PaddyCheck—An Instrument for Rice Quality Determination
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Mechanics
2.2. Singulation
2.3. Measurements
2.4. Calibration Procedure
2.5. Firmware
2.6. Software
3. Results
4. Discussion
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Length | Width | Thickness | |
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Paddy/Rough | 6–11 mm | 1–3.4 mm | 1–3.4 mm |
Brown | 5–9 mm | 1–3.3 mm | 1–3.3 mm |
Graphical Menus | |
Gallery | All images from both the normal and polarized camera |
Grain | The images and texture graph of the specific kernel chosen |
Frequency Image | Histograms of the complete sample on length, width, thickness, dark pixels and RGB means for the red, green and blue channels from both cameras |
Frequency Force/Image | Histograms and numbers of broken and hard kernels in the chosen sample folder; and circle diagrams of both high vs low PTU and of the ratio between hard, soft and broken kernels |
Predicted Results | Circle diagrams of both high vs low PTU and of the ratio between hard, soft and broken kernels from the complete original sample |
Numerical Menus | |
Instrument Settings | Instrument id and serial number, force calibration data and firmware version |
Sample Summary | Sample-id, starting date and time of measurement, numbers of kernels analysed, cavity fill ratio, numbers of kernels that are Hard, Soft, Broken by force and Hard High PTU |
Grain data–#2 | Individual kernel results, such as number, date and time, for measurement, length, width and thickness; true/false indicator if the specific kernel is hard, soft or broken. For broken kernels, the breaking force is noted. Low/high PTU |
Product Profile | Test profile and singulation disc settings |
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Purhagen, J.; Loosme, R.; Wihlborg, N.; Fjällström, J.; Åberg, P.; Andrén, H.; Wihlborg, G.; Mikaelsson, T.; Lagerholm, M.; Lindwall, F. PaddyCheck—An Instrument for Rice Quality Determination. Instruments 2018, 2, 11. https://doi.org/10.3390/instruments2030011
Purhagen J, Loosme R, Wihlborg N, Fjällström J, Åberg P, Andrén H, Wihlborg G, Mikaelsson T, Lagerholm M, Lindwall F. PaddyCheck—An Instrument for Rice Quality Determination. Instruments. 2018; 2(3):11. https://doi.org/10.3390/instruments2030011
Chicago/Turabian StylePurhagen, Jeanette, Raivo Loosme, Nils Wihlborg, Jenny Fjällström, Peter Åberg, Henrik Andrén, Gunnel Wihlborg, Torbjörn Mikaelsson, Martin Lagerholm, and Frans Lindwall. 2018. "PaddyCheck—An Instrument for Rice Quality Determination" Instruments 2, no. 3: 11. https://doi.org/10.3390/instruments2030011
APA StylePurhagen, J., Loosme, R., Wihlborg, N., Fjällström, J., Åberg, P., Andrén, H., Wihlborg, G., Mikaelsson, T., Lagerholm, M., & Lindwall, F. (2018). PaddyCheck—An Instrument for Rice Quality Determination. Instruments, 2(3), 11. https://doi.org/10.3390/instruments2030011