A Simple Machine Vision System for Improving the Edging and Trimming Operations Performed in Hardwood Sawmills

Hardwood timber is a substantial economic staple in the eastern U.S., where primary hardwood processors produce more than 10 billion board feet of sawn hardwoods annually. There are over 3,500 sawmills producing hardwood lumber in the Southeastern portion of the United States. Present trends such...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Qiu, Zhiquan Frank
Other Authors: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/31144
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02062000-18220008/