Combination linear feature detector for effective location of insects in grain images

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2053-2061

  Davies, E R ^a   Chambers, J ^b   Ridgway, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cereal grain inspection; Contaminant detection; Linear feature detection; Shape analysis

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DETECTORS; SEED;

LINEAR FEATURE DETECTORS;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

DETECTION METHOD; GRAIN;

EID: 0036991883     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/13/12/334     Document Type: Article

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