Ellipse detection and phase demodulation for wood grain orientation measurement based on the tracheid effect

Optics and Lasers in Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-89

  Zhou, James ^a   Shen, Jun ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ellipse detection; Grain orientation; Phase demodulation; Tracheid effect

Indexed keywords

DEMODULATION; PHASE MODULATION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SOFTWOODS;

GRAIN ORIENTATION;

LASER BEAM EFFECTS;

EID: 0037209636     PISSN: 01438166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-8166(02)00041-6     Document Type: Article

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