GRADING OF TOMATOES USING DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING ON THE BASIS OF SIZE

Sakshi Jha, Sachi Agrawal, Chitesh Kumar Dewangan

Abstract: In this paper, an automated grading technique is presented. It sorts tomato fruit based on its size, using the digital image processing techniques. Quality examination of food and agricultural product are mostly sturdy and labour intensive in India. With the increased expectations for high nutrient and good standards, the necessity for correct, fast and objective quality determination of those characteristicsin fruits continues to grow. Thus, we have sought to design a cost effective, high speed and efficientsystem to grade the tomatoes according to their size. The system will enable the non-destructive gradation of fruit, therefore enabling the user to get an efficient result which is not possible in case of manual inspection as human capabilities are affected by the tedium nature of the work, which results in reduced speed and efficiency. Moreover, the developed system will help in the areas where standardization is important.

Keywords: Grading, Tomato, Image processing, Food processing.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2016.0510020