Rice and other grains are inspected by a video camera system, and the data are processed to determined grain measurements, whether each grain is broken, and to obtain measures such as the percent broken by weight of a sample of rice. The apparatus takes a sample of grains or a stream of grains, and conveys...http://www.google.es/patents/US5917927?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatente US5917927 - Grain inspection and analysis apparatus and method
Grain inspection and analysis apparatus and method