Intelligent processing of spectroscopic signals obtained using an optical fibre based system for food quality control

M. O'Farrell, E. Lewis, C. Flanagan, W. B. Lyons, N. Jackman

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Abstract

An Optical fibre based sensor system has been developed for the purpose of examining the colour of food products online as they cook in a large-scale industrial oven. Spectroscopic techniques are employed to interrogate the sensor signal and the resultant output spectral patterns are examined by an Artificial Neural Network. A Pattern recognition system has, therefore, been developed which is capable of classifying colours that are favourable and those that are not optimum, in order to control the cooking process and optimise food quality.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)409-416
Number of pages8
JournalInternational Journal of Smart Engineering System Design
Volume5
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2003

Keywords

  • Artificial neural network
  • Back propagation learning
  • Colour classification
  • Feed forward networks
  • Food processing industry
  • Optical fibre sensor
  • Pattern recognition

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