Hidehito KUROSAKI
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About
Hidehito Kurosaki is a pioneering researcher in agricultural robotics, with a primary focus on automating selective harvesting for greenhouse crops. His major contributions center on developing a complete robotic harvesting system for eggplants trained in a V-shape, a challenging task requiring precise vision, distance sensing, and manipulation. In his most-cited work (17 citations), he integrated visual and distance sensors to judge fruit ripeness and designed an end-effector that grips the peduncle for picking. His system achieved a 29.1% harvesting success rate in experiments, identifying key limitations such as fruit occlusion by leaves and local sensing errors. In a companion paper (2 citations), he detailed the system’s architecture—comprising control, sensing, manipulator, end-effector, and traveling vehicle components—and validated its ability to autonomously traverse rows, capture images from both sides, and return to a starting point. Kurosaki’s work provides foundational insights into the practical challenges of robotic fruit harvesting, influencing subsequent research in precision agriculture and automation for protected horticulture.
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