Design and testing of a machine-vision-based air-blow sorting platform for famous tea fresh leaves production

• Published in: Computers and electronics in agriculture Vol. 214; p. 108334
• Main Authors: Gan, Ning, Wang, Yujie, Ren, Guangxin, Li, Menghui, Ning, Jingming, Zhang, Zhengzhu, Quan, Longzhe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.11.2023
• Subjects: agriculture; air; China; electronics; flight; Fresh tea leaves; industry; Machine vision; Parameter optimization; Sorter; tea; Trajectory; variance; China; Fresh tea leaves; Sorter; Trajectory; Machine vision; Parameter optimization

•A productive equipment for sorting famous tea raw materials was designed.•The sorting scheme consists of classification, control and process scheme.•Higher grades of fresh tea leaves have a longer horizontal throwing trajectory.•The sorting effect of high-grade raw material is better under the opti...