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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2013
The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Peter Niven Schaare, Hamilton, NZ;
Roderick Munro McDonald, Hamilton, NZ;
Vincent Andrew McGlone, Hamilton, NZ;
THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEA, Auckland, NZ;
Abstract
A system () for determining a property of an object () comprises an inducing arrangement (), a detector () and a processor. The inducing arrangement () is configured to generate an impulse of fluid and for directing the impulse of fluid towards the object to induce a physical vibration of the object (). The inducing arrangement () does not contact the objectwhen inducing the physical vibration of the object (). The detector () is configured to detect the physical vibration of the object (). The detector () does not contact the objectwhen detecting the physical vibration of the object (). The processor is coupled to the detector () for determining the property of the object () based on at least the detected physical vibration.