Fish sorting machine
US4963035A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 1988 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S209/939
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method and apparatus for sorting fish comprising receiving the image of a fish in a video camera and storing it in an image plane memory. The boundary values of the image are determined, as well as the areas, length and width of the image. Ratios of predetermined ones of the areas, length and/or width, are determined, and the specie of the fish is indicated from predetermined ratios of those areas.
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