The right time for harvesting – detected precisely with HSI

Monitoring systems that assess the ripeness of the cultivated crops in fields, plantations and greenhouses enable optimum planning of harvesting and sales. Fully automatic harvesting machines that can differentiate between ripe and unripe fruit and vegetables also offer great potential for the agriculture of the future. These allow the goods to be selectively harvested or immediately sorted.

This is all made possible by embedded vision systems with fast, high-resolution hyperspectral sensors with up to 150 spectral channels. This data can be used to determine ripeness without touching the goods – even through leaves and shells.

Embedded vision solutions from Photonfocus offer the highest sensor resolution, precision and speed for these applications, and can be used for both terrestrial monitoring and observation from the air. The application-specific sensors are compact, robust and designed for use in tough industrial conditions. They can be integrated into complete systems or deployed as ready-to-use systems.