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Non-Destructive Assessment of Watermelon Comprehensive Quality Based on Acoustic and Vibration Signals
Wenyu Li1, Qihan Wang2, Xi Lin3
1School of Civil Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|July 15, 2026
Summary
This study introduces a non-destructive method using acoustic and vibration signals for comprehensive watermelon quality assessment. The developed Extremely Randomized Trees model achieved 92% accuracy, enabling efficient, low-cost watermelon grading.
Area of Science:
- Agricultural Science
- Food Science
- Acoustics
Background:
- Conventional watermelon quality detection is destructive, leading to fruit loss.
- Existing acoustic methods often lack comprehensive evaluation, relying on single indices.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a non-destructive method for comprehensive watermelon quality detection using acoustic and vibration signals.
- To integrate multiple quality parameters into a single index for improved classification.
Main Methods:
- Collected acoustic and vibration signals from watermelons under impact excitation.
- Extracted time-domain and frequency-domain features.
- Utilized Factor Analysis of Mixed Data (FAMD) to create a Comprehensive Quality Index (CQI).
- Employed an Extremely Randomized Trees (Extra-Trees) model with data augmentation for classification.
Main Results:
- The Extra-Trees model achieved an overall testing accuracy of 0.92.
- High recall rates were observed for Low-Quality (0.93) and High-Quality (1.00) watermelons.
- Medium-Quality watermelon recognition was lower due to overlapping characteristics.
Conclusions:
- The proposed non-destructive method provides a comprehensive assessment of watermelon internal quality.
- This system offers technical support for low-cost, portable, and non-destructive watermelon grading, aligning with consumer demands.
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