Agronomy (May 2024)

An Intelligent Detection System for Wheat Appearance Quality

  • Junling Liang,
  • Jianpin Chen,
  • Meixuan Zhou,
  • Heng Li,
  • Yiheng Xu,
  • Fei Xu,
  • Liping Yin,
  • Xinyu Chai

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14051057
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 5
p. 1057

Abstract

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In the realm of commercial trade, the appearance quality of wheat is a crucial metric for assessing its value and grading. Traditionally, evaluating wheat appearance quality is a manual process conducted by inspectors, which is time-consuming, laborious, and error-prone. In this research, we developed an intelligent detection system for wheat appearance quality, leveraging state-of-the-art neural network technology for the efficient and standardized assessment of wheat appearance quality. Our system was meticulously crafted, integrating high-performance hardware components and sophisticated software solutions. Central to its functionality is a detection model built upon multi-grained convolutional neural networks. This innovative setup allows for the swift and precise evaluation and categorization of wheat quality. Remarkably, our system achieved an exceptional overall recognition accuracy rate of 99.45% for wheat grain categories, boasting a recognition efficiency that was approximately five times faster than manual recognition processes. This groundbreaking system serves as a valuable tool for assisting inspectors, offering technical support for customs quarantine, grain reserves, and food safety.

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