Digital image processing and illumination techniques for yarn characterization

Journal of Electronic Imaging

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 1-13

  Ozkaya, Yasar A ^a   Acar, Memis ^a   Jackson, Mike R ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICE SENSORS; ILLUMINATION TECHNIQUES;

ALGORITHMS; CAMERAS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; IMAGE QUALITY; LENSES; MIRRORS; OPTICAL SENSORS; YARN;

IMAGE PROCESSING;

EID: 23444451064     PISSN: 10179909     EISSN: 1560229X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1902743     Document Type: Article

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