A method of size inspection for fruit with machine vision

Xiuqin Rao; Yibin Ying

doi:10.1117/12.630534

8 November 2005 A method of size inspection for fruit with machine vision

Xiuqin Rao, Yibin Ying

Proceedings Volume 5996, Optical Sensors and Sensing Systems for Natural Resources and Food Safety and Quality; 59961C (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.630534
Event: Optics East 2005, 2005, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

A real time machine vision system for fruit quality inspection was developed, which consists of rollers, an encoder, a lighting chamber, a TMS-7DSP CCD camera (PULNIX Inc.), a computer (P4 1.8G, 128M) and a set of grading controller. An image was binary, and the edge was detected with line-scanned based digit image description, and the MER was applied to detected size of the fruit, but failed. The reason for the result was that the test point with MER was different from which was done with vernier caliper. An improved method was developed, which was called as software vernier caliper. A line between weight O of the fruit and a point A on the edge was drawn, and then the crossed point between line OA and the edge was calculated, which was noted as B, a point C between AB was selected, and the point D on the other side was searched by a way to make CD was vertical to AB, by move the point C between point A and B, A new point D was searched. The maximum length of CD was recorded as an extremum value. By move point A from start to the half point on the edge, a serial of CD was gotten. 80 navel oranges were tested, the maximum error of the diameter was less than 1mm.

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Xiuqin Rao and Yibin Ying "A method of size inspection for fruit with machine vision", Proc. SPIE 5996, Optical Sensors and Sensing Systems for Natural Resources and Food Safety and Quality, 59961C (8 November 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.630534

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