An active contour computer algorithm for the classification of cucumbers

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 92, Issue , 2013, Pages 75-81

  Clement, Javier ^a   Novas, Nuria ^a   Gazquez, José Antonio ^a   Manzano Agugliaro, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Artificial vision; Cucumber; Curvature; Grading; Length; Shape

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER VISION; ERRORS; GRADING; IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

ACTIVE CONTOUR METHOD; ACTIVE CONTOURS; AUTOMATIC SYSTEMS; CLASS II; CLASSIFICATION ERRORS; CLASSIFICATION PROCESS; CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; CUCUMBER; CURVATURE; DEGREE OF CURVATURE; ELLIPSOID APPROXIMATION; ERROR RATE; EUROPEAN REGULATION; ITERATIVE PROCESS; LENGTH; MISCLASSIFICATIONS; SHAPE;

ITERATIVE METHODS;

ALGORITHM; COMPUTER; CURVATURE; ELLIPSE; ERROR ANALYSIS; FRUIT; SHAPE;

EID: 84873624585     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2013.01.006     Document Type: Article

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