부산대학교 도서관

Chinese cabbage is a commercially valuable crop due to its various uses. Among its important quality parameters is mass, which can be used in the development of yield maps for yield monitoring. Previous research focused mostly on the use of load cell(s) and stereo-based approaches for mass estimation. This study aimed to propose a new method of mass estimation using three HY-SRF05 ultrasonic sensors, and compare it’s performance to that of a single load cell under laboratory conditions. An impact plate was fabricated and installed to receive impact of Cabbage as it dropped off an inclined conveyor. The load cell was calibrated with different loads and achieved an R2 fit of 0.986. Cabbage mass was calculated from the load cell signals. The effects of different dropping heights, plate angles, and conveyor speeds were also investigated. On the same conveyor, three sensors, two installed opposite to each other and at the top, were first calibrated using known distances, and then used to measure Cabbage length and thickness. Cabbage mass was calculated from its volume assuming an elliptical shape.. The proposed method had a mass estimation accuracy greater than 91%, slightly lower than that for the load cell’s 95%. The proposed method showed potential for mass estimation.