Method and device for determining the hardness of products such as fruit
CA 2380978 A1 · Owner: Fps Food Processing Systems B.V. · Inventors: Crezee, Leonardus Paulus
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In a method for determining the hardness of a product for instance fruit, during a measuring cycle comprising:, supporting the product, tapping the product with a tapping device at at least one position of the product, as a result of which the product as a whole is set in its natural vibration and produces vibration signals, sensing the vibration signals with a signal sensor and, processing the vibration signals with a signal processing device in which the , hardness FRi of the product is determined and further, comprising: sensing the signals produced by the tapping device with a second signal sensor, processing the vibration signals with a second signal processing device, the elastic …
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