Density peak clustering (DPC) has garnered growing interest over recent decades due to its capability to identify clusters with diverse shapes and its resilience to the presence of noisy data. Most DPC-based methods exhibit high computational complexity. One approach to mitigate this issue involves utilizing density subgraphs. Nevertheless, the utilization of density subgraphs may impose restrictions on cluster sizes and potentially lead to an excessive number of small clusters. Furthermore, effectively handling these small clusters, whether through merging or separation, to derive accurate results poses a significant challenge, particularly in scenarios where the number of clusters is unknown. To address these challenges, we propose an adaptive density subgraph clustering algorithm (ADSC). ADSC follows a systematic three-step procedure. First, the highdensity regions in the dataset are recognized as density subgraphs based on k-nearest neighbor (KNN) density. Second, the initial clustering is carried out by utilizing an automated mechanism to identify the important density subgraphs and allocate outliers. Last, the obtained initial clustering results are further refined in an adaptive manner using the cluster self-ensemble technique, ultimately yielding the final clustering outcomes. The clustering performance of the proposed ADSC algorithm is evaluated on nineteen benchmark datasets. The experimental results demonstrate that ADSC possesses the ability to automatically determine the optimal number of clusters from intricate density data, all while maintaining high clustering efficiency. Comparative analysis against other well-known density clustering algorithms that require prior knowledge of cluster numbers reveals that ADSC consistently achieves comparable or superior clustering results.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving the evolution of autonomous agriculture towards multi-agent collaborative control, breaking through the limitations of traditional isolated automation. Although existing research has focused on hierarchical control and perception-decision-making technologies for agricultural machinery, the overall integration of these elements in building a resilient physical perception collaborative system is still insufficient. This paper systematically reviews the progress of AI-driven tractor-implement cooperative control from 2018 to 2025, focusing on four major technical pillars: (1) perception-decision-execution hierarchical architecture, (2) distributed multi-agent collaborative framework, (3) physical perception modeling and adaptive control, and (4) staged operation applications (such as collaborative harvesting). The research reveals core challenges such as real-time collaborative planning, perception robustness under environmental disturbances, and collaborative control and safety assurance under operational disturbances. To this end, three solutions are proposed: an AI framework for formalizing agronomic constraints and mechanical dynamics; a disturbance-resistant adaptive tractor-implement cooperative control strategy; and a real-time collaborative ecosystem integrating neuromorphic computing and FarmOS. Finally, a research roadmap is summarized with agronomic constraint reinforcement learning, self-reconfigurable collaboration, and biomechanical mechatronic systems as the core. By integrating the scattered progress in AI, robotics and agronomy, we provide theoretical foundation and practical guidance for scalable and sustainable autonomous farm systems.
1 March 2026 in IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology