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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2004
Applicant:
Feng Ding, Sainte-Foy, CA;
Inventor:
Feng Ding, Sainte-Foy, CA;
Assignee:
Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec, Québec, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/88 (2006.01); G01J 3/00 (2006.01); G01J 3/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Method and apparatus for estimating surface moisture content of wood chips employing a surface moisture measurement obtained from a non-contact surface moisture sensor, which measurement is calibrated with values of a set of optical parameters, such as HSL color camera signals, representing light reflection characteristics of the wood chips in order to estimate the surface moisture content thereof.