An Edge Computing-Based Solution for Real-Time Leaf Disease Classification Using Thermal Imaging

Autor(es)

da Silva, Publio Elon Correa ; Almeida, Jurandy

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters; v. 22, p. 5-pg., 2025-01-01.

Resumo

Deep learning (DL) technologies can transform agriculture by improving crop health monitoring and management, thus improving food safety. In this letter, we explore the potential of edge computing (EC) for real-time classification of leaf diseases using thermal imaging. We present a thermal image dataset for plant disease classification and evaluate DL models, including InceptionV3, MobileNetV1, MobileNetV2, and VGG-16, on resource-constrained devices like the Raspberry Pi 4B. Using pruning and quantization-aware training, these models achieve inference times up to 1.48x faster on Edge TPU Max for VGG16, and up to 2.13x faster with precision reduction on Intel NCS2 for MobileNetV1, compared with high-end GPUs like RTX 3090, while maintaining state-of-the-art accuracy. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 23/17577-0 - Compreensão de vídeo por meio de aprendizagem profunda com mínima supervisão humana
• Beneficiário: Jurandy Gomes de Almeida Junior
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular