Abstract
An optical instrument was developed to detect various corn kernel defects by examining individual kernels based on the reflectance difference between sound and defective parts of the kernel surface. A low power helium-neon laser was used as the light source in the instrument. Broken, chipped-off, and starch-cracked kernels were detected with nearly 100 percent accuracy; while minor splits and cracks were detected with about 80 percent accuracy.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Journal | Paper - American Society of Agricultural Engineers |
| State | Published - 1984 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)