Automated visual inspection of wood boards: Selection of features for defect classification by a neural network

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

Volumn 213, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 231-245

  Pham, D T ^a   Alcock, R J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automated visual inspection; Classification; Feature extraction; Neural networks; Veneer boards

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED INSPECTION; CLASSIFICATION; DEFECT; NEURAL NETWORK; VISUAL INSPECTION; WOOD;

EID: 0033399519     PISSN: 09544089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954408991529852     Document Type: Article

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