Computer vision-based apple grading for golden delicious apples based on surface features

In this paper, a computer vision-based algorithm for golden delicious apple grading is proposed which works in six steps. Non-apple pixels as background are firstly removed from input images. Then, stem end is detected by combination of morphological methods and Mahalanobis distant classifier. Calyx...

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Main Authors: Payman Moallem, Alireza Serajoddin, Hossein Pourghassem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:Information Processing in Agriculture
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214317315300068