Agricultural cutting system and cut-point method

A method for generating an agricultural cut-point for an agricultural item, the method comprising:

• capturing an image of the agricultural item;
• generating a depth estimation of the agricultural item;
• segmenting the image of the agricultural item to generate a segmented image that identifies different segments of the agricultural item;
• detecting an agricultural feature of the agricultural item based on the image of the agricultural item;
• generating a two-dimensional cut-point based on the segmented image and the agricultural feature;
• generating a three-dimensional cut-point based on the two-dimensional cut-point and the depth estimation of the agricultural item;
• and
• training an instance segmentation Artificial Intelligence architecture using a segmentation dataset tailored to an instant segmentation task with respect to the agricultural item;
• wherein the segmented image is generated using the instance segmentation Artificial Intelligence architecture;
• the segmentation dataset includes a plurality of annotated images of the agricultural item;
• the plurality of annotated images include masks formed around segments of the agricultural item;
• and
• at least one of the plurality of annotated images includes discrete portions of a same segment assigned a same label.

A system for generating an agricultural cut-point for an agricultural item, the system comprising:

• a camera to capture an image of the agricultural item;
• and
• a processor configured or programmed to:
• segment the image of the agricultural item to generate a segmented image that identifies different segments of the agricultural item;
• detect an agricultural feature of the agricultural item based on the image of the agricultural item;
• generate a two-dimensional cut-point based on the segmented image and the agricultural feature;
• generate a three-dimensional cut-point based on the two-dimensional cut-point and a depth estimation of the agricultural item;
• and
• determine agricultural feature locations of a plurality of agricultural features of the agricultural item including the agricultural feature;
• wherein
• to generate the two-dimensional cut-point, the processor is configured or programmed to:
• associate the plurality of agricultural features to a particular segment of the different segments of the agricultural item based on the agricultural feature locations;
• assign each of the plurality of agricultural features an identifier with respect to the particular segment to which the plurality of agricultural features was associated;
• and
• generate the two-dimensional cut-point based on the identifiers assigned to the plurality of agricultural features.