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Title:
DEVICE FOR DETERMINING QUALITY OF VEGETABLE AND FRUIT
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2009270973
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a miniaturized device for determining the quality of vegetables and fruits.

This device includes a light projecting means 51 for imaging for illuminating the vegetables and fruits 1, an imaging means 52 for imaging vegetables and fruits 1 illuminated by the light projecting means 51 for imaging, a light projecting means 53 for internal measurement for radiating light to the vegetables and fruits 1, and a light receiving means 54 for internal measurement for receiving the light that has been radiated by the light projecting means 53 for internal measurement and has transmitted through or reflected on the vegetables and fruits 1. This device also includes a controller 70 that stops the light projection by the light projecting means 53 for internal measurement and acquires an imaging result by the imaging means 52 during the illumination by the light projecting means 51 for imaging, stops the illumination by the light projecting means 51 for imaging and acquires a light receiving result by the light receiving means 54 for internal measurement during the light projection by the light projecting means 53 for internal measurement, and determines the quality of the vegetables and fruits 1 based on the imaging result by the imaging means 52 and the light receiving result by the light receiving means 54 for internal measurement.


Inventors:
HIRAI HIRONORI
YAMADA HISAYA
SHIMOMURA GIICHI
TANAKA NOBUAKI
TAKADA SAKIKO
Application Number:
JP2008122575A
Publication Date:
November 19, 2009
Filing Date:
May 08, 2008
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Assignee:
YANMAR CO LTD
International Classes:
G01N21/27; G01B11/02; G01N21/49
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Juichiro Yano