Synergistic classification systems for wood defect identification

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical

Volumn 213, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 127-133

  Pham, D T ^a   Alcock, R J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automated visual inspection; Classification; Synergy; Wood inspection

Indexed keywords

WOOD;

EID: 0032859959     PISSN: 09544089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954408991529825     Document Type: Article

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