory (BLSTM) neural networks. Combining pose-estimation and BLST…
A drone that learns to efficiently find non-uniformly distributed objects in agricultural fields: from simulation to the real world
Rick van Essen, Eldert van Henten, Gert Kootstra
Drones are promising for data collection in precision agriculture but are limited by battery capacity. Drone paths are usually planned using full coverage planners, even though thi…
UAV-based path planning for efficient localization of non-uniformly distributed weeds using prior knowledge: A reinforcement-learning approach
Rick van Essen, Eldert van Henten, Gert Kootstra
UAVs are becoming popular in agriculture, however, they usually use time-consuming row-by-row flight paths. This paper presents a deep-reinforcement-learning-based approach for pat…
A comparison between single-stage and two-stage 3D tracking algorithms for greenhouse robotics
David Rapado-Rincon, Akshay K. Burusa, Eldert J. van Henten +1
With the current demand for automation in the agro-food industry, accurately detecting and localizing relevant objects in 3D is essential for successful robotic operations. However…