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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Deep Learning Applied to Vegetation Identification and Removal Using Multidimensional Aerial Data.

Milena F Pinto, Aurelio G Melo, Leonardo M Honório, André L M Marcato, André G S Conceição, Amanda O Timotheo

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Milena F PintoDepartment of Electronics Engineering, Federal Center for Technological Education of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 20260-100, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-6916-700X
Aurelio G MeloDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora 36073-120, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-8227-6462
Leonardo M HonórioDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora 36073-120, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-2735-4792
André L M MarcatoDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora 36073-120, Brazil.
André G S ConceiçãoDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador 40210-630, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-8124-6253
Amanda O TimotheoDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora 36073-120, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-6530-7957

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Abstract

When performing structural inspection, the generation of three-dimensional (3D) point clouds is a common resource. Those are usually generated from photogrammetry or through laser scan techniques. However, a significant drawback for complete inspection is the presence of covering vegetation, hiding possible structural problems, and making difficult the acquisition of proper object surfaces in order to provide a reliable diagnostic. Therefore, this research's main contribution is developing an effective vegetation removal methodology through the use of a deep learning structure that is capable of identifying and extracting covering vegetation in 3D point clouds. The proposed approach uses pre and post-processing filtering stages that take advantage of colored point clouds, if they are available, or operate independently. The results showed high classification accuracy and good effectiveness when compared with similar methods in the literature. After this step, if color is available, then a color filter is applied, enhancing the results obtained. Besides, the results are analyzed in light of real Structure From Motion (SFM) reconstruction data, which further validates the proposed method. This research also presented a colored point cloud library of bushes built for the work used by other studies in the field.

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Deep LearningPlantsMotionPhotogrammetry3D point clouddeep learningstructural analyzesUnmanned Aerial Vehiclesvegetation identification/recognition

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