Kevin Chao, Research Agricultural Engineer USDA, ARS, BA, ANRI, EMFSL 10300 Baltimore Avenue Building 303 BARC-East Beltsville, MD 20705-2350
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2009
- Liu, Y., Chao, K., Kim, M.S., Tuschel, D., Oklhovyk, O., Priore, R.J. 2009. Potential of
Raman spectroscopy and imaging methods for rapid and routine screening
of the presence of melamine in animal feed and foods. Applied Spectroscopy.
63(4):477-480.
- Yang, C.-C., Chao, K., and Kim, M.S. 2009. Machine vision system for online inspection of freshly
slaughtered chickens. Sensing and Instrumentation for Food Quality and
Safety. 3(1):70-80.
2008
- Chao, K., Kim, M.S., and Lawrence, K.C. 2008. Optical methods for food inspection.
Sensing and Instrumentation for Food Quality and Safety. 2(2): 73-74.
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Chao, K., Nou, X., Liu, Y., Kim, M.S., Chan, D.E., Yang, C., Patel, J.R., Sharma,
M. 2008. Detection of fecal/ingesta contaminants on poultry processing
equipment surfaces by visible and near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy.
Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 24(11):49-55.
- Chao, K., Yang, C., and Kim, M.S. 2008. Line-scan spectral imaging system for
online poultry carcass inspection. Journal of Food Process Engineering
(accepted 08/28/2008)
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Chao, K., Yang, C., Kim, M.S., and Chan, D.E. 2008. High throughput spectral imaging
system for wholesomeness inspection of chicken. Applied Engineering in
Agriculture 24(4): 475-485.
- Kim, M.S., Chen, Y.-R., Cho, B., Lefcourt, A.M., Chao, K., and Yang, C.-C. 2008. Online hyperspectral line-scan fluorescence imaging
for safety inspection of apples. Acta Horticulturae. 768(1):385-390.
- Kim, M.S., Lee, K., Chao, K., Cho, B., Lefcourt, A.M., Jun, W., and Chan, D. 2008. Online multitasking
imaging for safety and quality inspection of apples. Modern Physics Letter
B. In press. (Accepted Mar. 5, 2008)
- Kim, M.S., Lee, K., Chao, K., Lefcourt, A.M, Jun, W., Chan, D.E. 2008. Multispectral line-scan imaging
system for simultaneous fluorescence and reflectance measurements of apples:
multitask apple inspection system. Sensing and Instrumentation for Food
Quality and Safety. 2(2):123-129.
- Liu, Y., Chao, K., Kim, M.S., and Nou, X. 2008. Rapid screening and species identification
of E. Coli, Listeria, and Salmonellaby SERS technique. In: Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 6983. SPIE Defense
and Security 2008: Special Session on Food Safety, Visual Analytics, Resource
Restricted Embedded and Sensor Networks, and 3D Imaging and Display. 698309.
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Liu, Y., Chen, Y.R., Nou, X., Kim, M.S., and Chao, K.2008. Label-free SERS for rapid species identification of Escherichia Coli, Listeria Monocytogenes, and Salmonella Typhimuriumbacteria. Spectroscopy. 23(2):48-54.
- Qin, J., Burks, T., Kim, M.S., Chao, K., Ritenour, M.A. 2008. Citrus canker detection using hyperspectral reflectance
imaging and PCA-based image classification method. Sensing and Instrumentation
for Food Quality and Safety. 2(3): 168-177.
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2007
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Chao, K., Chen, Y.R., Ding, F., Yang, C.C., and Chan, D.E. 2007. Development of
two-band color-mixing technique for identification of broiler carcass conditions.
Journal of Food Engineering. 80(1):276-283.
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Chao, K., Yang, C.C., Chen, Y.R., Kim, M.S., and Chan, D.E. 2007. Fast line-scan
imaging system for broiler carcass inspection. Sensing and Instrumentation
for Food Quality and Safety. 1:62-71.
- Chao, K., Yang, C.-C., Chen, Y.-R., Kim, M.S., and Chan, D.E. 2007. Hyperspectral-multispectral
line-scan imaging system for automated poultry carcass inspection applications
for food safety. Poultry Science. 86(11):2450-2460.
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Chen, Y.R., Liu, Y., Nou, X., and Chao, K. 2007. Development of SERS spectroscopy for routine and rapid identification
of Escherichia Coli and Listeria Monocytogenes on silver colloidal nanoparticles.
In: NSTI-Nanotech 2007 Technical Proceedings. 2:549-552.
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Kim, M.S., Chen, Y.R., Cho, B.K., Chao, K., Yang, C., Lefcourt, A.M., and Chan, D. 2007. Hyperspectral reflectance
and fluorescence line-scan imaging for online defect and fecal contamination
inspection of apples. Sensing and Instrumentation for Food Quality and
Safety. 1(3):151-159.
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Liu, Y., Chen, Y.R., Nou, X., and Chao, K. 2007. Potential of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for the rapid
identification of Escherichia Coli and Listeria monocytogenes cultures
on silver colloidal nanoparticles. Applied Spectroscopy. 61(8):824-831.
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2006
- Chao, K., Yang, C.C., Chen, Y.R., Chan, D.E., and Kim, M.S. 2006. Poultry carcass
inspection by a fast line-scan imaging system: results from in-plant testing.
In: Chen, Y.R., Meyer, G.E., S.I. Tu, editors. Proceedings of SPIE, Volume
6381. Optics for Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Foods, October 3,
2006, Boston, Massachusetts. 6381:63810V.
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Ding, F., Chen, Y.R., Chao, K., and Chan, D.E. 2006. Two-color mixing for classifying agricultural products
for safety and quality. Applied Optics. 45(4):668-677.
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Ding, F., Chen, Y.R., Chao, K., and Kim, M.S. 2006. Three-color mixing for classifying agricultural
products for safety and quality. Applied Optics. 45(15):3516-3526.
- Kim, M.S., B.K. Cho, Yang, C.C., Chao, K., A.M. Lefcourt, and Chen, Y.R. 2006. Hyperspectral reflectance and fluorescence
line-scan imaging system for online detection of fecal contamination on
apples. In: Chen, Y.R., G.E. Meyer, S.I. Tu, editors. Proceedings of SPIE,
Volume 6381. Optics for Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Foods, October
3, 2006, Boston, Massachusetts. 6381:63810P.
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Liu, Y., Chao, K., Chen, Y.R., Kim, M.S., Nou, X., Chan, D.E., and Yang, C.C. 2006. Comparison
of visible and near infrared reflectance spectroscopy for the detection
of faeces/ingesta contaminants for sanitation verification at slaughter
plants. Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy. 14(5):325-331.
- Liu, Y., Chao, K., Chen, Y.R., Kim, M.S., Nou, X., Chan, D.E., and Yang, C.C. 2006. Detection
of fecal/ingesta contaminants at slaughter plants from a number of characteristic
visible and near-infrared bands. In: Chen, Y.R., G.E. Meyer, S.I. Tu, editors.
Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 6381. Optics for Natural Resources, Agriculture,
and Foods, October 3, 2006, Boston, Massachusetts. 6381:63810U.
- Yang, C.C., Chan, D.E., Chao, K., Chen, Y.R., and Kim, M.S. 2006. Development of online line-scan imaging
system for chicken inspection and differentiation. In: Chen, Y.R., G.E.
Meyer, S.I. Tu, editors. Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 6381. Optics for Natural
Resources, Agriculture, and Foods, October 3, 2006, Boston, Massachusetts.
6381:63810Y.
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Yang, C.C., Chao, K., Chen, Y.R., Kim, M.S., and Chan, D.E. 2006. Development of fuzzy logic
based differentiation algorithm and fast line-scan imaging system for chicken
inspection. Biosystems Engineering. 95(4):483-496.
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Yang, C.C., Chao, K., Chen, Y.R., Kim, M.S., and Early, H.L. 2006. Simple multispectral image
analysis for systemically diseased chicken identification. Transactions
of the ASABE. 49(1):245-257.
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2005
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Chao, K., Chen, Y.R., Ding, F., and Chan, D.E. 2005. Characterizing wholesome
and unwholesome chickens by CIELUV color difference. Applied Engineering
in Agriculture. 21(4):653-659.
- Ding, F., Chen, Y.-R., and Chao, K. 2005. Application of color mixing
for safety and quality inspection of agricultural products. In: Chen, Y.R.,
Meyer, G.E., Tu, S.I., editors. Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 5996. Optical
Sensors and Sensing Systems for Natural Resources and Food Safety and Quality,
October 23-24, 2005, Boston, Massachusetts. 5996:59960R.
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Ding, F., Chen, Y.R., and Chao, K.2005. Two-waveband color-mixing binoculars for the detection of wholesome
and unwholesome chicken carcasses. Applied Optics. 44(26):5454-5462.
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Yang, C.C., Chao, K., and Chen, Y.R. 2005. Development of multispectral imaging processing
algorithms for identification of wholesome, septicemic, and inflammatory
process chickens. Journal of Food Engineering. 69(2):225-234.
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Yang, C.C., Chao, K., Chen, Y.R., and Early, H.L. 2005. Systemically diseased chicken identification
using multispectral images and region of interest analysis. Computers and
Electronics in Agriculture. 49(2):255-271.
2004
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Chao, K., Chen, Y.R., and Chan, D.E. 2004. A spectroscopic system for high speed
inspection of poultry carcasses. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 20(5):683-690.
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2003
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Chao, K., Chen, Y.R., and Chan, D.E. 2003. Analysis of Vis/NIR spectral variations
of wholesome, septicemia, and cadaver chicken samples. Applied Engineering
in Agriculture. 19(4):453-458.
- Yang, C.-C., Chao, K., and Chen, Y.R. 2003. Development of multispectral imaging processing
algorithms for food safety inspection on poultry carcasses. American Society
of Agricultural Engineers. ASAE Paper No. 03-3054.
2002
- Chao, K., Chen, Y.R., Chan, D., and Kang, S. 2002. Analysis of Vis/NIR Spectral
varations of wholesome and unwholesome chicken meat. American Society of
Agricultural Engineers. ASAE Paper No. 02-3062.
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Chao, K. , Chen, Y.R., Hruschka, W.R., and Gwozdz, F.B. 2002. On-line inspection
of poultry carcasses by a dual-camera system. Journal of Food Engineering.
51(3):185-192.
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Chao, K., Liu, Y., Chen, Y.R., Thayer, D.W., and Hruschka, W.R. 2002. Characterization
of spectral variations of irradiated chicken breasts with 2D correlation
spectroscopy. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 18(6):745-750.
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Chao, K., Mehl, P.M., and Chen, Y.R. 2002. Use of hyper- and multi-spectral imaging
for detection of chicken skin tumors. Applied Engineering in Agriculture.
18(1):113-119.
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Chen, Y.R., Chao, K., and Hruschka, W.R. 2002. On-Line automated inspection of poultry carcasses
by machine vision. In: Proceedings of the World Congress of Computers in
Agriculture and Natural Resources, March 13-15, 2002, Iguacu Falls, Brazil.
p. 78-85. ASAE Publication No. 701P0301
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Chen, Y.R., Chao, K., and Kim, M.S. 2002. Machine vision technology for agricultural applications.
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 36(2-3):173-191.
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Kang, S., Kim, M.S., Chao, K., Kim, I., and Chen, Y.R. 2002. Chicken disease characterization by fluorescence
spectroscopy. American Society of Agricultural Engineers. ASAE Paper No.
02-3061.
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Kim, M.S., Lefcourt, A.M., Chao, K., Chen, Y.R., Kim, I., and Chan, D.E. 2002. Multispectral detection of
fecal contamination on apples based on hyperspectral imagery: Part I. Application
of visible and near-infrared reflectance imaging. Transactions of the ASAE.
45(6):2027-2037.
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Kim, M.S., Lefcourt, A.M., Chen, Y.R., Kim, I., Chan, D.E., and Chao, K. 2002. Multispectral detection of fecal contamination on apples based
on hyperspectral imagery: Part II. Application of hyperspectral fluorescence
imaging. Transactions of the ASAE. 45(6):2039-2047.
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Mehl, P.M., Chao, K., Kim, M.S. and Chen, Y.R. 2002. Detection of defects on selected apple
cultivars using hyperspectral and multispectral image analysis. Applied
Engineering in Agriculture. 18(2):219-226.
- Park, B., Lawrence., K.C., Windham, W.R., Chen, Y.R., and Chao, K. 2002. Discriminant analysis of dual-wavelength spectral images for classifying
poultry carcasses. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 33:219-231.
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2001
- Chao, K., Mehl, P.M., Kim, M.S., and Chen, Y.R. 2001. Detection of chicken skin
tumors by multispectral imaging. In: Chen, Y.R., Tu, S.I., editors. Proceedings
of SPIE, Volume 4206. Photonic Detection and Intervention Technologies
for Safe Food, November 5-6, 2000, Boston, Massachusetts. 4206:214-223.
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Chao, K., Chen, Y.R., Hruschka, W.R., and Park, B. 2001. Chicken heart disease
characterization by multi-spectral imaging. Applied Engineering in Agriculture.
17(1):99-106.
- Chen, Y.R., Chao, K., Hruschka, W.R., and Liu, Y. 2001. Advances in sensing technologies for
poultry inspection. In: DeShazer, J.A., G.E.Meyer, editors. Optics in Agriculture
1990-2000, A Critical Review. Bellingham, WA: SPIE Optical Engineering
Press. p.140-181.
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Gates, R.S., Chao, K., and Sigrimis, N. 2001. Identifying design parameters for fuzzy control
of staged ventilation control systems. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture.
31(1):61-74.
- Kim, M.S., Chao, K., Chen, Y.R., Chan, D.E., and Mehl, P.M. 2001. Hyperspectral imaging system
for food safety: detection of fecal contamination on apples. In: Chen,
Y.R., Tu, S.I., editors. Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 4206. Photonic Detection
and Intervention Technologies for Safe Food, November 5-6, 2000, Boston,
Massachusetts. 4206:174-184.
- Mehl, P.M., Chao, K., Kim, M.S., and Chen, Y.R. 2001. Detection of contamination on selected
apple cultivars using reflectance hyperspectral and multispectral analysis.
In: Chen, Y.R., Tu, S.I., editors. Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 4206. Photonic
Detection and Intervention Technologies for Safe Food, November 5-6, 2000,
Boston, Massachusetts. 4206:201-213.
2000
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Chao, K., Gates, R.S., and Sigrimis, N. 2000. Fuzzy logic controller design for
staged heating and ventilating systems. Transactions of the ASAE 43(6):1885-1894.
- Chao, K., Park, B., Chen, Y.R., Hruschka, W.R., and Wheaton, F.W. 2000. Design
of a dual-camera system for poultry carcasses inspection. Applied Engineering
in Agriculture. 16(5):581-587.
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