Imaging for determination of crustacean physical attributes
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a camera to capture an image of a shell of a live crustacean;
an image processor, operatively coupled to the camera, to process the captured image to determine a physical attribute of the shell of the live crustacean, the image processor comprising a pattern detector to detect from the captured image a characteristic of a pattern on the shell indicative of moult stage of the live crustacean; and
a controller, operatively coupled to the image processor, to control subsequent handling of the live crustacean based on the determined physical attribute.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to imaging for determination of crustacean physical attributes. An image of a shell of a live crustacean is captured and processed to determine a physical attribute of the live crustacean. In an embodiment a characteristic of a pattern indicative of moult stage of the live crustacean is detected, from the captured image. Multiple images may be used in some embodiments, including images of different types such as visible spectrum images, infrared spectrum images, and/or ultraviolet spectrum images.
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36 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a camera to capture an image of a shell of a live crustacean; an image processor, operatively coupled to the camera, to process the captured image to determine a physical attribute of the shell of the live crustacean, the image processor comprising a pattern detector to detect from the captured image a characteristic of a pattern on the shell indicative of moult stage of the live crustacean; and a controller, operatively coupled to the image processor, to control subsequent handling of the live crustacean based on the determined physical attribute. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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12. A method comprising:
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capturing an image of a shell of a live crustacean; processing the captured image to determine a physical attribute of the shell of the live crustacean, the processing comprising detecting from the captured image a characteristic of a pattern on the shell indicative of moult stage of the live crustacean; and controlling subsequent handling of the live crustacean based on the detecting. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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