Low cost sensor for volume and surface area computation of axi-symmetric agricultural products

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 870-877

  Wang, Ta Yuan ^a   Nguang, Sing Kiong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Axi symmetric; Conical; Frustum; Image processing; Machine vision; Sensor; Surface area; Volume

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; FOOD PROCESSING; IMAGE PROCESSING; SENSORS;

CONICAL FRUSTUMS; MANUAL MEASUREMENT;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS;

AGRICULTURE; AREA; COST EFFECTIVENESS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SENSORS; VOLUME;

CITRUS AURANTIIFOLIA; CITRUS LIMON;

EID: 33750190379     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2006.01.084     Document Type: Article

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