Deploying Compact Image Classifier on Edge Device for Real-Time Pearl Millet Disease Detection
摘要
Edge Intelligence deploys AI models directly on devices, reducing latency, bandwidth, and improving privacy. We implement lightweight image classification on an ESP32 for real-time pearl millet disease detection. Three compact CNNs—MobileNet, FOMO, and a custom CNN—are trained on a dataset collected from Coimbatore farms. The custom CNN achieves the highest accuracy (86%) and is deployed on an ESP32-CAM for offline inference, suitable for rural areas. This demonstrates a practical embedded-AI pipeline on low-cost hardware (