Predicting the Tensile Strength of Plant Leaves Based on GA-SVM

Most plant material mechanics studies focus on the independent investigation of single properties, whereas systematic research on the coupling relationships among multidimensional performance indicators of plant leaves remains relatively scarce. This study employs a comprehensive testing instrument...

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Main Authors: Wei Chang, Meihong Liu, Yayu Huang, Junjie Lei, Kai Wu
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
Series:Journal of Natural Fibers
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15440478.2025.2514081
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Kai Wu
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description Most plant material mechanics studies focus on the independent investigation of single properties, whereas systematic research on the coupling relationships among multidimensional performance indicators of plant leaves remains relatively scarce. This study employs a comprehensive testing instrument to characterize the physical and chemical properties of plant leaves, tensile tests to assess tensile strength, and high-speed cameras to capture crack propagation during leaf fracture. Subsequently, correlation analysis is performed on the characteristic indicators, followed by dimensionality reduction using principal component analysis (PCA). A genetic algorithm (GA) is then applied to optimize the structural parameters of the support vector machine (SVM), establishing a GA-SVM-based predictive model for the tensile strength of plant leaves. A comparative analysis with other predictive algorithms demonstrates that the GA-SVM model achieves the lowest prediction error and highest accuracy, with mean absolute error and root mean squared error values of 0.0774 and 0.0745, respectively. Among the five models evaluated, the prediction accuracy ranks as follows: GA-SVM, SVM, decision tree, random forest, and back-propagation neural network. These findings fully validate the effectiveness and superiority of the GA-SVM model in predicting the tensile strength of plant leaves, providing a novel methodology for accurately predicting mechanical properties of plant materials.
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spelling doaj-art-65d600d4ce774509842233c8fac992e82025-08-20T03:26:43ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Natural Fibers1544-04781544-046X2025-12-0122110.1080/15440478.2025.2514081Predicting the Tensile Strength of Plant Leaves Based on GA-SVMWei Chang0Meihong Liu1Yayu Huang2Junjie Lei3Kai Wu4Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, ChinaFaculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, ChinaFaculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, ChinaFaculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, ChinaR&D Center, Yunnan China Tobacco Industry Co., Ltd, Kunming, ChinaMost plant material mechanics studies focus on the independent investigation of single properties, whereas systematic research on the coupling relationships among multidimensional performance indicators of plant leaves remains relatively scarce. This study employs a comprehensive testing instrument to characterize the physical and chemical properties of plant leaves, tensile tests to assess tensile strength, and high-speed cameras to capture crack propagation during leaf fracture. Subsequently, correlation analysis is performed on the characteristic indicators, followed by dimensionality reduction using principal component analysis (PCA). A genetic algorithm (GA) is then applied to optimize the structural parameters of the support vector machine (SVM), establishing a GA-SVM-based predictive model for the tensile strength of plant leaves. A comparative analysis with other predictive algorithms demonstrates that the GA-SVM model achieves the lowest prediction error and highest accuracy, with mean absolute error and root mean squared error values of 0.0774 and 0.0745, respectively. Among the five models evaluated, the prediction accuracy ranks as follows: GA-SVM, SVM, decision tree, random forest, and back-propagation neural network. These findings fully validate the effectiveness and superiority of the GA-SVM model in predicting the tensile strength of plant leaves, providing a novel methodology for accurately predicting mechanical properties of plant materials.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15440478.2025.2514081GA-SVMPlant LeavesPrediction AccuracyTensile StrengthPhysical and Chemical Properties遗传算法优化的支持向量机
spellingShingle Wei Chang
Meihong Liu
Yayu Huang
Junjie Lei
Kai Wu
Predicting the Tensile Strength of Plant Leaves Based on GA-SVM
Journal of Natural Fibers
GA-SVM
Plant Leaves
Prediction Accuracy
Tensile Strength
Physical and Chemical Properties
遗传算法优化的支持向量机
title Predicting the Tensile Strength of Plant Leaves Based on GA-SVM
title_full Predicting the Tensile Strength of Plant Leaves Based on GA-SVM
title_fullStr Predicting the Tensile Strength of Plant Leaves Based on GA-SVM
title_full_unstemmed Predicting the Tensile Strength of Plant Leaves Based on GA-SVM
title_short Predicting the Tensile Strength of Plant Leaves Based on GA-SVM
title_sort predicting the tensile strength of plant leaves based on ga svm
topic GA-SVM
Plant Leaves
Prediction Accuracy
Tensile Strength
Physical and Chemical Properties
遗传算法优化的支持向量机
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15440478.2025.2514081
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