scholarly journals Estimation of Nitrogen in Rice Crops from UAV-Captured Images

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (20) ◽  
pp. 3396
Author(s):  
Julian D. Colorado ◽  
Natalia Cera-Bornacelli ◽  
Juan S. Caldas ◽  
Eliel Petro ◽  
Maria C. Rebolledo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Vegetation Indices ◽  
Ground Truth ◽  
Leaf Nitrogen ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Image Processing Algorithm ◽  
Stabilization Control ◽  
Leaf N Content

Leaf nitrogen (N) directly correlates to chlorophyll production, affecting crop growth and yield. Farmers use soil plant analysis development (SPAD) devices to calculate the amount of chlorophyll present in plants. However, monitoring large-scale crops using SPAD is prohibitively time-consuming and demanding. This paper presents an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) solution for estimating leaf N content in rice crops, from multispectral imagery. Our contribution is twofold: (i) a novel trajectory control strategy to reduce the angular wind-induced perturbations that affect image sampling accuracy during UAV flight, and (ii) machine learning models to estimate the canopy N via vegetation indices (VIs) obtained from the aerial imagery. This approach integrates an image processing algorithm using the GrabCut segmentation method with a guided filtering refinement process, to calculate the VIs according to the plots of interest. Three machine learning methods based on multivariable linear regressions (MLR), support vector machines (SVM), and neural networks (NN), were applied and compared through the entire phonological cycle of the crop: vegetative (V), reproductive (R), and ripening (Ri). Correlations were obtained by comparing our methods against an assembled ground-truth of SPAD measurements. The higher N correlations were achieved with NN: 0.98 (V), 0.94 (R), and 0.89 (Ri). We claim that the proposed UAV stabilization control algorithm significantly improves on the N-to-SPAD correlations by minimizing wind perturbations in real-time and reducing the need for offline image corrections.

Comparison of Machine Learning Methods for Leaf Nitrogen Estimation in Corn Using Multispectral UAV Images

2021 ◽  
Vol 64 (6) ◽  
pp. 2089-2101
Author(s):  
Razieh Barzin ◽  
Hamid Kamangir ◽  
Ganesh C. Bora
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Random Forest ◽  
Vegetation Indices ◽  
Leaf Nitrogen ◽  
Gradient Boosting ◽  
N Content ◽  
Spectral Bands ◽  
Red Edge ◽  
Leaf N Content ◽  
Leaf N

HighlightsLeaf nitrogen percentage in corn was estimated using various vegetation indices derived from UAVs.Eight machine learning methods were compared to find the most accurate model for nitrogen estimation.The most influential vegetation indices were determined for estimation of leaf nitrogen.Abstract. Nitrogen (N) is the most critical component of healthy plants. It has a significant impact on photosynthesis and plant reproduction. Physicochemical characteristics of plants such as leaf N content can be estimated spatially and temporally because of the latest developments in multispectral sensing technology and machine learning (ML) methods. The objective of this study was to use spectral data for leaf N estimation in corn to compare different ML models and find the best-fitted model. Moreover, the performance of vegetation indices (VIs) and spectral wavelengths were compared individually and collectively to determine if combinations of VIs substantially improved the results as compared to the original spectral data. This study was conducted at a Mississippi State University corn field that was divided into 16 plots with four different N treatments (0, 90, 180, and 270 kg ha-1). The bare soil pixels were removed from the multispectral images, and 26 VIs were calculated based on five spectral bands: blue, green, red, red-edge, and near-infrared (NIR). The 26 VIs and five spectral bands obtained from a red-edge multispectral sensor mounted on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) were analyzed to develop ML models for leaf %N estimation of corn. The input variables used in these models had the most impact on chlorophyll and N content and high correlation with leaf N content. Eight ML algorithms (random forest, gradient boosting, support vector machine, multi-layer perceptron, ridge regression, lasso regression, and elastic net) were applied to three different categories of variables. The results show that gradient boosting and random forest were the best-fitted models to estimate leaf %N, with about an 80% coefficient of determination for the different categories of variables. Moreover, adding VIs to the spectral bands improved the results. The combination of SCCCI, NDRE, and red-edge had the largest coefficient of determination (R2) in comparison to the other categories of variables used to predict leaf %N content in corn. Keywords: Corn, Gradient boosting, Machine learning, Multispectral imagery, Nitrogen estimation, Random forest, UAV, Vegetation index.

scholarly journals FIRST INVESTIGATION OF MEDITERRANEAN OAK TREE VITALITY WITH HIGH-RESOLUTION WORLDVIEW-3 SATELLITE DATA: COMPARING TEN VEGETATION INDICES AND THREE MACHINE LEARNING CLASSIFIERS

2020 ◽  
Vol XLIII-B3-2020 ◽  
pp. 1069-1076
Author(s):  
N. Tilly ◽  
F. Reddig ◽  
U. Lussem ◽  
G. Bareth
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Support Vector Machine ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Satellite Data ◽  
Vegetation Indices ◽  
Ground Truth ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Tree Vitality ◽  
Machine Learning Classifiers ◽  
Learning Classifiers

Abstract. Oak trees are the primary component in Mediterranean agro-silvopastoral systems. Since the second half of the 20th century, however, a severe oak decline has been observed. Climate change reinforces this problem, which is consistent with worldwide observable tree dieback. As the trees have significant ecological and socio-economic functions, their observation and assessment of vitality are increasingly researched. Satellite remote sensing is very well suitable for large-scale surveys of the extensive and sometimes hardly accessible areas. This study investigates the usability of high-resolution WorldView-3 data for the classification of tree vitality. The ground truth was collected on an Andalusian dehesa at the end of September 2019, timely corresponding with the satellite data acquisition. After customary post-processing of the WorldView-3 data, 10 vegetation indices (ARVI, CIgreen, CSI, DPI, EVI, GNDVI, NDVI, PSRI, RENDVI, and RGI) were calculated from the multispectral image. Three machine learning classifiers (Maximum Likelihood, Random Forest, and Support Vector Machine) were then used for a supervised image classification with three vitality classes (healthy, sick, and dead). Independent ground truth data were used for the validation. The best results were achieved with the red edge normalized difference vegetation index (RENDVI) and the Support Vector Machine classifier (F1 scores between 0.27 and 0.72). A maximal overall accuracy of around 0.6 is, however, improvable. Further studies should focus on other classification methods, more reliable ground truth, and combined analyses of spectral and structural data.

scholarly journals QUBO formulations for training machine learning models

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Prasanna Date ◽  
Davis Arthur ◽  
Lauren Pusey-Nazzaro
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Quantum Computers ◽  
Np Hard ◽  
Learning Models ◽  
Moore’S Law ◽  
Moore's Law ◽  
Machine Learning Models

AbstractTraining machine learning models on classical computers is usually a time and compute intensive process. With Moore’s law nearing its inevitable end and an ever-increasing demand for large-scale data analysis using machine learning, we must leverage non-conventional computing paradigms like quantum computing to train machine learning models efficiently. Adiabatic quantum computers can approximately solve NP-hard problems, such as the quadratic unconstrained binary optimization (QUBO), faster than classical computers. Since many machine learning problems are also NP-hard, we believe adiabatic quantum computers might be instrumental in training machine learning models efficiently in the post Moore’s law era. In order to solve problems on adiabatic quantum computers, they must be formulated as QUBO problems, which is very challenging. In this paper, we formulate the training problems of three machine learning models—linear regression, support vector machine (SVM) and balanced k-means clustering—as QUBO problems, making them conducive to be trained on adiabatic quantum computers. We also analyze the computational complexities of our formulations and compare them to corresponding state-of-the-art classical approaches. We show that the time and space complexities of our formulations are better (in case of SVM and balanced k-means clustering) or equivalent (in case of linear regression) to their classical counterparts.

scholarly journals Improving Machine Learning Identification of Unsafe Driver Behavior by Means of Sensor Fusion

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (18) ◽  
pp. 6417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emanuele Lattanzi ◽  
Giacomo Castellucci ◽  
Valerio Freschi
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Machine Learning ◽  
Driver Behavior ◽  
Ground Truth ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Svm Classifier ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
Average Accuracy ◽  
Unsafe Behaviors ◽  
Vehicle Sensors

Most road accidents occur due to human fatigue, inattention, or drowsiness. Recently, machine learning technology has been successfully applied to identifying driving styles and recognizing unsafe behaviors starting from in-vehicle sensors signals such as vehicle and engine speed, throttle position, and engine load. In this work, we investigated the fusion of different external sensors, such as a gyroscope and a magnetometer, with in-vehicle sensors, to increase machine learning identification of unsafe driver behavior. Starting from those signals, we computed a set of features capable to accurately describe the behavior of the driver. A support vector machine and an artificial neural network were then trained and tested using several features calculated over more than 200 km of travel. The ground truth used to evaluate classification performances was obtained by means of an objective methodology based on the relationship between speed, and lateral and longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle. The classification results showed an average accuracy of about 88% using the SVM classifier and of about 90% using the neural network demonstrating the potential capability of the proposed methodology to identify unsafe driver behaviors.

scholarly journals Predicting ionizing radiation exposure using biochemically-inspired genomic machine learning

F1000Research ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 233
Author(s):  
Jonathan Z.L. Zhao ◽  
Eliseos J. Mucaki ◽  
Peter K. Rogan
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Ionizing Radiation ◽  
Radiation Exposure ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Nearest Neighbor ◽  
Error Rates ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Dose Estimation ◽  
Gene Signatures ◽  
Ionizing Radiation Exposure

Background: Gene signatures derived from transcriptomic data using machine learning methods have shown promise for biodosimetry testing. These signatures may not be sufficiently robust for large scale testing, as their performance has not been adequately validated on external, independent datasets. The present study develops human and murine signatures with biochemically-inspired machine learning that are strictly validated using k-fold and traditional approaches. Methods: Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) datasets of exposed human and murine lymphocytes were preprocessed via nearest neighbor imputation and expression of genes implicated in the literature to be responsive to radiation exposure (n=998) were then ranked by Minimum Redundancy Maximum Relevance (mRMR). Optimal signatures were derived by backward, complete, and forward sequential feature selection using Support Vector Machines (SVM), and validated using k-fold or traditional validation on independent datasets. Results: The best human signatures we derived exhibit k-fold validation accuracies of up to 98% (DDB2,  PRKDC, TPP2, PTPRE, and GADD45A) when validated over 209 samples and traditional validation accuracies of up to 92% (DDB2,  CD8A,  TALDO1,  PCNA,  EIF4G2,  LCN2,  CDKN1A,  PRKCH,  ENO1,  and PPM1D) when validated over 85 samples. Some human signatures are specific enough to differentiate between chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Certain multi-class murine signatures have sufficient granularity in dose estimation to inform eligibility for cytokine therapy (assuming these signatures could be translated to humans). We compiled a list of the most frequently appearing genes in the top 20 human and mouse signatures. More frequently appearing genes among an ensemble of signatures may indicate greater impact of these genes on the performance of individual signatures. Several genes in the signatures we derived are present in previously proposed signatures. Conclusions: Gene signatures for ionizing radiation exposure derived by machine learning have low error rates in externally validated, independent datasets, and exhibit high specificity and granularity for dose estimation.

scholarly journals Applying Machine Learning for Improving Performance Classification on Driving Behavior

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Ahmad Iwan Fadli ◽  
Selo Sulistyo ◽  
Sigit Wibowo
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Traffic Accident ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Detection System ◽  
Difficult Problem ◽  
Sensor Data ◽  
Driving Safety ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Classification Methods ◽  
Machine Learning Classification

Traffic accident is a very difficult problem to handle on a large scale in a country. Indonesia is one of the most populated, developing countries that use vehicles for daily activities as its main transportation.  It is also the country with the largest number of car users in Southeast Asia, so driving safety needs to be considered. Using machine learning classification method to determine whether a driver is driving safely or not can help reduce the risk of driving accidents. We created a detection system to classify whether the driver is driving safely or unsafely using trip sensor data, which include Gyroscope, Acceleration, and GPS. The classification methods used in this study are Random Forest (RF) classification algorithm, Support Vector Machine (SVM), and Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) by improving data preprocessing using feature extraction and oversampling methods. This study shows that RF has the best performance with 98% accuracy, 98% precision, and 97% sensitivity using the proposed preprocessing stages compared to SVM or MLP.

scholarly journals Support Vector Machines in Big Data Classification: A Systematic Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Hassan Almaspoor ◽  
Ali Safaei ◽  
Afshin Salajegheh ◽  
Behrouz Minaei-Bidgoli
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Big Data ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Large Scale Data ◽  
Training Samples ◽  
Big Data Classification ◽  
Scale Data

Abstract Classification is one of the most important and widely used issues in machine learning, the purpose of which is to create a rule for grouping data to sets of pre-existing categories is based on a set of training sets. Employed successfully in many scientific and engineering areas, the Support Vector Machine (SVM) is among the most promising methods of classification in machine learning. With the advent of big data, many of the machine learning methods have been challenged by big data characteristics. The standard SVM has been proposed for batch learning in which all data are available at the same time. The SVM has a high time complexity, i.e., increasing the number of training samples will intensify the need for computational resources and memory. Hence, many attempts have been made at SVM compatibility with online learning conditions and use of large-scale data. This paper focuses on the analysis, identification, and classification of existing methods for SVM compatibility with online conditions and large-scale data. These methods might be employed to classify big data and propose research areas for future studies. Considering its advantages, the SVM can be among the first options for compatibility with big data and classification of big data. For this purpose, appropriate techniques should be developed for data preprocessing in order to covert data into an appropriate form for learning. The existing frameworks should also be employed for parallel and distributed processes so that SVMs can be made scalable and properly online to be able to handle big data.

scholarly journals iBitter-Fuse: A Novel Sequence-Based Bitter Peptide Predictor by Fusing Multi-View Features

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (16) ◽  
pp. 8958
Author(s):  
Phasit Charoenkwan ◽  
Chanin Nantasenamat ◽  
Md. Mehedi Hasan ◽  
Mohammad Ali Moni ◽  
Pietro Lio’ ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
De Novo ◽  
Predictive Performance ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Sufficient Information ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Accurate Identification ◽  
Bitter Peptides ◽  
Accurate Performance

Accurate identification of bitter peptides is of great importance for better understanding their biochemical and biophysical properties. To date, machine learning-based methods have become effective approaches for providing a good avenue for identifying potential bitter peptides from large-scale protein datasets. Although few machine learning-based predictors have been developed for identifying the bitterness of peptides, their prediction performances could be improved. In this study, we developed a new predictor (named iBitter-Fuse) for achieving more accurate identification of bitter peptides. In the proposed iBitter-Fuse, we have integrated a variety of feature encoding schemes for providing sufficient information from different aspects, namely consisting of compositional information and physicochemical properties. To enhance the predictive performance, the customized genetic algorithm utilizing self-assessment-report (GA-SAR) was employed for identifying informative features followed by inputting optimal ones into a support vector machine (SVM)-based classifier for developing the final model (iBitter-Fuse). Benchmarking experiments based on both 10-fold cross-validation and independent tests indicated that the iBitter-Fuse was able to achieve more accurate performance as compared to state-of-the-art methods. To facilitate the high-throughput identification of bitter peptides, the iBitter-Fuse web server was established and made freely available online. It is anticipated that the iBitter-Fuse will be a useful tool for aiding the discovery and de novo design of bitter peptides

Identification of DNA-binding proteins via Hypergraph based Laplacian Support Vector Machine

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuqing Qian ◽  
Hao Meng ◽  
Weizhong Lu ◽  
Zhijun Liao ◽  
Yijie Ding ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Dna Binding ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Binding Proteins ◽  
Predictive Accuracy ◽  
Dna Binding Proteins ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Independent Test

Background: The identification of DNA binding proteins (DBP) is an important research field. Experiment-based methods are time-consuming and labor-intensive for detecting DBP. Objective: To solve the problem of large-scale DBP identification, some machine learning methods are proposed. However, these methods have insufficient predictive accuracy. Our aim is to develop a sequence-based machine learning model to predict DBP. Methods: In our study, we extract six types of features (including NMBAC, GE, MCD, PSSM-AB, PSSM-DWT, and PsePSSM) from protein sequences. We use Multiple Kernel Learning based on Hilbert-Schmidt Independence Criterion (MKL-HSIC) to estimate the optimal kernel. Then, we construct a hypergraph model to describe the relationship between labeled and unlabeled samples. Finally, Laplacian Support Vector Machines (LapSVM) is employed to train the predictive model. Our method is tested on PDB186, PDB1075, PDB2272 and PDB14189 data sets. Result: Compared with other methods, our model achieves best results on benchmark data sets. Conclusion: The accuracy of 87.1% and 74.2% are achieved on PDB186 (Independent test of PDB1075) and PDB2272 (Independent test of PDB14189), respectively.

scholarly journals Identification and Severity Monitoring of Maize Dwarf Mosaic Virus Infection Based on Hyperspectral Measurements

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 4560
Author(s):  
Lili Luo ◽  
Qingrui Chang ◽  
Qi Wang ◽  
Yong Huang
Keyword(s):  
Mosaic Virus ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Vegetation Index ◽  
Vegetation Indices ◽  
Biochemical Parameter ◽  
Maize Dwarf Mosaic Virus ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Classification Models ◽  
Linear Discriminant ◽  
And Control

Prompt monitoring of maize dwarf mosaic virus (MDMV) is critical for the prevention and control of disease and to ensure high crop yield and quality. Here, we first analyzed the spectral differences between MDMV-infected red leaves and healthy leaves and constructed a sensitive index (SI) for measurements. Next, based on the characteristic bands (Rλ) associated with leaf anthocyanins (Anth), we determined vegetation indices (VIs) commonly used in plant physiological and biochemical parameter inversion and established a vegetation index (VIc) by utilizing the combination of two arbitrary bands following the construction principles of NDVI, DVI, RVI, and SAVI. Furthermore, we developed classification models based on linear discriminant analysis (LDA) and support vector machine (SVM) in order to distinguish the red leaves from healthy leaves. Finally, we performed UR, MLR, PLSR, PCR, and SVM simulations on Anth based on Rλ, VIs, VIc, and Rλ + VIs + VIc and indirectly estimated the severity of MDMV infection based on the relationship between the reflection spectra and Anth. Distinct from those of the normal leaves, the spectra of red leaves showed strong reflectance characteristics at 640 nm, and SI increased with increasing Anth. Moreover, the accuracy of the two VIc-based classification models was 100%, which is significantly higher than that of the VIs and Rλ-based models. Among the Anth regression models, the accuracy of the MLR model based on Rλ + VIs + VIc was the highest (R2c = 0.85; R2v = 0.74). The developed models could accurately identify MDMV and estimate the severity of its infection, laying the theoretical foundation for large-scale remote sensing-based monitoring of this virus in the future.

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