Autonomous Navigation in Rows of Trees and High Crops with Deep Semantic Segmentation

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Hauptverfasser: Navone, Alessandro, Martini, Mauro, Ostuni, Andrea, Angarano, Simone, Chiaberge, Marcello
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author Navone, Alessandro
Martini, Mauro
Ostuni, Andrea
Angarano, Simone
Chiaberge, Marcello
author_facet Navone, Alessandro
Martini, Mauro
Ostuni, Andrea
Angarano, Simone
Chiaberge, Marcello
contents Segmentation-based autonomous navigation has recently been proposed as a promising methodology to guide robotic platforms through crop rows without requiring precise GPS localization. However, existing methods are limited to scenarios where the centre of the row can be identified thanks to the sharp distinction between the plants and the sky. However, GPS signal obstruction mainly occurs in the case of tall, dense vegetation, such as high tree rows and orchards. In this work, we extend the segmentation-based robotic guidance to those scenarios where canopies and branches occlude the sky and hinder the usage of GPS and previous methods, increasing the overall robustness and adaptability of the control algorithm. Extensive experimentation on several realistic simulated tree fields and vineyards demonstrates the competitive advantages of the proposed solution.
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spellingShingle Autonomous Navigation in Rows of Trees and High Crops with Deep Semantic Segmentation
Navone, Alessandro
Martini, Mauro
Ostuni, Andrea
Angarano, Simone
Chiaberge, Marcello
Robotics
Segmentation-based autonomous navigation has recently been proposed as a promising methodology to guide robotic platforms through crop rows without requiring precise GPS localization. However, existing methods are limited to scenarios where the centre of the row can be identified thanks to the sharp distinction between the plants and the sky. However, GPS signal obstruction mainly occurs in the case of tall, dense vegetation, such as high tree rows and orchards. In this work, we extend the segmentation-based robotic guidance to those scenarios where canopies and branches occlude the sky and hinder the usage of GPS and previous methods, increasing the overall robustness and adaptability of the control algorithm. Extensive experimentation on several realistic simulated tree fields and vineyards demonstrates the competitive advantages of the proposed solution.
title Autonomous Navigation in Rows of Trees and High Crops with Deep Semantic Segmentation
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.08988