A nighttime image enhancement method based on Retinex and guided filter for object recognition of apple harvesting robot

In order to improve the working efficiency of robot promptly picking ripe apples, the harvesting robot must have the ability of continuous recognition and operation at night. Nighttime apple image has many dark spaces and shadows with low resolution, and therefore, a Retinex algorithm based on guide...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ji Wei, Qian Zhijie, Xu Bo, Zhao Dean
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-01-01
Series:International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1729881417753871