Assessment of bruising in fruits using dynamic speckle

M. Pajuelo, Guillermo E. Baldwin, H. Rabal, R. Arizaga, M. Trivi

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Abstract

When a rough surface changes, its optical properties change also and the scattered light shows intensity fluctuations named dynamic speckle. Fruits, even hard peel ones, shows a speckle activity that can be related to maturity, turgor, damage, aging, and mechanical properties. Many techniques have been used to study these properties, most of them destructive ones. We present an application of dynamical speckle to the study of impact on apples and the analysis of bruises produced by them. The aim is to correlate physical properties of apples with quality factors. © 2001 SPIE · 0277-786X/01/$15.00.
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)26-29
Number of pages4
JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume4419
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2001

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