Flower classification using deep convolutional neural networks
Flower classification is a challenging task due to the wide range of flower species which have similar shape, appearance or surrounding objects such as leaves and grass. In this paper, we propose a novel two-step deep learning classifier to distinguish flowers of a wide range of species. Firstly, th...
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| author | Hiary, H Saadeh, H Saadeh, M Yaqub, M |
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| description | Flower classification is a challenging task due to the wide range of flower species which have similar shape, appearance or surrounding objects such as leaves and grass. In this paper, we propose a novel two-step deep learning classifier to distinguish flowers of a wide range of species. Firstly, the flower region is automatically segmented to allow localisation of the minimum bounding box around it. The proposed flower segmentation approach is modelled as a binary classifier in a fully convolutional network framework. Secondly, we build a robust convolutional neural network classifier to distinguish the different flower types. We propose novel steps during the training stage to ensure robust, accurate and real-time classification. We evaluate our method on three well known flower datasets. Our classification results exceed 97% on all datasets which is better than the state-of-the-art in this domain. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:b586850f-61b8-4183-81de-937ef1750c792022-03-27T04:34:02ZFlower classification using deep convolutional neural networksJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:b586850f-61b8-4183-81de-937ef1750c79Symplectic Elements at OxfordInstitution of Engineering and Technology2018Hiary, HSaadeh, HSaadeh, MYaqub, MFlower classification is a challenging task due to the wide range of flower species which have similar shape, appearance or surrounding objects such as leaves and grass. In this paper, we propose a novel two-step deep learning classifier to distinguish flowers of a wide range of species. Firstly, the flower region is automatically segmented to allow localisation of the minimum bounding box around it. The proposed flower segmentation approach is modelled as a binary classifier in a fully convolutional network framework. Secondly, we build a robust convolutional neural network classifier to distinguish the different flower types. We propose novel steps during the training stage to ensure robust, accurate and real-time classification. We evaluate our method on three well known flower datasets. Our classification results exceed 97% on all datasets which is better than the state-of-the-art in this domain. |
| spellingShingle | Hiary, H Saadeh, H Saadeh, M Yaqub, M Flower classification using deep convolutional neural networks |
| title | Flower classification using deep convolutional neural networks |
| title_full | Flower classification using deep convolutional neural networks |
| title_fullStr | Flower classification using deep convolutional neural networks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Flower classification using deep convolutional neural networks |
| title_short | Flower classification using deep convolutional neural networks |
| title_sort | flower classification using deep convolutional neural networks |
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