1. DEVELOPMENT OF VISION SYSTEM AND END-EFFECTOR FOR AUTOMATIC BUD THINNING OF APPLE TREE: EARLY CROP LOAD MANAGEMENT Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Sahu, Rashmi Title: DEVELOPMENT OF VISION SYSTEM AND END-EFFECTOR FOR AUTOMATIC BUD THINNING OF APPLE TREE: EARLY CROP LOAD MANAGEMENT Graduate Program: Agricultural and Biological Engineering Keywords: : Computer VisionYOLORobotic Bud ThinningLED-StereovisionImage AcquisitionCrop load managementEnd-effectorApple flower bud thinningLinear solenoidRobotic bud thinning.Computer Vision File: Login to Download Committee Members: Long He, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorPaul Heinz Heinemann, Committee MemberSuat Irmak, Program Head/ChairJames Rawlinson Schupp, Committee MemberShirin Ghatrehsamani, Committee Member