7320704US-T - 1.1 - GlobalScan 6

INSTRUCTIONS Version 7320704
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INSTRUCTIONS Version 7320704
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Translation of Début validité GLOBALSCAN 6 ® Page Rédacteur
the original 3 / 25 Clarissa Marty
instructions
1 Table of contents
1 Table of contents.......................................................................................................................... 3
2 Visualisation Page ....................................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Methodology ................................................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Visualisation Page .......................................................................................................................... 5
2.2.1 Fruits Visualisation ........................................................................................................................ 5
2.2.2 Fruit detection ................................................................................................................................ 7
2.2.3 Colour sorting ................................................................................................................................. 8
2.2.3.1. Setting of the red green limit .................................................................................................................. 8
2.2.3.2. Colour sorting definition ........................................................................................................................ 9
2.2.3.3. Program example ................................................................................................................................. 11
2.3 Sorting Quality ............................................................................................................................. 13
2.3.1 Peduncle .................................................................................................................................................... 13
2.3.2 Defect Ir light and Ir dark ......................................................................................................................... 15
2.3.3 Russet defect ............................................................................................................................................. 16
2.3.4 Colour defect............................................................................................................................................. 17
2.3.5 Colour similarity defect ............................................................................................................................ 18
2.4 Quality sorting results.................................................................................................................. 19
3 Results page ............................................................................................................................... 20
3.1 Active program and edited program .......................................................................................... 20
3.2 Statistics......................................................................................................................................... 21
4 Setting page (reserved to authorized persons).......................................................................... 22
5 Programs examples ................................................................................................................... 24
5.1 Golden program ........................................................................................................................... 24
5.2 Pink-lady program ....................................................................................................................... 24
5.3 Braeburn program ....................................................................................................................... 25
5.4 Granny program .......................................................................................................................... 25
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2 Visualisation Page
2.1 Methodology
Steps to make a good calibration:
1. Check the limits of fruit detection (by passing a fruit with the sizer in operation).
2. Set the green-red limit (if percentage sizing).
3. Construct the colours algorithm (adapt the number of colours in Orphea).
4. Adjust the parameters to detect the defects.
5. Select the number of external qualities (adapt the algorithm of synthesis quality in Orphea).
6. Pass a series of fruits of each colour and each quality to define the sizing limits of each
colour and each defect.
7. Refer to the following section for more details

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2.2 Visualisation Page
Click here to display this page
2.2.1 Fruits Visualisation

10 views from the left camera
10 views from the right camera Drag the cursor here to see all the views of
the fruits
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Select to display the 20 views of the fruit in color (visible:

RGB), Infrared (Ir), luminance, green component, and display
the contour of the colored part and other details.
Choice of the fruits

Enable or disable the visualization line
display of fruits during
calibration.
Displays the fruits of the
selected quality (if
To show or not the « all » is selected it
color codes shows all the fruits).
Displays a saved
image
Image backup of the fruit displayed. Give a name to your image explicit
enough to avoid any confusion. This function is very useful to study the fruits
poorly analyzed by the machine.
It is best to store the images in a specific folder before giving it to a specialist
who will tell you how to adjust your quality.
You can also name the file « #99 » for example so that the next 99 images will
be saved in the selected directory.
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2.2.2 Fruit detection
To distinguish the fruit from

the black background To distinguish the fruit
(bicone) from the light gray
background
(Separation)
Good clipping
Bad clipping
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2.2.3 Colour sorting
2.2.3.1. Setting of the red green limit
Setting of the limits between the

background and the uncoloured
part of the fruit, represented by Definition of color sorting
a red line on the image. (see explanations in the
Note: areas of the IR defects are next chapter)
not included in the colour
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2.2.3.2. Colour sorting definition

A colour tree diagram is constructed with the following criteria:
« The percentage of colour » usually represents the red part of the
fruit. You must have set previously the limit between the coloured
portion and the background of the fruit (see previous chapter).
Otherwise this result will be inconsistent with reality. This
criterion is used to sort the bicolour apples from the reddest to the
less red, or to find the pink faces of a fruit.
The « average colour » is calculated with the average colour of

each pixel. This criterion is generally used to sort apples of one
colour (Golden, Granny…).
« The shade of colour » is the colour of the area that has been
defined as coloured part; it is calculated with the red pixels
average (pixels in the contour shown in red). This criterion is
generally used to sort bicolour apples, particularly the Pink Lady
(this determines the intensity of red).
The background is the whole fruit excepting the coloured part. Its
colour is obtained by making the addition of the non-red pixels
divided by the number of non-red pixels.
This criterion is generally used to sort bicolour apples,
particularly the Braeburn or the single coloured apples with pink
face.
The luminance RGB indicates whether a fruit is dark or light. Its

representation is an image in greyscale. This criterion is generally
used to sort fruits too dark to define a colour (e.g. apples, cherries,
black plums).
The luminance IR indicates whether a fruit is dark or light in IR.

This criterion is generally used to remove the rotten apples, which
is strongly recommended not to pass on the sizer.
To determine the number of the colour to which the fruit will be assigned, the results of each fruit
are compared to each criterion in the following order:
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 From bottom to top of the algorithm,

 From left to right (first the criteria displayed on the left, then progressively to the right)
See examples of programs below.
Colour scale
0 255
At each setting modification, the distribution of apples in each color is displayed

by redistributing the entire batch with the displayed settings
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2.2.3.3. Program example
Golden pink faces Granny-smith pink faces
All apples with more of 4% of Colo1: green.

coloration will be in colour 5 Colo2: light green and yellow.
Colo1: green. Colo3: apples with more of 3% of
Colo2: changing colour coloration
Colo3: « a little bit » yellow.
Colo4: yellow
Pink Lady
Colo1: apples with less than 26%

of coloration.
Colo2: apples with 26 and 40% of
coloration.
Colo3: apples with more than 40%
Golden of coloration.
Colo4: apples with more than 40%
Colo1: green. of coloration having an intense red
Colo2: changing colour. face
Colo3: yellow.
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Gala Red Delicious
Colo1: little coloured apples (less Colo1: less red

than 33% of coloration) Colo2: moderately coloured
Colo2: moderately coloured apples Colo3: the reddest
(between 33 and 65% of
coloration)
Colo3: very coloured apples (+
65% of coloration)
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2.3 Sorting Quality
Display the defects settings on the right or left side of the screen
2.3.1 Peduncle
If this box is checked all the dark areas in IR are dilated

(including peduncle areas).
This allows in certain varieties to group the spots belonging to
the same peduncle if this is spread out (or subject to peduncle
cracking).
It determines the maximum size of a normal peduncle. If it is

higher, the abnormal peduncle is seen as a defect. It appears in
red on the images. In apples the value is usually around 120 –
150 %
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TheLered
cercle
circlerouge
represents
représente
the maximum
la taille maximale
size of a d'un
normal
pédoncule
peduncle
normal.
The size defects superior to the maximum size of a normal peduncle are
displayed in red
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2.3.2 Defect Ir light and Ir dark
It permits to consider as defects, areas more or less dark

on the IR image (false blue color). When it is too sensible
the deformations are taken as defects.
In apples the value is usually around 220-245 for the light
IR and 225-232 for the dark IR.
Minimal surface of the defect in pixels.

In apples, the value is usually around 250-450
The « light Ir defects » are displayed in light blue. The “dark Ir defects” are those
containing a portion displayed in dark blue.
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A peduncle found in the center of the fruit is always seen

« dark » on the IR image.
A light defect which does not include any dark defect and found
at the center of the fruit cannot be a peduncle. It is displayed in
yellow.
2.3.3 Russet defect

Choose the type depending on the
varieties of apples:
This permits to consider as a  standard,
defect, areas more or less dark on  unicolour (single coloured
the RGB image as the russet (false fruit e.g. granny),
cyan).  background ( look for the
defects on the non-
If the sensibility is too high, the coloured part of the fruit
deformations are taken as defects
 standard : removes the dark parts

of the IR image (peduncle)
 Unicolour: removes the dark
parts of the IR image (peduncle
background: removes the colored
part of the fruit.
If the cursor is:
At 0, no pixel is in default.
At 255 all pixels are preserved.
Minimal surface of the defect in pixels

In apples, the value is generally around 250-450
The russet defect is displayed in cyan blue

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2.3.4 Colour defect
High limit of the pixels colour

considered as defects
Low limit of the pixels colour

considered as defects
Considers that the dark or clear pixels

are defects
Luminance value limit at which the

pixels are considered as defects
The colour defect is displayed in beige.

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2.3.5 Colour similarity defect
Permits to the expand the colour

similarity
Possibility to define the colour to be

detected by entering the values of the
RGB components
Possibility to define the colour to be

detected by clicking on this button, then
selecting a few pixels on the fruit
images
The similarity defect is displayed in pink

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2.4 Quality sorting results

We obtain the results of the external quality of each fruit from the comparison between the
results of each defect and the corresponding limits.
 Light IR defect surface: surface of the biggest IR defect (light and dark) on all views.
 Number of light IR defects: number of defects (light and dark) accounted on all views.
 Dark IR defect surface: surface of the biggest IR defect (light and dark) on all views.
 Number of dark IR defects: number of defects (light and dark) accounted on all views.
 Russet defect surface: total surface of russet on the weighted set of views according to
the diameter of the fruits.
 Colour defect: total surface of the defect on all views.
 Similarity defect: total surface of the defect on all views.
Defect name
Result for each defect of

displayed fruit
Limits between each

external quality:
Values in surface and
number of blemishes.
At each setting change, the distribution of fruit in each

quality is displayed by considering the whole batch.
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3 Results page
Click here to display this page
3.1 Active program and edited program
Copy the edited program into a

selected program
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3.2 Statistics Choice of the result to display
Reset of the result statistics displayed.
The statistical results of fruits (per line) are automatically reset at the end of each batch.
The statistics by camera (L, R, B, Ir) are only initialized by pressing this button.
These statistics provide information about the distribution of the colour and quality results in
the current batch.
They help to determine the limits of sizing of each colour or type of defect.
They also detect a malfunction on a line or a camera
(A leaf in a separation for example).
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4 Setting page (reserved to authorized persons)
Click here after changing into MAF mode to view this page
Status of all « visible » and « infrared » cameras of

each line
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Number of lines equipped with cameras
Number of the first line
Images synchro
Determines the size of a conveyor

pitch in pixels
Determines the number of pitches

between the sizing point and the last
pitch seen on the image
Fixes the IR integration time.
Fixes the RGB integration time.
Cameras setting.
The cameras setting is fundamental to the image processing
Each modification can create a bad calibration.
Only authorized personnel are allowed to change these settings.
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5 Programs examples
5.1 Golden program
5.2 Pink-lady program

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5.3 Braeburn program
5.4 Granny program

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7. Refer to the following section for more details

2.2 Visualisation Page

Click here to display this page

2.2.1 Fruits Visualisation

Select to display the 20 views of the fruit in color (visible:

Choice of the fruits

2.2.2 Fruit detection

To distinguish the fruit from

2.2.3 Colour sorting

2.2.3.1. Setting of the red green limit

Setting of the limits between the

2.2.3.2. Colour sorting definition

The « average colour » is calculated with the average colour of

The luminance RGB indicates whether a fruit is dark or light. Its

The luminance IR indicates whether a fruit is dark or light in IR.

 From bottom to top of the algorithm,

See examples of programs below.

At each setting modification, the distribution of apples in each color is displayed

2.2.3.3. Program example

Golden pink faces Granny-smith pink faces

All apples with more of 4% of Colo1: green.

Colo1: apples with less than 26%

Gala Red Delicious

Colo1: little coloured apples (less Colo1: less red

2.3 Sorting Quality

If this box is checked all the dark areas in IR are dilated

It determines the maximum size of a normal peduncle. If it is

2.3.2 Defect Ir light and Ir dark

It permits to consider as defects, areas more or less dark

Minimal surface of the defect in pixels.

A peduncle found in the center of the fruit is always seen

2.3.3 Russet defect

 standard : removes the dark parts

Minimal surface of the defect in pixels

The russet defect is displayed in cyan blue

2.3.4 Colour defect

High limit of the pixels colour

Low limit of the pixels colour

Considers that the dark or clear pixels

Luminance value limit at which the

The colour defect is displayed in beige.

2.3.5 Colour similarity defect

Permits to the expand the colour

Possibility to define the colour to be

Possibility to define the colour to be

The similarity defect is displayed in pink

2.4 Quality sorting results

Result for each defect of

Limits between each

At each setting change, the distribution of fruit in each

Click here to display this page

3.1 Active program and edited program

Copy the edited program into a

3.2 Statistics Choice of the result to display

Reset of the result statistics displayed.

4 Setting page (reserved to authorized persons)

Status of all « visible » and « infrared » cameras of

Number of lines equipped with cameras

Number of the first line

Determines the size of a conveyor