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Pest monitoring method based on machine vision

US10729117B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 25, 2017
Grant dateAug 4, 2020
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Expiry dateDec 25, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V20/52
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a pest monitoring method based on machine vision. The method includes the following steps: arranging a pest trap at a place where pests gather, and setting an image acquisition device in front of the pest trap to acquire an image; identifying a pest in the acquired image, and obtaining a number of pests; extracting multiple suspicious pest images from a region of each identified pest in the image, and determining identification accuracy of each suspicious pest image, if the number of pests is greater than or equal to a preset threshold for the number of pests; and calculating a predicted level of pest damage based on the number of pests and the identification accuracy of each suspicious pest image. The present invention acquires a pest image automatically through the image acquisition device in front of the pest trap.

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