System designed to enable scientific analysis on robot pollination algorithm for orchard robot research
For orchard robot research, in order to do scientific analysis on our pollination algorithm used by pollination robot, we developed an artificial canopy system. High speed light sensors are used as fake flowers. Laser pointers are used as fake pollinator nozzles mounted on robot, shooting the fake flowers and collect hit status by software. In this way precise fake flower hitting record can be scientifically analyzed. And the system can solve the following research difficulties in real orchard: (1) hard to count, no record for hitting time, no precise location information on pollinated flower can be found scientifically (2) flower season is too short (less than a month for kiwi fruit) (3) weather and (4) travel problem.
2019 International Conference on Electronics, Information, and Communication (ICEIC)