Automatic classification apparatus for fruit and vegetables

A detector is arranged in a vertical drop region between a supply unit and a collection unit. The detector includes an illumination device such as a stroboscope (20) for producing short light pulses. A CCD camera (18) optically detects characteristics of the fruit/vegetable (30). An evaluation unit...

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Zusammenfassung:A detector is arranged in a vertical drop region between a supply unit and a collection unit. The detector includes an illumination device such as a stroboscope (20) for producing short light pulses. A CCD camera (18) optically detects characteristics of the fruit/vegetable (30). An evaluation unit (24) classifies the fruit/vegetable according to the detected characteristics. The fruit/vegetables are sorted in batches accordingly.