Real-time image analysis for nondestructive detection of metal slivers in packed food

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 303-309

  Chen, Xin ^a   Jing, Hansong ^a   Tao, Yang ^a   Cheng, Xuemei ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b CompuSensor Technology Corp ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Edge detection; Food safety; Foreign material detection; Real time processing; Region growing; X ray imaging

Indexed keywords

FOOD SAFETY; FOREIGN MATERIAL DETECTION; METAL SLIVERS; REGION GROWING; STONES; X RAY IMAGING;

EDGE DETECTION; FOOD PRODUCTS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; METALS; X RAYS;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

DETECTION METHOD; FOOD SAFETY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; METAL; REAL TIME;

EID: 41749120767     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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