Laser-based positioning and drilling system for placing a temperature sensor into a food sample

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 329-334

  Ezeike, G O I ^a   Hung, Y C ^a   Tollner, E W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef patty; Laser triangulation; Positioning device; Temperature sensor

Indexed keywords

IMAGING SYSTEMS; LASER APPLICATIONS; SENSORS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; X RAY TUBES;

BEEF PATTY; FOOD SAFETY; LASER TRIANGULATION; POSITIONING DEVICE; TEMPERATURE SENSOR;

MEATS;

INSERTION SEQUENCES;

EID: 3242877774     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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