A novel electronic gate that identifies and counts bees based on their RGB backscattered light

In this work, we present an electronic gate that aims to extract a deeper representational signal of the color characterization of the main body of an insect, namely: a) we record the backscattered light and not the extinction light as commonly done, b) a color sensor analyses backscattered light to...

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Main Authors:	Potamitis Ilyas, Rigakis Iraklis, Tatlas Nicolaos-Alexandros, Kouzoupis Spyros
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	EDP Sciences 2019-01-01
Series:	MATEC Web of Conferences
Online Access:	https://www.matec-conferences.org/articles/matecconf/pdf/2019/41/matecconf_cscc2019_01005.pdf

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spelling	doaj-9892d916bb954418a6bb03dc5964c4af2021-02-02T06:32:07ZengEDP SciencesMATEC Web of Conferences2261-236X2019-01-012920100510.1051/matecconf/201929201005matecconf_cscc2019_01005A novel electronic gate that identifies and counts bees based on their RGB backscattered lightPotamitis Ilyas0Rigakis Iraklis1Tatlas Nicolaos-Alexandros2Kouzoupis Spyros3Technological Educational Institute of CreteUniversity of West AtticaUniversity of West AtticaTechnological Educational Institute of CreteIn this work, we present an electronic gate that aims to extract a deeper representational signal of the color characterization of the main body of an insect, namely: a) we record the backscattered light and not the extinction light as commonly done, b) a color sensor analyses backscattered light to individual RGB channels independently to grasp the melanization, microstructural and color features of the wing and body of the insects passing the gate. We present all the necessary details to reproduce the device and we analyze many insects of interest like the bee Apis mellifera and the wasp Polistes gallicus. The electronic gate is attached to the entrance of the beehive and counts foraging activity. The backscattered light intensity can quantify the size of the incoming insect and discern a drone and a worker bee from a queen bee while the color measurements aim to recognize invasive species so that the gate closes and the beekeepers are alerted.https://www.matec-conferences.org/articles/matecconf/pdf/2019/41/matecconf_cscc2019_01005.pdf
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author	Potamitis Ilyas Rigakis Iraklis Tatlas Nicolaos-Alexandros Kouzoupis Spyros
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title	A novel electronic gate that identifies and counts bees based on their RGB backscattered light
title_short	A novel electronic gate that identifies and counts bees based on their RGB backscattered light
title_full	A novel electronic gate that identifies and counts bees based on their RGB backscattered light
title_fullStr	A novel electronic gate that identifies and counts bees based on their RGB backscattered light
title_full_unstemmed	A novel electronic gate that identifies and counts bees based on their RGB backscattered light
title_sort	novel electronic gate that identifies and counts bees based on their rgb backscattered light
publisher	EDP Sciences
series	MATEC Web of Conferences
issn	2261-236X
publishDate	2019-01-01
description	In this work, we present an electronic gate that aims to extract a deeper representational signal of the color characterization of the main body of an insect, namely: a) we record the backscattered light and not the extinction light as commonly done, b) a color sensor analyses backscattered light to individual RGB channels independently to grasp the melanization, microstructural and color features of the wing and body of the insects passing the gate. We present all the necessary details to reproduce the device and we analyze many insects of interest like the bee Apis mellifera and the wasp Polistes gallicus. The electronic gate is attached to the entrance of the beehive and counts foraging activity. The backscattered light intensity can quantify the size of the incoming insect and discern a drone and a worker bee from a queen bee while the color measurements aim to recognize invasive species so that the gate closes and the beekeepers are alerted.
url	https://www.matec-conferences.org/articles/matecconf/pdf/2019/41/matecconf_cscc2019_01005.pdf
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A novel electronic gate that identifies and counts bees based on their RGB backscattered light

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