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Development of Nondestructive Evaluation System for Internal Quality of Watermelon using Acoustic Wave  

Choi, Dong-Soo (National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Lee, Young-Hee (National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Choi, Seung-Ryul (National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Kim, Gi-Young (National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Park, Jong-Min (Department of Bioindustrial Machinery Engineering, Pusan National University)
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Food Science and Preservation / v.16, no.1, 2009 , pp. 1-7 More about this Journal
Abstract
Watermelons (Citrulus vulgaris Schrad) are usually sorted manually by weight, appearance, and acoustic impulse, so grading of maturity and internal quality is subject to inaccuracies. It was necessary to develop a nondestructive evaluation technique of internal watermelon quality to reduce human error. Thus, acoustic characteristics related to internal quality factors were analyzed. Among these factors, three (ripeness, presence of an internal cavity, and blood-colored flesh) were selected for evaluation. The number of peaks and the sum of peak amplitudes for watermelons with blood-colored flesh were lower than for normal fruits. The portable evaluation system has an impact mechanism, a microphone sensor, a signal processing board, an LCD panel, and a battery. A performance test was conducted in the field. The internal quality evaluation model showed 87% prediction accuracy. Validation was conducted on 72 samples. The accuracy of quality evaluation was 83%. The quality of samples was evaluated by an inspector using conventional methods (hitting the watermelon and listening to the sounds), and then compared with prototype results. The quality evaluation accuracy of the prototype was better than that of the inspector. This nondestructive quality evaluation system could be useful in the field, warehouse, and supermarket
Keywords
Watermelon; Acoustic; Internal qualities; Nondestructive;
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