A ring sensor system for the determination of volume and axis measurements of irregular objects

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1809-1820

  Gall, Hartmut ^a   Muir, Andrew ^a   Fleming, John ^a   Pohlmann, Rolf ^b   Göcke, Lothar ^b   Hossack, Will ^c  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Argus Electronic GmbH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axis measurement; Ring sensor; Shape; Size; Three dimensional objects; Volume

Indexed keywords

RING SENSOR SYSTEM; THREE DIMENSIONAL OBJECT;

ALGORITHMS; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TRANSMITTERS; VOLUME MEASUREMENT;

SENSORS;

EID: 0032206189     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/9/11/004     Document Type: Article

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