Prediction of raw produce surface area from weight measurement

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 552-556

  Eifert, Joseph D ^a   Sanglay, Gabriel C ^a   Lee, Dah Jye ^b   Sumner, Susan S ^a   Pierson, Merle D ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Machine vision; Produce; Surface area

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER VISION; ESTIMATION; FRUITS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MICROBIOLOGY;

MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; PRODUCE; STRAWBERRIES; SURFACE AREA;

FOOD PROCESSING;

CUCUMIS MELO; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 31944441064     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2005.02.030     Document Type: Article

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