Member Card

Xin Zhang

Membership start year 2020
Type PW
Role Member (data updating: 2021, 2022)
Institution / Organization / Company U&R | Mississippi State Univ., Dept. Agricultural&Biological Engineering
Still in charge Yes
Address 130 Creelman St. - Mississippi State, MS 39762
Country UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Institution / Organization website https://www.abe.msstate.edu/people/faculty/xin-zhang/
E-mail xzhang@abe.msstate.edu
International call phone +15093394248

Research activities key-words

  • Agricultural machinery and mechanization - orchard and shell fruit harvesters
  • Precision farming, AI and IOT - artificial intelligence technology
  • Precision farming, AI and IOT - crop monitoring/modelling

Publications

Publication 1
AUTHOR: Zhang X., Karkee M., Zhang Q., & Whiting M. D.
TITLE: Computer vision based tree trunk and branch identification and shaking points detection in dense-foliage canopy for automated harvesting of apples
YEAR: 2020
REFERENCES: Wiley, Journal of Field Robotics, 1–18

Publication 2
AUTHOR: Zhang X., He L., Zhang J., Karkee M., Whiting M. D., & Zhang Q.
TITLE: Determination of key canopy parameters for mass mechanical apple harvesting using supervised machine learning and principal component analysis (PCA)
YEAR: 2020
REFERENCES: Elsevier, Biosystems Engineering, 193, 247–263

Publication 3
AUTHOR: Zhang X., He L., Karkee M., Whiting M. D., & Zhang Q.
TITLE: Field evaluation of targeted shake-and-catch harvesting technologies for fresh market apple
YEAR: 2020
REFERENCES: ASABE, Transactions of the ASABE, 63(6), 1759–1771

Publication 4
AUTHOR: Zhang X., He L., Majeed Y., Karkee M., Whiting M. D., & Zhang Q.
TITLE: A precision pruning strategy for improving efficiency of vibratory mechanical harvesting of apples
YEAR: 2018
REFERENCES: ASABE, Transactions of the ASABE, 61(5), 1565–1576

Publication 5
AUTHOR: Zhang X., Wang H., Zou Z., & Wang S.
TITLE: CFD and weighted entropy based simulation and optimisation of Chinese solar greenhouse temperature distribution
YEAR: 2016
REFERENCES: Elsevier, Biosystems Engineering, 142, 12–26

Publication 6
AUTHOR: He L., Zhang X., Ye Y., Karkee M., & Zhang Q.
TITLE: Effect of shaking location and duration on mechanical harvesting of fresh market apples
YEAR: 2019
REFERENCES: ASABE, Applied Engineering in Agriculture, 35(2): 175–183

Publication 7
AUTHOR: Majeed Y., Zhang J., Zhang X., Fu L., Karkee M., Zhang Q., & Whiting M. D.
TITLE: Deep learning based segmentation for automated training of apple trees on trellis wires
YEAR: 2020
REFERENCES: Elsevier, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 170, 105277

Publication 8
AUTHOR: Gao F., Fu L., Zhang X., Majeed Y., Li R., Karkee M., & Zhang Q.
TITLE: Multi-class fruit-on-plant detection for apple in SNAP system using Faster R-CNN
YEAR: 2020
REFERENCES: Elsevier, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 176, 105634

Publication 9
AUTHOR: Fu L., Majeed Y., Zhang X., Karkee M., & Zhang Q.
TITLE: Faster R-CNN-based apple detection in dense-foliage fruiting-wall trees using RGB and depth features for robotic harvesting
YEAR: 2020
REFERENCES: Elsevier, Biosystems Engineering, 197, 245–256

Publication 10
AUTHOR: Zhang J., Karkee M., Zhang Q., Zhang X., Majeed Y., Fu L., & Wang S.
TITLE: Multi-class object detection using Faster R-CNN and estimation of shaking locations for automated shake-and-catch apple harvesting
YEAR: 2020
REFERENCES: Elsevier, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 173, 105384