Food Processing Automation Conference Proceedings, 28-29 June 2008, Providence, Rhode Island

  1. Portable Multispectral Imaging Instrument for Food Industry*
    Authors:   Bosoon Park, Michio Kise, Kurt C Lawrence, William R Windham, Seung Chul Yoon
    Keywords:   Spectral Imaging, Machine Vision, Optics, Handheld, Food Safety, Quality, Food Inspection
    DOI:   10.13031/2013.24538
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  2. Machine Vision System for Automatic Online Inspection of Freshly Slaughtered Chickens
    Authors:   Chun-Chieh Yang, Kuanglin Chao, Moon S Kim, Diane E Chan
    Keywords:   Multispectral images, hyperspectral images, line scan, food safety, poultry inspection
    DOI:   10.13031/2013.24539
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  3. Use of Spectroscopic Data for Automation in Food Processing Industry
    Authors:   Prabal K Ghosh, Digvir S Jayas
    Keywords:   Keywords: Spectroscopy, food, chemometrics, proteomics, automation
    DOI:   10.13031/2013.24540
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  4. Application of RFID Technologies in the Temperature Mapping of the Pineapple Supply Chain
    Authors:   Cecilia R Amador, Jean Pierre Emond, Maria Cecilia Nunes
    Keywords:   RFID, Temperature Mapping, Temperature Tracking, Environmental Monitoring, Food Logistics
    DOI:   10.13031/2013.24541
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  5. RFID Behavior Study in Enclosed Trailer/Container for Real Time Temperature Tracking
    Authors:   Magalie Laniel, Jean-Pierre Emond, Ahmet Erdem Altunbas
    Keywords:   Radio frequency identification, RFID, food, perishable, marine transportation, refrigerated container, wave propagation, cold chain, temperature tracking, wireless communication, supply chain management
    DOI:   10.13031/2013.24542
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  6. Comparison of chemometrics methods for assessing internal quality of pears on-line using visible/near infrared transmission technique
    Authors:   Tong Sun, Yibin Ying, Kuiwu Liu, Huirong Xu
    Keywords:   Keywords: visible/near infrared spectroscopy; internal quality; pear; on-line
    DOI:   10.13031/2013.24543
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  7. Discrimination between Transgenic and Non-transgenic Tomatoes with Different Maturities Using Chemometrics and Visible/near-infrared Spectra
    Authors:   Lijuan Xie, Yibin Ying, Tiejin Ying
    Keywords:   Vis/NIR spectroscopy, tomato, discrimination, dhemometrics, different maturities
    DOI:   10.13031/2013.24544
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  8. On-line internal quality evaluation system for the processing potatoes
    Authors:   Sukwon Kang, Kang-Jin Lee, Jae-Ryong Son
    Keywords:   On-line, internal quality, processing potato, starch, dry matter, specific gravity, hollow heat, near-infrared
    DOI:   10.13031/2013.24545
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  9. Automated Inspection System for On-line Detection of Cracked Eggs
    Authors:   Wan-Kyu Choi, Kang-Jin Lee, Sukwon Kang, Jae-Ryong Son, Ho-Young Lee, Hak-Jin Kim
    Keywords:   Cracked eggs, Acoustic response, Normalized power spectrum, Correlation coefficient, Peak resonant frequency
    DOI:   10.13031/2013.24546
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  10. RFID-integrated Multi-Functional Remote Sensing System for Seedling Production Management
    Authors:   I-Chang Yang, Suming Chen, Yu-I Huang, Kuang- Wen Hsieh, Chia-Tseng Chen, Hong-Chi Lu, Chin-Lun Chang, Hui-Mei Lin, Yu-Liang Chen, Chun-Chi Chen, Yang-Ming Martin Lo
    Keywords:   RFID, Remote Sensing, Spectral Images, Auto-Exposure Algorithm, Vegetation Index, Environmental Parameters
    DOI:   10.13031/2013.24547
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  11. VELOCITY AND TRAJECTORY PROFILES OF SOYBEAN GRAINS IN CROSS FLOW SYSTEM
    Authors:   Babatunde Adewale Adewumi, Sathyendra B. V Rao, Kiran N. L Kumar, L Ventakrishnan, L Karthikeyan
    Keywords:   Velocity profile, trajectory profile, grain distribution, Material transport, cross flow classifier
    DOI:   10.13031/2013.24548
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  12. A study of drying rate of some fruits and vegetables with passive solar dryers
    Authors:   A F Alonge
    Keywords:   Drying, passive, solar dryer, moisture content
    DOI:   10.13031/2013.24549
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  13. Decontamination of Airborne Bacteria in Meat Processing Plants1
    Authors:   J R Patel
    Keywords:   Airborne contamination, meat processing, germicidal air cleaning unit
    DOI:   10.13031/2013.24550
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  14. SERS Technique for Rapid Screening and Species Identification of E. Coli, Listeria, and Salmonella
    Authors:   Kuanglin Chao, Yongliang Liu, Moon Kim
    Keywords:   Keywords SERS, silver colloidal nanoparticles, food safety
    DOI:   10.13031/2013.24551
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  15. Detection of bacterial biofilm on stainless steel by hyperspectral fluorescence imaging
    Authors:   Won Jun, Kangjin Lee, Patricia Millner, Manan Sharma, Kuanglin Chao, Moon Kim
    Keywords:   Hyperspectral imaging, Fluorescence, Bacterial contamination, Biofilm, Detection
    DOI:   10.13031/2013.24552
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  16. Monitoring of yogurt fermentation process using ultrasonic technique
    Authors:   Takahisa Nishizu, Kiyokazu Goto, Naoshi Kondo, Mami Kawabata
    Keywords:   Ultrasonic technique, Phase velocity, Yogurt fermentation, Monitoring, Acidity, Hardness, Viscosity
    DOI:   10.13031/2013.24553
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  17. A double image acquisition system with visible and UV LEDs for citrus fruit
    Authors:   Naoshi Kondo, Takahisa Nishizu, Yoshihid Minami, Peter Ling, Mitsutaka Kurita, Makoto Kuramoto, Paolo Demetrio Falzea, Yuichi Ogawa
    Keywords:   Fluorescence, Machine vision, Fruit grading, Post harvest, Fruit quality, Fruit rot, Image acquisition
    DOI:   10.13031/2013.24554
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  18. Classification of Citrus Peel Diseases Using Color Texture Feature Analysis
    Authors:   Jianwei Qin, Thomas F Burks, Dae Gwan Kim, Duke M Bulanon
    Keywords:   Citrus, Disease detection, Machine vision, Color co-occurrence method, Texture features, Discriminant analysis
    DOI:   10.13031/2013.24555
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  19. Development of a Hyperspectral Imaging System for Online Quality Inspection of Pickling Cucumbers
    Authors:   Renfu Lu, Diwan P Ariana
    Keywords:   Postharvest, Grading, Hyperspectral Imaging, Sensing, Vegetable, Cucumbers, Quality, Defect
    DOI:   10.13031/2013.24556
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  20. Development of a milk transport security system
    Authors:   Fred A Payne, Chris Thompson, Brian Luck, James Ryan Moore, Nasrin Tabayehnejad
    Keywords:   Keywords: food, security, milk, transport, bulk, tanker
    DOI:   10.13031/2013.24557
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  21. Prediction of Pork Meat Total Viable Bacteria Count Using Hyperspectral Imaging System and Support Vector Machines
    Authors:   Yankun Peng, Wei Wang
    Keywords:   Pork meat, Total viable count of bacteria, Hyperspectral imaging, Least square support vector machines, Artificial neural networks, Multi-linear regression
    DOI:   10.13031/2013.24558
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  22. Lipid hydrolysis and genotype analysis of microbial distribution on rice treated with volatiles from fractionated propolis
    Authors:   Griffiths Gregory Atungulu, Toshitaka Uchino, Fumihiko Tanaka, Daisuke Hamanaka
    Keywords:   Lipid composition, microbial genotype, propolis, brown rice, bran, GC-MS analysis
    DOI:   10.13031/2013.24559
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  23. 2D Modeling of Grain Transport and Separation in the Horizontal Air Stream
    Authors:   Babatunde Adewale Adewumi
    Keywords:   Keywords Winnowing, Separation, Material transport, Horizontal air stream, Density classification, Aerodynamics, Particle dynamics
    DOI:   10.13031/2013.24560
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  24. Food Plant Operation and Management (FPOM): A Proposed New Program Option
    Authors:   Nitaigour P Mahalik, Gour Choudhury, Matthew Yen
    Keywords:   syllabus, program option, operation, management, control systems
    DOI:   10.13031/2013.24561
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