Edible Bird Nest Processing using Machine Vision and Robotic Arm
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https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v72.3889Keywords:
Edible, bird nest, automation, vision, roboticAbstract
Edible Bird nest food product is one of the demanding food product in food production industry. Government looking into ways to improve this industry to boost the economy. Many large scale production are being operated around Malaysia. One of the major difficulties faced in processing the bird nest is to remove its impurities or more formerly known as dirt. Current conventional cleaning method which is manual cleaning is not cost effective and time consuming. Furthermore, it also requires large number of workforce to be used for processing small quantities of bird nest. This paper presents an automated system which utilizes machine vision system and an industrial robot to accomplish a better processing system for edible bird nest. This system offers great advantage compared to conventional process by reducing the time consumed for processing and increase the efficiency.
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