Flower classification based on single petal image and machine learning methods

Siyuan Lu, Zhihai Lu, Xianqing Chen, Shuihua Wang*, Yudong Zhang

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This research presented a novel automatic flower classification system based on computer vision and machine learning techniques. First, we obtained in total 157 petal images of three alike categories using a digital camera. After pre-processing, we extracted color features and wavelet entropies from the petal images. Then, principle component analysis was utilized for feature reduction. Finally, four different classifiers, Support Vector Machine, Weighted k Nearest Neighbors, Kernel based Extreme Learning Machine, and Decision Tree, were trained to recognize the categories of the petals. 5-fold cross validation was employed to evaluate the out-of-sample performance of the classifiers. The experimental results showed that Weighted k-Nearest Neighbors performed the best among all four classifiers with an overall accuracy of 99.4%. The proposed approach is efficient in identifying flower categories in comparison with state-of-the-art methods.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICNC-FSKD 2017 - 13th International Conference on Natural Computation, Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery
EditorsLiang Zhao, Lipo Wang, Guoyong Cai, Kenli Li, Yong Liu, Guoqing Xiao
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages826-831
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781538621653
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Jun 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event13th International Conference on Natural Computation, Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery, ICNC-FSKD 2017 - Guilin, Guangxi, China
Duration: 29 Jul 201731 Jul 2017

Publication series

NameICNC-FSKD 2017 - 13th International Conference on Natural Computation, Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery

Conference

Conference13th International Conference on Natural Computation, Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery, ICNC-FSKD 2017
Country/TerritoryChina
CityGuilin, Guangxi
Period29/07/1731/07/17

Keywords

  • K-nearest neighbors
  • decision tree
  • flower classification
  • kernel based extreme learning machine
  • support vector machine
  • wavelet entropy

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