Ensemble Image Analysis for Mobile Robotic Field Server to Extract Detailed Target Information with Collected Image Data

• Project/Area Number: 24780252
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Agricultural information engineering
• Research Institution: National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
• Principal Investigator: FUKATSU Tokihiro 国立研究開発法人農業・食品産業技術総合研究機構, 農業技術革新工学研究センター高度作業支援システム研究領域, 上級研究員 (40355483)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
• Keywords: 移動ロボット / 圃場モニタリング / 画像処理 / センサネットワーク / フィールドサーバ / 移動計測

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Field monitoring system with movable function becomes important for smart agriculture. I proposed a mobile robotic Field Server that collects a large amount of image data by walking around agricultural fields. To extract useful information from collected image data, I developed an ensemble image analysis system. To demonstrate the system, I also developed some applications to provide panoramic view of target fields and 3D reconstruction data of target fruits by combining related image data based on feature points.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Mobile Robotic Field Server for Field-scale and Fruit-scale Crop Monitoring (2014)
  • Author(s): 深津 時広, 遠藤 玄, 伊藤 祐太, 小林 一樹, 斉藤 保典
  • Journal Title: Agricultural Information Research Volume: 23 Issue: 4 Pages: 140-153
  • DOI: 10.3173/air.23.140
  • NAID: 130004848818
  • ISSN: 0916-9482, 1881-5219
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Presentation] Development and Promotion of Open Field Servers for Practical Field Monitoring (2015)
  • Author(s): Tokihiro FUKATSU, Masayuki HIRAFUJI
  • Organizer: SICE Annual Conference 2015
  • Place of Presentation: Hangzhou, China
  • Year and Date: 2015-07-28
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 移動作業型フィールドサーバによる果樹園生育モニタリングについて (2014)
  • Author(s): 深津 時広, 遠藤玄, 小林一樹
  • Organizer: 農業×計測×情報通信ワークショップ
  • Place of Presentation: 機械振興会館（東京都港区）
  • Year and Date: 2014-11-06 – 2014-11-07
• [Presentation] Web-based sensor network system "Field Servers" for practical agricultural applications (2014)
  • Author(s): T.Fukatsu, M.Hirafuji
  • Organizer: IWWISS 2014
  • Place of Presentation: サンテティエンヌ（フランス）
  • Year and Date: 2014-09-01 – 2014-09-02
• [Presentation] 移動型フィールドサーバによる作物の広域・詳細情報取得を目指した圃場モニタリングシステムの開発 (2014)
  • Author(s): 深津時広, 遠藤玄, 伊藤祐太, 小林一樹, 斉藤保典
  • Organizer: ロボティクス・メカトロニクス講演会2014
  • Place of Presentation: 富山国際会議場（富山県富山市）
  • Year and Date: 2014-05-25 – 2014-05-29
• [Presentation] 画像情報を利用したフィールドサーバによるモニタリング運用事例 (2014)
  • Author(s): 深津時広
  • Organizer: 農業情報学会2014年度年次大会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京大学（東京都文京区）
  • Year and Date: 2014-05-14 – 2014-05-15
• [Presentation] 圃場スマートセンシングを実現するオープン・フィールドサーバ(Open-FS) (2013)
  • Author(s): 深津時広、平藤雅之、木浦卓治
  • Organizer: 第30回センシングフォーラム計測部門大会
  • Place of Presentation: 信州大学繊維学部(長野県上田市)
• [Presentation] Case studies of customized Field Server system for practical use (2013)
  • Author(s): Tokihiro FUKATSU
  • Organizer: TIP2013/APAN35
  • Place of Presentation: Honolulu, USA
• [Presentation] Effectiveness and Potential of a Web-based Sensor Network System for Agricultural Applications Using Image Data (2012)
  • Author(s): Tokihiro Fukatsu, Masayuki Hirafuji, Takuji Kiura
  • Organizer: CIGR-Ageng2012
  • Place of Presentation: Valencia, Spain
• [Presentation] Monitoring System with Flexibility and Movability Functions for Collecting Target Images in Detail (2012)
  • Author(s): Tokihiro FUKATSU, Masayuki HIRAFUJI, Takuji KIURA
  • Organizer: AFITA/WCCA 2012
  • Place of Presentation: Taipei, Taiwan