UAV-based individual Chinese cabbage weight prediction using multi-temporal data. Aguilar-Ariza, A., Ishii, M., Miyazaki, T., Saito, A., Khaing, H. P., Phoo, H. W., Kondo, T., Fujiwara, T., Guo, W., & Kamiya, T. Scientific Reports, 13(1):20122, November, 2023.
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Abstract The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has facilitated crop canopy monitoring, enabling yield prediction by integrating regression models. However, the application of UAV-based data to individual-level harvest weight prediction is limited by the effectiveness of obtaining individual features. In this study, we propose a method that automatically detects and extracts multitemporal individual plant features derived from UAV-based data to predict harvest weight. We acquired data from an experimental field sown with 1196 Chinese cabbage plants, using two cameras (RGB and multi-spectral) mounted on UAVs. First, we used three RGB orthomosaic images and an object detection algorithm to detect more than 95% of the individual plants. Next, we used feature selection methods and five different multi-temporal resolutions to predict individual plant weights, achieving a coefficient of determination (R 2 ) of 0.86 and a root mean square error (RMSE) of 436 g/plant. Furthermore, we achieved predictions with an R 2 greater than 0.72 and an RMSE less than 560 g/plant up to 53 days prior to harvest. These results demonstrate the feasibility of accurately predicting individual Chinese cabbage harvest weight using UAV-based data and the efficacy of utilizing multi-temporal features to predict plant weight more than one month prior to harvest.
@article{aguilar-ariza_uav-based_2023,
	title = {{UAV}-based individual {Chinese} cabbage weight prediction using multi-temporal data},
	volume = {13},
	issn = {2045-2322},
	url = {https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-47431-y},
	doi = {10.1038/s41598-023-47431-y},
	abstract = {Abstract
            
              The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has facilitated crop canopy monitoring, enabling yield prediction by integrating regression models. However, the application of UAV-based data to individual-level harvest weight prediction is limited by the effectiveness of obtaining individual features. In this study, we propose a method that automatically detects and extracts multitemporal individual plant features derived from UAV-based data to predict harvest weight. We acquired data from an experimental field sown with 1196 Chinese cabbage plants, using two cameras (RGB and multi-spectral) mounted on UAVs. First, we used three RGB orthomosaic images and an object detection algorithm to detect more than 95\% of the individual plants. Next, we used feature selection methods and five different multi-temporal resolutions to predict individual plant weights, achieving a coefficient of determination (R
              2
              ) of 0.86 and a root mean square error (RMSE) of 436 g/plant. Furthermore, we achieved predictions with an R
              2
              greater than 0.72 and an RMSE less than 560 g/plant up to 53 days prior to harvest. These results demonstrate the feasibility of accurately predicting individual Chinese cabbage harvest weight using UAV-based data and the efficacy of utilizing multi-temporal features to predict plant weight more than one month prior to harvest.},
	language = {en},
	number = {1},
	urldate = {2023-11-30},
	journal = {Scientific Reports},
	author = {Aguilar-Ariza, Andrés and Ishii, Masanori and Miyazaki, Toshio and Saito, Aika and Khaing, Hlaing Phyoe and Phoo, Hnin Wint and Kondo, Tomohiro and Fujiwara, Toru and Guo, Wei and Kamiya, Takehiro},
	month = nov,
	year = {2023},
	pages = {20122},
}

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