Theoretical analysis of stability of axially symmetric rotating objects with regard to orienting apples

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1353-1364

  Narayanan, P ^a   Lefcourt, A M ^b   Tasch, Uri ^c   Rostamian, R ^a   Grinblat, A ^c   Kim, M S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c Baltimore County   (United States)

Author keywords

Apples; Calyx; Machine vision; Orientation; Physical properties; Stem

Indexed keywords

APPLES; CALYX; MACHINE VISION; ORIENTATION; STEM;

COMPUTER VISION; CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; FRUIT JUICES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROTATION; SYSTEM STABILITY;

FRUITS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; FRUIT PRODUCTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORCHARD; PREDICTION; ROTATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 54949141803     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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