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Development of Multimodal Fusion Technology for Tomato Maturity Assessment.

Yang Liu¹, Chaojie Wei¹, Seung-Chul Yoon²

¹Beijing Key Laboratory of Optimization Design for Modern Agricultural Equipment, College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China.

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)

|April 27, 2024

Summary

This study introduces a multimodal deep learning approach using color, spectroscopy, and haptic data for accurate tomato maturity assessment. The fused data method achieved 99.4% accuracy, outperforming single-modality techniques.

Keywords:

deep learning multimodal fusion non-destructive testing tomato maturity

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Area of Science:

Agricultural Science
Computer Science
Food Science

Background:

Tomato quality, including taste and shelf life, is significantly influenced by maturity.
Uneven ripening in tomatoes presents challenges for traditional single-modality assessment methods.
Accurate maturity determination is crucial for agricultural production and the food processing industry.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a deep learning-assisted multimodal data fusion technique for tomato maturity assessment.
To integrate color imaging, spectroscopy, and haptic sensing for comprehensive maturity evaluation.
To improve the accuracy and efficiency of non-destructive agricultural product classification.

Main Methods:

Feature extraction from color images, visible and near-infrared spectroscopy (350-1100 nm), and haptic sensing.
Multimodal feature fusion to create a unified feature set using eigenvectors.
Classification of tomato maturity using a fully connected neural network model.

Main Results:

The multimodal fusion model achieved 99.4% accuracy in tomato maturity classification.
This surpasses single-modal methods: color imaging (94.2%), spectroscopy (87.8%), and haptics (87.2%).
The technique demonstrated 94.4% accuracy for uneven internal and external ripening, validating its effectiveness.

Conclusions:

Multimodal data fusion significantly enhances the accuracy of tomato ripening classification.
The deep learning approach offers an efficient, non-destructive method for classifying agricultural and food products.
This study provides a strong foundation for applying multimodal fusion to assess the quality and maturity of other produce.