Defect detection in apples by means of x-ray imaging

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1407-1415

  Schatzki, T F ^a,b   Haff, R P ^b   Young, R ^b   Can, I ^b   Le, L C ^b   Toyofuku, N ^b  

^a ASAE ^*  (United States)

^b WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Apples; Film; Human recognition; Internal defects; Line scanning; Sorting; X ray

Indexed keywords

APPLES; HUMAN RECOGNITION; LINE-SCANNING;

DEFECTS; QUALITY CONTROL; SORTING; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

FRUITS;

CYDIA POMONELLA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0031238907     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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