Agricultural produce grading and sorting system using color CCD and new color identification algorithm

Dongsheng Wang; Jizuo Zou; Yunping Yang; Jianhua Dong; Yuanxiang Zhang

doi:10.1117/12.253014

3 October 1996 Agricultural produce grading and sorting system using color CCD and new color identification algorithm

Dongsheng Wang, Jizuo Zou, Yunping Yang, Jianhua Dong, Yuanxiang Zhang

Proceedings Volume 2899, Automated Optical Inspection for Industry; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.253014
Event: Photonics China '96, 1996, Beijing, China

Abstract

A high-speed automatic agricultural produce grading and sorting system using color CCD and new color identification algorithm has been developed. In a typical application, the system can sort almonds into tow output grades according to their color. Almonds ar rich in 18 kinds of amino acids and 13 kinds of micro minerals and vitamins and can be made into almond drink. In order to ensure the drink quality, almonds must be sorted carefully before being made into a drink. Using this system, almonds can be sorted into two grades: up to grade and below grade almonds or foreign materials. A color CCD inspects the almonds passing on a conveyor of rotating rollers, a color identification algorithm grades almonds and distinguishes foreign materials from almonds. Employing an elaborately designed mechanism, the below grade almonds and foreign materials can be removed effectively from the raw almonds. This system can be easily adapted for inspecting and sorting other kinds of agricultural produce such as peanuts, beans tomatoes and so on.

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Dongsheng Wang, Jizuo Zou, Yunping Yang, Jianhua Dong, and Yuanxiang Zhang "Agricultural produce grading and sorting system using color CCD and new color identification algorithm", Proc. SPIE 2899, Automated Optical Inspection for Industry, (3 October 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.253014

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