Automatic sorting of lightweight metal scrap by sensing apparent density and three-dimensional shape

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 571-578

  Koyanaka, Shigeki ^a   Kobayashi, Kenichiro ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apparent density; Automatic sorting; End of life vehicle; Lightweight metal scrap; Multivariate analysis; Three dimensional shape

Indexed keywords

APPARENT DENSITY; AUTOMATIC SORTING; END-OF-LIFE VEHICLES; LIGHTWEIGHT METALS; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE;

ALUMINUM; CAMERAS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATA PROCESSING; DECISION MAKING; MAGNESIUM; METAL ANALYSIS; METALS; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; RECYCLING; SCRAP METAL; SCRAP METAL REPROCESSING; SORTING;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ALUMINUM; MAGNESIUM; METAL;

AUTOMATION; IMAGING METHOD; METAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RECYCLING; SHAPE ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE; SOLID WASTE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUTOMATIC SORTING; CAMERA; COMPUTER PROGRAM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LASER; MICROCOMPUTER; OPTICS; PARTICLE SIZE; RECYCLING; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 77951208348     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2009.10.014     Document Type: Article

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