Automatic Eggplant Picking Machine Based on Visual Recognition
With the development of the times,traditional agriculture is gradually transforming towards smart agriculture,and many smart agricultural production models have been developed and applied to actual agricultural production activities,especially the production models represented by smart greenhouses.However,as an important crop in smart greenhouses,eggplants still face a shortcoming in their harvesting process.Currently,there is no equipment on the market that can achieve automated harvesting,resulting in a disconnect in the automated production process.In response to this issue,team members studied the growth pattern of eggplants and referred to existing equipment to design an automatic eggplant picking machine(hereinafter referred to as the automatic eggplant picking machine)that integrates picking and transportation functions.The machine is divided into four parts:picking mechanism,moving bottom plate,transportation mechanism,and collection trailer.The four parts cooperate with each other to achieve an automatic picking and transfome process.