Location and Classification of Moving Fruits in Real Time with a Single Color Camera

Quality control of fruits to satisfy increasingly competitive food markets requires the implementation of automatic servovisual systems in fruit processing operations to cope with market challenges. A new and fast method for identifying and classifying moving fruits by processing single color images...

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Autores principales: Reyes,José F, Chiang,Luciano E
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Publicado: Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIA 2009
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spelling oai:scielo:S0718-583920090002000072018-10-01Location and Classification of Moving Fruits in Real Time with a Single Color CameraReyes,José FChiang,Luciano E fruit classification color image feature servo visual control look-and-move Quality control of fruits to satisfy increasingly competitive food markets requires the implementation of automatic servovisual systems in fruit processing operations to cope with market challenges. A new and fast method for identifying and classifying moving fruits by processing single color images from a static camera in real time was developed and tested. Two algorithms were combined to classify and track moving fruits on image plane using representative color features. The method allows classifying the fruit by color segmentation and estimating its position on the image plane, which provides a reliable algorithm to be implemented in robotic manipulation of fruits. To evaluate the methodology an experimental real time system simulating a conveyor belt and real fruit was used. Testing of the system indicates that with natural lighting conditions and proper calibration of the system a minimum error of 2% in classification of fruits is feasible. The methodology allows for very simple implementation, and although operational results are promising, even higher accuracy may be possible if structured illumination is used.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessInstituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIAChilean journal of agricultural research v.69 n.2 20092009-06-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-58392009000200007en10.4067/S0718-58392009000200007
institution Scielo Chile
collection Scielo Chile
language English
topic fruit classification
color image feature
servo visual control
look-and-move
spellingShingle fruit classification
color image feature
servo visual control
look-and-move
Reyes,José F
Chiang,Luciano E
Location and Classification of Moving Fruits in Real Time with a Single Color Camera
description Quality control of fruits to satisfy increasingly competitive food markets requires the implementation of automatic servovisual systems in fruit processing operations to cope with market challenges. A new and fast method for identifying and classifying moving fruits by processing single color images from a static camera in real time was developed and tested. Two algorithms were combined to classify and track moving fruits on image plane using representative color features. The method allows classifying the fruit by color segmentation and estimating its position on the image plane, which provides a reliable algorithm to be implemented in robotic manipulation of fruits. To evaluate the methodology an experimental real time system simulating a conveyor belt and real fruit was used. Testing of the system indicates that with natural lighting conditions and proper calibration of the system a minimum error of 2% in classification of fruits is feasible. The methodology allows for very simple implementation, and although operational results are promising, even higher accuracy may be possible if structured illumination is used.
author Reyes,José F
Chiang,Luciano E
author_facet Reyes,José F
Chiang,Luciano E
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title Location and Classification of Moving Fruits in Real Time with a Single Color Camera
title_short Location and Classification of Moving Fruits in Real Time with a Single Color Camera
title_full Location and Classification of Moving Fruits in Real Time with a Single Color Camera
title_fullStr Location and Classification of Moving Fruits in Real Time with a Single Color Camera
title_full_unstemmed Location and Classification of Moving Fruits in Real Time with a Single Color Camera
title_sort location and classification of moving fruits in real time with a single color camera
publisher Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIA
publishDate 2009
url http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-58392009000200007
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