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Image Analysis System for Measuring Mechanical Damage of Corn
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Abstract
John Deere Harvester Works Product Engineering developed an imaging system to measure relative amounts of mechanical damage in corn samples. The imaging system detected the exposed white starch of broken corn kernels. A “picture” of a corn sample was analyzed to determine the percentage of area that was exposed white starch. This percentage correlated with damage values obtained using hand count methods.
The system was non-contacting and portable. It consisted of a personal computer, a video camera, a video signal digitizing card, controlling software, a blacklight, and a computer controlled mixing device.
This paper describes development of the system, the type of hardware selected, how the system worked, correlation to hand counting and some limitations of the system.
Citation
Brizgis, L., "Image Analysis System for Measuring Mechanical Damage of Corn," SAE Technical Paper 861456, 1986, https://doi.org/10.4271/861456.Also In
References
- Grain Grading Procedures, Chapter 3 Grain Inspection Handbook, Book #2 USDA Federal Grain Inspection Service Washington D.C. 20250
- Chowdury Buchele 1976 Development of a Numerical Damage Index for Critical Evaluation of Mechanical Damage of Corn Transactions of ASAE 19 3 428 ASAE St. Joseph, MI 49085
- Christenbury, G.D. Buchele W.F. 1976 Photoelectric system for measuring mechanical damage of corn ASAE Paper No. 76-3556 ASAE St. Joseph, MI 49085
- Berlage, A.G. Cooper T.M. Carone R.A. 1984 Seed sorting by machine vision ASAE Paper No. 84-3059 ASAE St. Joseph, MI 49085