System for sorting fruit
Patent
Lu, Renfu, Pothula, Anand Kumar, Mizushima, Akira, Vandyke, Mario and Zhang, Zhao. 2018. System for sorting fruit. US 9919345 B1
| Title | System for sorting fruit |
|---|---|
| Type | Patent |
| Authors | Lu, Renfu (Author), Pothula, Anand Kumar (Author), Mizushima, Akira (Author), Vandyke, Mario (Author) and Zhang, Zhao (Author) |
| Patent/Trademark Applicant | United States of America as represented by Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC |
| Patent/Trademark Number | US 9919345 B1 |
| Countries in Which Patented/Trademarked | United States of America |
| Number of Pages | 9 |
| Year | 2018 |
| Abstract | As fruit (preferably apples) are harvested, the fruit is placed on a conveyor that conveys the fruit to a fruit singulating section. In the singulating section, the fruit is directed into slots in a lane formed by two cooperating helical drives. The helical drives rotate the fruit and convey the fruit into an imaging chamber where a camera acquires an image of the fruit. The fruit image is evaluated by a processor in communication with the camera. The fruit is then directed into a rotary sorter which sorts the fruit based on the image evaluation by the processor. |
| Keywords | sorter, infield, apple |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 400203. Automotive mechatronics and autonomous systems |
| 400299. Automotive engineering not elsewhere classified | |
| Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
| Byline Affiliations | Michigan State University, United States |
| No affiliation | |
| Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
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