Horticulturae,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(9), P. 1006 - 1006
Published: Sept. 22, 2024
The
accurate
identification
of
tomato
maturity
and
picking
positions
is
essential
for
efficient
picking.
Current
deep-learning
models
face
challenges
such
as
large
parameter
sizes,
single-task
limitations,
insufficient
precision.
This
study
proposes
MTS-YOLO,
a
lightweight
model
detecting
fruit
bunch
stem
positions.
We
reconstruct
the
YOLOv8
neck
network
propose
high-
low-level
interactive
screening
path
aggregation
(HLIS-PAN),
which
achieves
excellent
multi-scale
feature
extraction
through
alternating
fusion
information
while
reducing
number
parameters.
Furthermore,
utilize
DySample
upsampling,
bypassing
complex
kernel
computations
with
point
sampling.
Moreover,
context
anchor
attention
(CAA)
introduced
to
enhance
model’s
ability
recognize
elongated
targets
bunches
stems.
Experimental
results
indicate
that
MTS-YOLO
an
F1-score
88.7%
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92.0%.
Compared
mainstream
models,
not
only
enhances
accuracy
but
also
optimizes
size,
effectively
computational
costs
inference
time.
precisely
identifies
foreground
need
be
harvested
ignoring
background
objects,
contributing
improved
efficiency.
provides
technical
solution
intelligent
agricultural
Drones,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
8(7), P. 337 - 337
Published: July 20, 2024
In
the
rapidly
developing
drone
industry,
use
has
led
to
a
series
of
safety
hazards
in
both
civil
and
military
settings,
making
detection
an
increasingly
important
research
field.
It
is
difficult
overcome
this
challenge
with
traditional
object
solutions.
Based
on
YOLOv8,
we
present
lightweight,
real-time,
accurate
anti-drone
model
(EDGS-YOLOv8).
This
performed
by
improving
structure,
introducing
ghost
convolution
neck
reduce
size,
adding
efficient
multi-scale
attention
(EMA),
head
using
DCNv2
(deformable
convolutional
net
v2).
The
proposed
method
evaluated
two
UAV
image
datasets,
DUT
Anti-UAV
Det-Fly,
comparison
YOLOv8
baseline
model.
results
demonstrate
that
dataset,
EDGS-YOLOv8
achieves
AP
value
0.971,
which
3.1%
higher
than
YOLOv8n’s
mAP,
while
maintaining
size
only
4.23
MB.
findings
methods
outlined
here
are
crucial
for
target
accuracy
lightweight
models.
Animals,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(8), P. 1226 - 1226
Published: April 19, 2024
In
response
to
the
high
breakage
rate
of
pigeon
eggs
and
significant
labor
costs
associated
with
egg-producing
farming,
this
study
proposes
an
improved
YOLOv8-PG
(real
versus
fake
egg
detection)
model
based
on
YOLOv8n.
Specifically,
Bottleneck
in
C2f
module
YOLOv8n
backbone
network
neck
are
replaced
Fasternet-EMA
Block
Fasternet
Block,
respectively.
The
is
designed
PConv
(Partial
Convolution)
reduce
parameter
count
computational
load
efficiently.
Furthermore,
incorporation
EMA
(Efficient
Multi-scale
Attention)
mechanism
helps
mitigate
interference
from
complex
environments
pigeon-egg
feature-extraction
capabilities.
Additionally,
Dysample,
ultra-lightweight
effective
upsampler,
introduced
into
further
enhance
performance
lower
overhead.
Finally,
EXPMA
(exponential
moving
average)
concept
employed
optimize
SlideLoss
propose
EMASlideLoss
classification
loss
function,
addressing
issue
imbalanced
data
samples
enhancing
model's
robustness.
experimental
results
showed
that
F1-score,
mAP50-95,
mAP75
increased
by
0.76%,
1.56%,
4.45%,
respectively,
compared
baseline
model.
Moreover,
reduced
24.69%
22.89%,
Compared
detection
models
such
as
Faster
R-CNN,
YOLOv5s,
YOLOv7,
YOLOv8s,
exhibits
superior
performance.
reduction
contributes
lowering
deployment
facilitates
its
implementation
mobile
robotic
platforms.
Sensors,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
25(5), P. 1502 - 1502
Published: Feb. 28, 2025
Effective
fruit
identification
and
maturity
detection
are
important
for
harvesting
managing
tomatoes.
Current
deep
learning
algorithms
typically
demand
significant
computational
resources
memory.
Detecting
severely
stacked
obscured
tomatoes
in
unstructured
natural
environments
is
challenging
because
of
target
stacking,
occlusion,
illumination,
background
noise.
The
proposed
method
involves
a
new
lightweight
model
called
GPC-YOLO
based
on
YOLOv8n
tomato
detection.
This
study
proposes
C2f-PC
module
partial
convolution
(PConv)
less
computation,
which
replaced
the
original
C2f
feature
extraction
YOLOv8n.
regular
was
with
Grouped
Spatial
Convolution
(GSConv)
by
downsampling
to
reduce
burden.
neck
network
convolutional
neural
network-based
cross-scale
fusion
(CCFF)
enhance
adaptability
scale
changes
detect
many
small-scaled
objects.
Additionally,
integration
simple
attention
mechanism
(SimAM)
efficient
intersection
over
union
(EIoU)
loss
were
implemented
further
accuracy
leveraging
these
improvements.
trained
validated
dataset
1249
mobile
phone
images
Compared
YOLOv8n,
achieved
high-performance
metrics,
e.g.,
reducing
parameter
number
1.2
M
(by
59.9%),
compressing
size
2.7
57.1%),
decreasing
floating
point
operations
4.5
G
45.1%),
improving
98.7%
0.3%),
speed
201
FPS.
showed
that
could
effectively
identify
environments.
has
immense
potential
ripeness
automated
picking
applications.
Agriculture,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(9), P. 1449 - 1449
Published: Aug. 25, 2024
Grapes
are
an
important
cash
crop
that
contributes
to
the
rapid
development
of
agricultural
economy.
The
harvesting
ripe
fruits
is
one
crucial
steps
in
grape
production
process.
However,
at
present,
picking
methods
mainly
manual,
resulting
wasted
time
and
high
costs.
Therefore,
it
particularly
implement
intelligent
picking,
which
accurate
detection
stems
a
key
step
achieve
harvesting.
In
this
study,
trellis
stem
model,
YOLOv8n-GP,
was
proposed
by
combining
SENetV2
attention
module
CARAFE
upsampling
operator
with
YOLOv8n-pose.
Specifically,
study
first
embedded
bottom
backbone
network
enhance
model’s
ability
extract
feature
information.
Then,
we
utilized
replace
modules
neck
network,
expanding
sensory
field
model
without
increasing
its
parameters.
Finally,
validate
performance
examined
effectiveness
various
keypoint
models
constructed
YOLOv8n-pose,
YOLOv5-pose,
YOLOv7-pose,
YOLOv7-Tiny-pose.
Experimental
results
show
precision,
recall,
mAP,
mAP-kp
YOLOv8n-GP
reached
91.6%,
91.3%,
97.1%,
95.4%,
improved
3.7%,
3.6%,
4.6%,
4.0%,
respectively,
compared
Furthermore,
exhibits
superior
other
terms
each
evaluation
indicator.
experimental
demonstrate
can
detect
efficiently
accurately,
providing
technical
support
for
advancing
Agriculture,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(2), P. 159 - 159
Published: Jan. 13, 2025
Walnut
detection
in
mountainous
and
hilly
regions
often
faces
significant
challenges
due
to
obstructions,
which
adversely
affect
model
performance.
To
address
this
issue,
we
collected
a
dataset
comprising
2379
walnut
images
from
these
regions,
with
detailed
annotations
for
both
obstructed
non-obstructed
walnuts.
Based
on
dataset,
propose
OW-YOLO,
lightweight
object
specifically
designed
detecting
small,
The
model’s
backbone
was
restructured
the
integration
of
DWR-DRB
(Dilated
Weighted
Residual-Dilated
Residual
Block)
module.
enhance
efficiency
multi-scale
feature
fusion,
incorporated
HSFPN
(High-Level
Screening
Feature
Pyramid
Network)
redesigned
head
by
replacing
original
more
efficient
LADH
while
removing
processing
32
×
maps.
These
improvements
effectively
reduced
complexity
significantly
enhanced
accuracy
Experiments
were
conducted
using
PyTorch
framework
an
NVIDIA
GeForce
RTX
4060
Ti
GPU.
results
demonstrate
that
OW-YOLO
outperforms
other
models,
achieving
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(mean
average
precision)
83.6%,
mAP@[0.5:0.95]
53.7%,
F1
score
77.9%.
Additionally,
parameter
count
decreased
49.2%,
weight
file
size
48.1%,
computational
load
dropped
37.3%,
mitigating
impact
obstruction
accuracy.
findings
provide
robust
support
future
development
agriculture
lay
solid
foundation
broader
adoption
intelligent
agriculture.