New Intelligent Method of Evaluating the Regularity of Weft-knitted Fabrics by Computer Vision and Grading Development

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 1578-1587

  Semnani, Dariush ^a   Sheikhzadeh, Mohammad ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

computer vision; grading; regularity; weft knitted fabric

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; GRADING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KNIT FABRICS; WOOL; YARN;

FABRIC STRUCTURES; IMAGE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; INTELLIGENT METHOD; KNITTING MACHINES; RADON TRANSFORMATIONS; REGULAR FABRICS; REGULARITY; WEFT KNITTED FABRICS;

COMPUTER VISION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KNITTED FABRIC; STITCH; WEFT KNITTING;

EID: 70350780257     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517509104753     Document Type: Article

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