Abstract:Aiming to address the damage issues in robotic Agaricus bisporus harvesting caused by dense clustering growth patterns, a hierarchical strategy-based picking task planning method was proposed. Based on a global-local hierarchical framework, this method employed a YOLO 11 deep learning model to classify and detect mushrooms according to their occlusion degree, and formulated the picking sequence optimization problem as a traveling salesman problem. At the global planning level, a strategic framework was constructed to prioritize the harvesting of occluded mushrooms and dynamically updated environmental information through iterative detection processes, thereby effectively reducing collision damage caused by occlusion. At the local execution level, an improved simulated annealing algorithm was designed to optimize picking paths for different mushroom categories separately to enhance operational efficiency, and an adaptive concentric-layer peripheral picking algorithm was developed to minimize adhesion damage caused by dense spatial distribution. Simulation experiments demonstrated that the improved simulated annealing algorithm achieved path length optimizations of 19. 2% , 24. 7% , and 35. 0% in 20-, 40-, and 60-node scenarios respectively, with corresponding convergence efficiency improvements of 61. 5% , 39. 6% , and 18. 2% . Field experiments conducted with 20 groups comprising 550 mushroom samples validated that, compared with conventional height-based picking strategies, the proposed method achieved a success rate of 89. 8% , substantially reduced the collision rate from 5. 09% to 2. 16% ( a 57. 6% reduction), thereby validating that the method effectively reduced harvesting damage while maintaining operational efficiency.