A recent project addressed appearance-based analysis of ready meals as part of a wider research effort towards the “Food Factory of the Future”. Vision systems were developed for quality control of individual meal components and also for rating the intensities of sensory attributes of the complete meal.
A current project together with the Potato Council Experimental Unit at Sutton Bridge is developing vision systems for quality analysis of potatoes. This includes detection and classification of blemishes, as well as quantification of the surface area affected, involving estimation of 3D structure from 2D images.
Investigators
- Michael Barnes
- Grzegorz Cielniak
- Tom Duckett
External Cooperation
- Holbeach Technology Park
- Potato Council, Sutton Bridge Experimental Unit (SBEU)
Representative Publications
Munkevik, P., Hall, G. and Duckett, T. (2007): Computer vision system for appearance-based descriptive sensory evaluation of ready meal appearance, Journal of Food Engineering. Vol. 78, No. 1, pp. 246-256.
Munkevik, P., Hall, G. and Duckett, T. (2006): Quality control of meal component by appearance-based novelty detection, Industries Alimentaires et Agricoles, March 2006, 123 (3), pp. 11-15, ISSN: 0019-9311.
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