Tao Yun

Jiangsu University

Papers

2

Total Citations

63

H-Index

2

About

Tao Yun is a leading researcher in agricultural robotics and computer vision, with a primary focus on developing intelligent perception systems for fruit-harvesting robots. His work addresses the critical challenge of enabling robots to accurately recognize and segment fruit targets in complex, unstructured orchard environments. Yun’s most influential contribution is a novel method for apple tree branch segmentation from images with small gray-level differences, a paper that has garnered 47 citations and provides a foundational solution for robotic navigation and fruit detachment. He further advanced the field by proposing a fast segmentation algorithm for color apple images under all-weather natural conditions, integrating adaptive mean-shift with normalized cut (Ncut) methods to overcome the poor real-time performance of traditional approaches. This work, cited 16 times, directly improves the vision recognition speed and reliability of picking robots. Yun’s research is characterized by its practical, real-world applicability, tackling issues like variable lighting and low contrast that plague agricultural automation. His achievements are pivotal for the next generation of autonomous harvesting systems, making him a key figure in precision agriculture and robotic perception.

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2
H-Index
2
Papers
63
Total Citations
32
Avg Citations/Paper
🏆 Most Cited Paper
Apple tree branch segmentation from images with small gray-level difference for agricultural harvesting robot
47 citations · 2016
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2016 (2 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 7
🏛 Institutions: Jiangsu University

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