Accurate length measurement of multiple cotton fibers

Huapeng Wang; Cui Mao; Hamed Sari-Sarraf; Eric Francois Hequet

doi:10.1117/1.2952846

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1 July 2008 Accurate length measurement of multiple cotton fibers

Huapeng Wang, Cui Mao, Hamed Sari-Sarraf, Eric Francois Hequet

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J. of Electronic Imaging, 17(3), 031110 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.2952846

Abstract

We present the design and realization of an imaging system intended for use as a reference method for the accurate measurement of cotton fiber length. The prototype system is composed of an off-the-shelf scanner that generates a grayscale image of multiple individualized fibers, followed by customized image processing algorithms that compute the length of each fiber in the image. Although the system requires some degree of separation between the individual fibers at scan time, it is shown to produce highly accurate length measurements that are invariant to fiber orientation, shape, interfiber intersections, and intrafiber crimps and crossovers. Hence, in its present state, the proposed system serves as an excellent reference method for assessing the efficacy of commercially available length measurement systems.

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Huapeng Wang, Cui Mao, Hamed Sari-Sarraf, and Eric Francois Hequet "Accurate length measurement of multiple cotton fibers," Journal of Electronic Imaging 17(3), 031110 (1 July 2008). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.2952846

Published: 1 July 2008

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