A Rapid and Non-Destructive Technique in Determining The Ripeness of Oil Palm Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB)
Journal Title: Jurnal Kejuruteraan - Year 2018, Vol 30, Issue 1
Abstract
Oil palm industry is one of the main industries in Malaysia that contributes to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). In the oil palm industrial sector, methods of planting, detection and assessment are very important to produce high quality palm oil. Currently, the ripeness of oil palm fresh fruit bunch (FFB) is estimated using eyesight (most common), computer vision, hyperspectral imaging, light detection and ranging (LiDAR), near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy, and magnetic resonance imaging. The objective of this research is to introduce a rapid and non-destructive technique in determining and assessing the ripeness of oil palm fresh fruit bunch (FFB) by using a LiDAR scanning system. The LiDAR scanning system is used to scan three types of oil palm fruits at different level of ripeness which is under ripe, ripe, and over ripe. The reflectance intensity that bounces off the fruits are gathered and analysed to determine the different level or ripeness. Even though the intensity value is purely relative, it is proportional to the reflectance or absorption rate from the LiDAR sensor. A rapid method to determine the ripeness of palm fruits using a LiDAR sensor was proposed by calculating the reflectance percentage from 0% to 100% using the concept of linearity.
Authors and Affiliations
Zuhaira Mohd Zulkifli, Fazida Hanim Hashim, Thinal Raj, Aqilah Baseri Huddin
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP455537
- DOI 10.17576/jkukm-2018-30(1)-12
- Views 100
- Downloads 0
Kesan Penjana Fotovolta Tersambung-Grid terhadap Kestabilan Voltan Dinamik dalam Sistem Kuasa (Effect of Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Generator on Dynamic Voltage Stability in Power System)
Penyepaduan penjana fotovolta (FV) tersambung-grid ke dalam sistem kuasa memberi kesan teknikal kerana reka bentuk rangkaian asalnya tidak mengambil kira penyepaduan penjanaan teragih. Pertumbuhan pesat pemasangan dan pe...
Heat Transfer Enhancement of Laminar Flow in a Circular Tube Using Swirl/Vortex Generator
Swirl/vortex fl ow generator is an important form of passive augmentation techniques consist of a variety of tube inserts, geometrically varied fl ow arrangements and duct geometry modifications that produce flows. Twist...
Droplets Tracing in a T-junction Microchannel
Emulsions consist of small liquid droplets immersed in another liquid, typically either a mix of oil in water or water in oil. Emulsions have wide applications in the production of pharmaceutical products, food and cosme...
Kajian Terhadap Kriteria Rekabentuk Blok Saling Kunci dengan PendekatanPerindustrian, Fleksibel dan Nyah-Pasang (Study on the Criteria of Interlocking Block Design from Industrial, Flexible and Demountable Approaches)
Sistem binaan berindustri (IBS) adalah suatu sistem pembinaan yang menggunakan kerja-kerja tambahan yang minimum di mana komponen, elemen dan panel dihasilkan di kilang, diangkut, ditempatkan dan dipasang menjadi struktu...
Kesan Kepekatan Mangan Terhadap Biojerapan Mangan oleh Pencilan Bacillus Cereus Tempatan (Effect of Initial Concentrations on Biosorption of Manganese by Locally Isolated Bacillus Cereus)
Problem of manganese (Mn) pollutions that found in water is highly toxic to living thing, which can cause gastro intestinal accumulation, low heamoglobin levels in blood, neurotoxicity, nausea, water appears reddish brow...