Optimal operating conditions for an optical ring sensor system to size fruits and vegetables

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 661-670

  Moreda, Guillermo P ^a   Ortiz Cañavate, Jaime ^b   García Ramos, Francisco J ^c   Homer, Ian R ^d   Ruiz Altisent, Margarita ^b  

^a Electrotechnical Section   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Fruit; Grading; Packinghouse; Post harvest; Shape; Sizer; Sorting; Volume

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER VISION; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; HARVESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL SENSORS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

FRUIT SIZING; OPTICAL RING SENSOR; POST HARVEST; VEGETABLE SIZING;

FRUITS;

EID: 24744448615     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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