AGRICAM机器人自动监测大棚作物授粉,实现大范围、无干扰的实时数据采集。
AGRICAM: A Track-Mounted Crop Pollination Monitoring Robot

- 基于轨道的自主移动机器人,集成多传感器与4G传输,可沿作物行连续作业。
- 在30小时连续运行中完成80米长大棚的授粉监测,识别出昆虫活动随时间和微气候的变化。
- 适合农场主和农业研究者用于优化授粉管理,提升作物产量与粮食安全。
昆虫授粉对全球粮食生产至关重要,但商业农场尺度的授粉者监测仍具挑战。计算机视觉与深度学习虽能精细分析授粉行为,却常需在细节与覆盖范围间权衡资源投入。本文提出专为保护性栽培系统设计的自动化导引授粉监测机器人AGRICAM,可在低成本、易安装的轨道上自主运行,不干扰农事操作或昆虫行为。该平台集成双RGB相机、微气候传感器、GPS、RFID模块、运动传感器及4G网络连接,支持远程配置与数据上传。系统自动采集昆虫位置与环境数据,经云端计算机视觉模型分析,量化授粉访问频率与时空活动变化。我们在商业化蓝莓农场部署该系统,成功在30小时内完成80米长工业大棚的授粉模式测绘。数据分析证实大棚内授粉者分布均匀,符合农场管理预期;同时揭示了授粉活动与昼夜节律及微气候条件的相关性。AGRICAM已验证其可扩展、自动化的特点,可为精准授粉管理提供数据支持,助力提升作物产量与粮食安全。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Insect pollination is critical for global food production, yet monitoring pollinators at commercial farm scale remains a challenge. Recent advances in computer vision and deep learning have enabled detailed analysis of pollinator behaviour, but monitoring must trade-off detail against spatial coverage and human or technological resources. This paper presents the Automated Guided Robot for Insect and Crop Activity Monitoring (AGRICAM), a purpose-built robotic system designed to meet the requirements of large-scale pollination monitoring in protected cropping systems. AGRICAM operates autonomously on low-cost, easily installed track for movement along crop rows, without disrupting farm operations or insect behaviour. The platform integrates two RGB cameras, microclimate sensors, GPS and RFID modules, motion sensors, and 4G cellular network connectivity for data transmission. A web interface enables remote device configuration and scheduling. The system autonomously captures video and image data of insects' locations and local environmental conditions. These are transferred to the cloud and analysed using computer vision models to quantify pollinator visitation and spatio-temporal activity variation. We deployed the system on a commercial blueberry farm to demonstrate and test its capability. It successfully mapped insect pollination patterns across 80 m long industrial polytunnels over 30 hours. This data enabled spatial analyses of insect activity we used to confirm a uniform pollinator distribution within polytunnels, as desired by the farm management team. The data also highlighted variation of insect activity associated with time of day and microclimate. AGRICAM therefore has been shown to be a scalable, automated crop pollination monitor that can support data-driven decisions to enhance pollination management, thereby improving crop productivity and food security.
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