Project Number: 6235-41000-006-14
Project Type: Specific Cooperative Agreement

Start Date: Sep 15, 2005
End Date: Sep 14, 2010

Objective:
The objective of this cooperative research project is to develop machine-vision based systems for the identification and categorization of types of trash, trash size, and distribution of the foreign matter commonly found in cotton. The accurate on-line cotton trash measurement will be used as a tool in process control to economically produce a higher quality fiber for optimal textile utility.

Approach:
Machine-vision based systems will be developed for the detection and measurement of trash in cotton. These automated systems will use data acquisition hardware and image processing and data management software capable of processing large quantities of data. These applications may include (but not limited to) camera and scanner-based imaging systems to categorize trash in cotton based on size, and identify the various types of trash commonly found in cotton. Techniques developed will be compared to current methods available in the Industry such as AFIS and HVI Trashmeter measurements.