A computer vision method to locate cold spots in foods in microwave sterilization processes

Pattern Recognition

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3667-3676

  Bhuwan Pandit, Ram ^a   Tang, Juming ^a   Liu, Frank ^a   Mikhaylenko, Galina ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical marker; Cold spot; Color values; Computer vision; Heating patterns; Image processing; IMAQ vision builder; Microwave sterilization; Process validation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COMPUTER VISION; CONFORMAL MAPPING; FOOD PRODUCTS; MICROWAVES; RELIABILITY;

CHEMICAL MARKER; COLD SPOTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC HEATING; THERMAL PROCESSESS;

STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

EID: 34547686387     PISSN: 00313203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.patcog.2007.03.021     Document Type: Article

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