Duck Eggshell Crack Detection by Nondestructive Sonic Measurement and Analysis
Duck eggs are a good source of essential nutrients for the human body. However, transportation, processing, and handling can easily cause cracks in the eggshells. These cracks can lead to microbial contamination, reducing the shelf life and compromising food safety. In this study, a method for the n...
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| description | Duck eggs are a good source of essential nutrients for the human body. However, transportation, processing, and handling can easily cause cracks in the eggshells. These cracks can lead to microbial contamination, reducing the shelf life and compromising food safety. In this study, a method for the nondestructive testing of cracks in duck eggshells was developed. First, the acoustic emission signals of intact and cracked eggshells were measured, and the most significant frequency features were selected to establish a calibration curve for cracked eggshells. Logistic regression using the frequency features was then adopted to predict intact and cracked eggshells. Then, we establish a set of optimal regression models and used independent samples for verification. The overall accuracy rates of the calibration and prediction models using five frequencies of bandwidth (1500, 5000, 6000, 8500, and 10,000 Hz) were 89.7% and 87.6%, respectively. Sound measurement enables a simple and quantitative method for duck egg crack detection and classification. This nondestructive and cost-effective method can be used for duck egg quality screening and can be integrated into duck egg processing machinery. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e0c9f32e1ea44b39805ec4cc98d882a82023-11-22T21:39:32ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202021-11-012121729910.3390/s21217299Duck Eggshell Crack Detection by Nondestructive Sonic Measurement and AnalysisChia-Chun Lai0Cheng-Han Li1Ko-Jung Huang2Ching-Wei Cheng3Department of Bio-Industrial Mechatronics Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, TaiwanDepartment of Bio-Industrial Mechatronics Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, TaiwanDepartment of Bio-Industrial Mechatronics Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, TaiwanDepartment of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Taichung University of Science and Technology, Taichung 404, TaiwanDuck eggs are a good source of essential nutrients for the human body. However, transportation, processing, and handling can easily cause cracks in the eggshells. These cracks can lead to microbial contamination, reducing the shelf life and compromising food safety. In this study, a method for the nondestructive testing of cracks in duck eggshells was developed. First, the acoustic emission signals of intact and cracked eggshells were measured, and the most significant frequency features were selected to establish a calibration curve for cracked eggshells. Logistic regression using the frequency features was then adopted to predict intact and cracked eggshells. Then, we establish a set of optimal regression models and used independent samples for verification. The overall accuracy rates of the calibration and prediction models using five frequencies of bandwidth (1500, 5000, 6000, 8500, and 10,000 Hz) were 89.7% and 87.6%, respectively. Sound measurement enables a simple and quantitative method for duck egg crack detection and classification. This nondestructive and cost-effective method can be used for duck egg quality screening and can be integrated into duck egg processing machinery.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/21/7299nondestructive testingsound detectioncalibration curveduck eggscracked eggshell |
| spellingShingle | Chia-Chun Lai Cheng-Han Li Ko-Jung Huang Ching-Wei Cheng Duck Eggshell Crack Detection by Nondestructive Sonic Measurement and Analysis Sensors nondestructive testing sound detection calibration curve duck eggs cracked eggshell |
| title | Duck Eggshell Crack Detection by Nondestructive Sonic Measurement and Analysis |
| title_full | Duck Eggshell Crack Detection by Nondestructive Sonic Measurement and Analysis |
| title_fullStr | Duck Eggshell Crack Detection by Nondestructive Sonic Measurement and Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Duck Eggshell Crack Detection by Nondestructive Sonic Measurement and Analysis |
| title_short | Duck Eggshell Crack Detection by Nondestructive Sonic Measurement and Analysis |
| title_sort | duck eggshell crack detection by nondestructive sonic measurement and analysis |
| topic | nondestructive testing sound detection calibration curve duck eggs cracked eggshell |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/21/7299 |
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