An innovative machine for automated cutting of fish

IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 86-98

  De Silva, C W ^a,b   Wickramarachchi, N ^a,c  

^a IEEE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MORATUWA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Actuators; Fish processing; Process automation; Sensors

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; FOOD PROCESSING; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MACHINE DESIGN; PROCESS CONTROL; SENSORS;

FISH PROCESSING; IRON BUTCHER;

FACTORY AUTOMATION;

EID: 0031163631     PISSN: 10834435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3516.588627     Document Type: Article

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