Publications

Jiajun Xu, Yuzhen Lu (2024). 3D Vision-based Perception and Length Estimation of Green Asparagus for Selective Harvesting. Biosystems Engineering (submitted to Journal).

Boyang Deng, Yuzhen Lu, Josh Vander Weide (2024). Development and Preliminary Evaluation of a YOLO-based Fruit Counting Mobile Application for Blueberries. Applied Engineering in Agriculture (under review).

Boyang Deng, Yuzhen Lu, Zhaojian Li (2024). Detection, counting, and maturity assessment of blueberries in canopy images using YOLOv8 and YOLOv9. Smart Agricultural Technology 9, 100620.

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Boyang Deng, Yuzhen Lu, Daniel Brainard (2024). Development and Preliminary Evaluation of a Machine Vision-Guided Smart Sprayer Prototype towards Precision Vegetable Weeding. Journal of Field Robotics (under review).

Jiaxu Cai, Yuzhen Lu (2024). Assessment of Woody Breast in Broiler Breast Fillets Using Sinusoidal Illumination Reflectance Imaging Coupled with Surface Profilometry. Journal of Food Engineering (under review).

Jiajun Xu, Yuzhen Lu, Boyang Deng (2024). Design, Prototyping, and Evaluation of A New Machine Vision-Based Automated Sweetpotato Grading and Sorting System. Journal of the ASABE 67(5), 1369-1380.

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Boyang Deng, Yuzhen Lu (2024). Weed Image Augmentation by ControlNet-Added Stable Diffusion for Multi-class Weed Detection. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture (under review).

Jiajun Xu, Yuzhen Lu (2024). Design and Preliminary Evaluation of Automated Sweetpotato Sorting Mechanisms. AgriEngineering 6(3), 3058-3069.

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Tianqi Yao, Yi Jing, Yuzhen Lu, Wenbo Liu, Jiaqi Lyu, Xin Zhang, Sam Chang (2024). Recognition of catfish fillets using computer vision towards automated singulation. Journal of Food Process Engineering 47, e14726.

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Yi Jing, Jiaqi Lyu, Tianqi Yao, Yupeng Cao, Yuzhen Lu, Xin Zhang (2024). Automated handling and feeding techniques for skewering operations. Journal of the ASABE 67 (5), 1181-1190.

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Hussein Gharakhani, J. Alex Thomasson, Yuzhen Lu, K. Raja Reddy (2024). Field Test and Evaluation of an Innovative Vision-Guided Robotic Cotton Harvester. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 225, 109314.

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Jiaxu Cai, Yuzhen Lu (2024). Detection of Woody Breast Condition in Broiler Breast Fillets using Light Scattering Imaging. Journal of the ASABE (under review).

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Anil Bhujel, Y. Wang, Yuzhen Lu, Daniel Morris, Mukesh Dangol (2024). Public Computer Vision Datasets for Precision Livestock Farming: A Systematic Survey. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture (under review).

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Boyang Deng, Yuzhen Lu, Eric Stafne (2024). Fusing Spectral and Spatial Features of Hyperspectral Reflectance Imagery for Differentiating between Normal and Defective Blueberries. Smart Agricultural Technology 100473.

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Jiajun Xu, Yuzhen Lu, Boyang Deng (2024). OpenWeedGUI: An Open-Source Graphical Tool for Weed Imaging and YOLO-based Weed Detection. Electronics 13(9), 1699.

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Md. Ahmed, Nuwan Wijewardane, Yuzhen Lu, Arthur Villordon, Daniela Jones, Michael Kudenov, Cranos Williams, Mohammed Kamruzzamn (2024). Advancing Sweetpotato Quality Assessment with Hyperspectral Imaging and Explainable Artificial Intelligence. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 220, 108855.

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Jiajun Xu, Yuzhen Lu (2024). Prototyping and Evaluation of a Novel Machine Vision System for Real-time, Automated Quality Grading of Sweetpotatoes. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 219, 108826.

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Boyang Deng, Yuzhen Lu, Jiajun Xu (2024). Weed Database Development: An Updated Survey of Public Weed Datasets and Cross-Season Weed Detection Adaptation. Ecological Informatics 81, 102546.

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Ebenezer Olaniyi (graduate student, 2021-2023), Yuzhen Lu, Xin Zhang, Anuraj T. Sukumaran, Hudson T. Thames, Diksha Pokhrel (2024). Non-Destructive Assessment of Microbial Spoilage of Broiler Breast Meat Using Structured Illumination Reflectance Imaging with Machine Learning. Food Analytical Methods.

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Jiaxu Cai, Yuzhen Lu, Ebenezer Olaniyi (graduate student, 2021-2023), Shangshang Wang, Chelsie Dahlgren, Derris Devost-Burnett, Thu Dinh (2024). Beef marbling assessment by structured illumination reflectance imaging with deep learning. Journal of Food Engineering 369, 111936.

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Dong Chen, Xinda Qi, Yu Zheng, Yuzhen Lu, Yanbo Huang, Zhaojian Li (2023). Deep Data Augmentation for Weed Recognition Enhancement: A Diffusion Probabilistic Model and Transfer Learning Based Approach. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 216, 108517.

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Jiangbo Li, Yuzhen Lu, Renfu Lu (2023). Identification of early decayed oranges using structured-illumination reflectance imaging coupled with fast demodulation and improved image processing algorithms. Postharvest Biology and Technology 207, 112627.

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Jiangbo Li, Yuzhen Lu, Renfu Lu (2023). Identification of earlier decayed oranges using structured-illumination reflectance imaging coupled with fast demodulation and improved image processing algorithm. Postharvest Biology and Technology 207, 112627.

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Ebenezer Olaniyi (graduate student, 2021-2023), Yuzhen Lu, Anuraj Theradiyil Sukumaran, T. Jarvis (2023). Non-destructive Assessment of White Striping in Broiler Breast Meat Using Structured Illumination Reflectance Imaging with Deep Learning. Journal of the ASABE 66(6): 1437-1447.

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Jiajun Xu, Yuzhen Lu, Olaniyi Ebenezer (2023). Online Volume Measurement of Sweetpotatoes by A LiDAR-based Machine Vision System. Journal of Food Engineering 361, 111725.

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Ying Jing, Wenbo Liu, Yuzhen Lu, Jiaqi Lyu, Xioran Yang, Di Wu, Xin Zhang (2023). Development of a singulation system for handling catfish fillets. Int. J. Adv. Manuf. Technol. 5(2), 941-949.

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Jiajun Xu, Byeong-Geon Kim, Yuzhen Lu, Kyoung-Su Park (2023). Optimal sampling-based path planning for mobile cable-driven parallel robots in highly constrained environment. Complex & Intelligent Systems.

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Hussein Gharakhani, J. Alex Thomasson, Yuzhen Lu (2023). Integration and Preliminary Evaluation of A Robotic Cotton Harvester Prototype. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture (211), 107943.

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Yuzhen Lu, Lorin Harvey, Mark Shankle (2023). Survey and cost-benefit analysis of sorting technology for the sweetpotato packing lines. AgriEngineering 5(2), 941-949.

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C.R. Whatley, N.K. Wijewardane, R. Bheemanahlli2, K.R. Reddy, Yuzhen Lu (2023). Efects of fine grinding on mid‑infrared spectroscopic analysis of plant leaf nutrient content. Scientific Report 13, 6314.

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Yuzhen Lu, Jiaxu Cai (2023). Structured-Light Imaging. In Q. Zhang (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Smart Agriculture Technologies. Springer, Cham.

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F. Dang, D. Chen, Yuzhen Lu, Z. Li (2023). YOLOWeeds: A Novel Benchmark of YOLO Object Detectors for Weed Detection in Cotton Production Systems. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 205, 107655.

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Ebenezer Olaniyi (graduate student, 2021-2023), Yuzhen Lu, Jiaxu Cai, Anuraj Theradiyil Sukumaran, T. Jarvis (2022). Feasibility of Imaging under Structured Illumination for Evaluation of White Striping in Broiler Breast Fillets. Journal of Food Engineering 342, 111359.

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Jiangbo Li, Yuzhen Lu, Renfu Lu (2022). Detection of early decay in navel oranges by structured-illumination reflectance imaging combined with image enhancement and segmentation. Postharvest Biology and Technology 196,112162.

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W. Liu, J. Lyu, D. Wu, Y. Cao, Q. Ma, Yuzhen Lu, X. Zhang (2022). Cutting techniques in the fish industry: a critical review. Foods 11(20), 3206.

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A. Rahman, Yuzhen Lu, H. Wang (2022). Deep Object Detectors for Detecting Weeds for Precision Weed Control. Smart Agricultural Technology 100126.

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Yuzhen Lu, X. Li, X. Li, S. Young, E. Linder, D. Suchoff (2022). Hyperspectral Imaging with Chemometrics for Non-destructive Determination of Cannabinoids in Floral and Leaf Materials of Industrial Hemp. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 202, 107387.

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D. Chen, Y. Lu*, Z. Li, S. Young (2022). Performance Evaluation of Deep Transfer Learning on Multiclass Identification of Common Weed Species in Cotton Production Systems. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 198, 107091.

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Hussein Gharakhani, J. Alex Thomasson, Yuzhen Lu (2022). An End-Effector for Robotic Cotton Harvesting. Smart Agricultural Technology 2, 100043.

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Yuzhen Lu, Z. Zhang, R. Lu (2022). Development and Preliminary Evaluation of A New Apple Harvest-Assist and In-field Sorting Machine. Appled Engineering in Agriculture 38(1), 23-35.

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Yuzhen Lu, Sierra Young (2022). Robust Plant Segmentation of Color Images Based on Image Contrast Optimization. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 193, 106711.

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Yuzhen Lu, S. Young, E. Linder, D. Suchoff (2022). Using Hyperspectral Imaging for Differentiating Cultivars, Growth Stages, Flowers and Leaves of Industrial Hemp. Frontiers in Plant Science 12, 810113.

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Yuzhen Lu, K.G. Payn, P. Pandey, J.J. Acosta, P. Pandey, A.J. Heine, T.D. Walker, S. Young (2021). Hyperspectral Imaging with cost-sensitive learning for high-throughput screening of loblolly pine (Pinus Taeda L.) seedling for freeze tolerance. Transactions of the ASABE 64(6): 2045-2059.

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P. Pandey, K.G. Payn, Yuzhen Lu, A.J. Heine, T.D. Walker, J.J. Acosta, S. Young (2021). Hyperspectral Imaging Combined with Machine Learning for the Detection of Fusiform Rust Disease Incidence in Loblolly Pine Seedlings. Remote Sensing 13(18), 3595.

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Yuzhen Lu, Renfu Lu, Zhao Zhang (2021). Detection of subsurface bruising in fresh pickling cucumbers using structured-illumination reflectance imaging. Postharvest Biology and Technology 180, 111624.

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E. Barnes, G. Morgan, J. Devine, R. Kurtz, G. Ibendahl, A. Sharda, G. Rains, J. Snider, J. Mari Maja, J.A. Thomasson, Yuzhen Lu, H. Gharakhani, J. Griffin, E. Kimura, R. Hardin, T. Raper, S. Young, K. Fue, M. Pelletier, J. Wanjura, G. Holt (2021). Opportunities for Robotic Systems and Automation in Cotton Production. AgriEngineering 2021, 3(2), 339-362.

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Yuzhen Lu, R. Lu (2021). Detection of Chilling Injury in Pickling Cucumbers Using Dual-band Chlorophyll Fluorescence Imaging. Foods 10(5), 1094.

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Yuzhen Lu, T.D. Walker, J.J. Acosta, S. Young, P. Pandey, A.J. Heine, K.G. Payn (2021). Prediction of Freeze Damage and Minimum Winter Temperature of the Seed Source of Loblolly Pine Seedlings Using Hyperspectral Imaging. Forest Science 67(3), 321–334.

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Z. Zhang, Yuzhen Lu, R. Lu (2021). Development and evaluation of an apple infield grading and sorting system. Postharvet Biology and Technology 180, 111588.

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Z. Zhang, C. Igathinathane, J. Li, H. Cen, Yuzhen Lu, P. Flores (2020). Technology progress in mechanical harvest of fresh market apples. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 175, 105606.

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Yuzhen Lu, S. Young (2020). A Survey of Public Datasets for Computer Vision Tasks in Precision Agriculture. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 178, 105760.

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Yuzhen Lu, W. Saeys, M. Kim, Y. Peng, R. Lu (2020). Hyperspectral imaging technology for quality and safety evaluation of horticultural products: A review and celebration of the past 20-year progress. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 170, 111318.

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Yuzhen Lu, R. Lu (2020). siritool: A Matlab Graphical User Interface for Image Analysis in Structured-Illumination Reflectance Imaging for Fruit Defect Detection. Transactions of the ASABE, 63(4): 1037-1047.

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P. Pandey, K.G. Payn, Yuzhen Lu, A.J. Heine, T.D. Walker, S. Young (2020). High Throughput Phenotyping for Fusiform Rust Disease Resistance in Loblolly Pine Using Hyperspectral Imaging. 2020 ASABE Annual International Virtual Meeting, 2000872.

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Yuzhen Lu, K.G. Payn, P. Pandey, J.J. Acosta, A.J. Heine, T.D. Walker, S. Young (2020). Hyperspectral Imaging-Enabled High-Throughput Screening of Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) Seedlings for Freeze Tolerance. 2020 ASABE Annual International Virtual Meeting, 2001072.

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Yuzhen Lu, R. Lu (2020). Enhancing chlorophyll fluorescence imaging under structured illumination with automatic vignetting correction for detection of chilling injury in cucumbers. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 168, 105145.

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