Colour sorting of translucent samples
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14419/jacst.v4i2.5310Published:
2015-10-29Keywords:
Colour Sorting, Quality Control, Computer Vision, Translucent Samples, Transparency, MechatronicsAbstract
Automated quality control and sorting based on computer vision techniques has been a long celebrated practice in industrial processes and production. Among the surface characteristics that guide the decision making in such systems, the colour holds a prominent position. This gets somehow complicated in cases dealing with translucent samples or samples with a significant amount of transparency and yet distinctive colour hues. The scope of this paper is to provide a method to tackle with such cases and presents a successful application to the world-renowned mastiha of Chios, a natural aromatic translucent resin extracted from the mastic tree that grows on the island of Chios, Greece.
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