Monitoring Plant Growth with Image Processing Methods and Artificial Intelligence Supported Agriculture System

Öz

The use of smart technologies is gaining importance in solving the problems experienced in the field of agriculture. An important aim of the studies is to ensure the cultivation of agricultural products in greenhouse environments. In this way, growing agricultural products in greenhouses controlled by smart systems by creating suitable soil and climatic conditions and facilitating people’s access to these products has become an important research and application topic. This study aims to follow the cultivation of a product and determine suitable growing conditions by using image processing techniques, machine learning methods, and the Internet of Things.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Image Processing
• Machine Learning
• Internet of Things
• Sensors

Monitoring Plant Growth with Image Processing Methods and Artificial Intelligence Supported Agriculture System

Öz

Tarım alanında yaşanan sorunların çözümünde akıllı teknolojilerin kullanımı önem kazanmaktadır. Çalışmaların önemli bir amacı da tarım ürünlerinin sera ortamlarında yetiştirilmesini sağlamaktır. Bu sayede akıllı sistemler tarafından kontrol edilen seralarda uygun toprak ve iklim koşulları oluşturularak tarım ürünlerinin yetiştirilmesi ve insanların bu ürünlere erişiminin kolaylaştırılması önemli bir araştırma ve uygulama konusu haline gelmiştir. Bu çalışmada, görüntü işleme teknikleri, makine öğrenmesi yöntemleri ve Nesnelerin İnterneti kullanılarak, bir ürünün yetiştirilmesinin takip edilmesi ve uygun yetiştirme koşullarının belirlenmesi amaçlanmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Görüntü İşleme
• Makine Öğrenmesi
• Nesnelerin İnterneti
• Sensörler

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