Integration of simultaneous tactile sensing and visible and near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy in a robot gripper for mango quality assessment

[EN] Development of non-destructive tools for determining mango ripeness would improve the quality of industrial production of the postharvest processes. This study addresses the creation of a new sensor that combines the capability of obtaining mechanical and optical properties of the fruit simulta...

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Autores: Cortes-Lopez, Victoria, Blasco Ivars, José, Cubero García, Sergio, Blanes Campos, Carlos|||0000-0003-1977-7429, Ortiz Sánchez, María Coral|||0000-0002-2744-6964, Aleixos Borrás, María Nuria|||0000-0001-6051-3375, Mellado, Martin|||0000-0002-3429-5316, Talens Oliag, Pau|||0000-0001-7318-3336
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/101708
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/101708
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Spectrometry, Chemometrics, Non-destructive sensor, Tactile sensor, Accelerometer
INGENIERIA DE SISTEMAS Y AUTOMATICA
EXPRESION GRAFICA EN LA INGENIERIA
TECNOLOGIA DE ALIMENTOS
INGENIERIA AGROFORESTAL
INGENIERIA MECANICA
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Sumario:[EN] Development of non-destructive tools for determining mango ripeness would improve the quality of industrial production of the postharvest processes. This study addresses the creation of a new sensor that combines the capability of obtaining mechanical and optical properties of the fruit simultaneously. It has been integrated into a robot gripper that can handle the fruit obtaining non-destructive measurements of firmness, incorporating two spectrometer probes to simultaneously obtain reflectance properties in the visible and near-infrared, and two accelerometers attached to the rear side of two fingers. Partial least square regression was applied to different combinations of the spectral data obtained from the different sensors to determine the combination that provides the best results. Best prediction of ripening index was achieved using both spectral measurements and two finger accelerometer signals, with R2 P ¿ 0:832 and RMSEP of 0.520. These results demonstrate that simultaneous measurement and analysis of the data fusion set improve the robot gripper features, allowing assessment of the quality of the mangoes during pick and place operations.