Modified 3D time-of-flight camera for object separation in organic farming

Florian J. Knoll; Tim Holtorf; Stephan Hussmann

doi:10.1117/12.2270276

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26 June 2017 Modified 3D time-of-flight camera for object separation in organic farming

Florian J. Knoll, Tim Holtorf, Stephan Hussmann

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Proceedings Volume 10335, Digital Optical Technologies 2017; 103351R (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2270276
Event: SPIE Digital Optical Technologies, 2017, Munich, Germany

Abstract

An important step for the classification of plants in organic farming is the separation of the objects. In our approach a 3D camera will be used for this task. One problem is that most of the available 3D sensors are not suitable due to their bad resolution, low-speed and high costs. The Kinect II is an affordable alternative but designed for another workspace. In this paper it is shown why a 3D sensor is required for the separation of objects in organic farming and how the modification of a Kinect II 3D camera increases the range resolution to solve the given problem.

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Florian J. Knoll, Tim Holtorf, and Stephan Hussmann "Modified 3D time-of-flight camera for object separation in organic farming", Proc. SPIE 10335, Digital Optical Technologies 2017, 103351R (26 June 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2270276

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