Method and device for analyzing berries
First Claim
1. A method for analyzing berries, comprising:
- arranging berries on an analysis plate;
an acquisition of an image of the arranged berries, said image of the berries being composed of pixels of at least one elementary colour component;
an identification, by a processor, of contours of the berries;
a determination, by the processor, of geometric or colorimetric characteristics of the berries;
a reiteration of the method according to the invention on a same type of berry over an extended period of time, and a monitoring over the extended period of time of one of the geometric and colorimetric characteristics determined on the berries of the same type to represent capture and analysis of variation of the determined geometric or colorimetric characteristic values of the berries over the extended period of time; and
a visualisation, on a visualization screen, of a graph illustrating development over the extended period of time of the determined geometric or colorimetric characteristics.
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Abstract
Method for analyzing berries, characterized in that: berries are arranged on an analysis plate, an image of the berries is recorded, the image consisting of pixels of at least one component of an elementary color, the contours of the berries are identified, and geometric and/or colorimetric characteristics of the berries are determined. The number of berries can then be determined, or a volume, a surface area, a surface area to volume ratio, and a characteristic concentration for each berry can be determined, in addition to an average, for all of the pixels inside the contour of a defined berry, of the values of a component of an elementary color of a component of interest. A device for implementing the method is also disclosed. The invention especially relates to viticulture and to the analysis of the maturity of the grape.
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39 Claims
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1. A method for analyzing berries, comprising:
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arranging berries on an analysis plate; an acquisition of an image of the arranged berries, said image of the berries being composed of pixels of at least one elementary colour component; an identification, by a processor, of contours of the berries; a determination, by the processor, of geometric or colorimetric characteristics of the berries; a reiteration of the method according to the invention on a same type of berry over an extended period of time, and a monitoring over the extended period of time of one of the geometric and colorimetric characteristics determined on the berries of the same type to represent capture and analysis of variation of the determined geometric or colorimetric characteristic values of the berries over the extended period of time; and a visualisation, on a visualization screen, of a graph illustrating development over the extended period of time of the determined geometric or colorimetric characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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