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Evaluating Geometric Measurement Accuracy Based on 3D Reconstruction of Automated Imagery in a Greenhouse.

ABSTRACT: Geometric dimensions of plants are significant parameters for showing plant dynamic responses to environmental variations. An image-based high-throughput phenotyping platform was developed to automatically measure geometric dimensions of plants in a greenhouse. The goal of this paper was to evaluate the accuracy in geometric measurement using the Structure from Motion (SfM) method from images acquired using the automated image-based platform. Images of nine artificial objects of different shapes were taken under 17 combinations of three different overlaps in x and y directions, respectively, and two different spatial resolutions (SRs) with three replicates. Dimensions in x, y and z of these objects were measured from 3D models reconstructed using the SfM method to evaluate the geometric accuracy. A metric power of unit (POU) was proposed to combine the effects of image overlap and SR. Results showed that measurement error of dimension in z is the least affected by overlap and SR among the three dimensions and measurement error of dimensions in x and y increased following a power function with the decrease of POU (R² = 0.78 and 0.88 for x and y respectively). POUs from 150 to 300 are a preferred range to obtain reasonable accuracy and efficiency for the developed image-based high-throughput phenotyping system. As a study case, the developed system was used to measure the height of 44 plants using an optimal POU in greenhouse environment. The results showed a good agreement (R² = 92% and Root Mean Square Error = 9.4 mm) between the manual and automated method.

SUBMITTER: Zhou J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6068631 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Evaluating Geometric Measurement Accuracy Based on 3D Reconstruction of Automated Imagery in a Greenhouse.

Zhou Jing J Fu Xiuqing X Schumacher Leon L Zhou Jianfeng J

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) 20180713 7

Geometric dimensions of plants are significant parameters for showing plant dynamic responses to environmental variations. An image-based high-throughput phenotyping platform was developed to automatically measure geometric dimensions of plants in a greenhouse. The goal of this paper was to evaluate the accuracy in geometric measurement using the Structure from Motion (SfM) method from images acquired using the automated image-based platform. Images of nine artificial objects of different shapes ...[more]

PMID: 30011865

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