relation: http://miis.maths.ox.ac.uk/miis/51/
title: Modelling the physics of high speed product-weighing
creator: McGuinness, Mark
creator: Jenkins, David
creator: Senaratne, Galkadowite
subject: Food and Drink
subject: Retail
subject: None/Other
description: Compac Sorting Equipment Auckland (Compac) manufactures and exports high-speed, accurate sorting systems for fruit and vegetables. Their sizers operate at between 10-15 pieces of fruit per second per lane. They weigh each piece of fruit individually, using a pair of cantilever loadcells, in less than 1/10 of a second. Compac wanted a mathematical model of the weighing process, that will help them to accurately weigh heavier fruit (more than 250g) at higher speeds (in less than a tenth of a second). They also asked for help with easing back on the size and stability of the weighing assembly, which would reduce the physical size and manufacturing cost of the overall system.
date: 2005
type: Study Group Report
type: NonPeerReviewed
format: application/pdf
language: en
identifier: http://miis.maths.ox.ac.uk/miis/51/1/weigh_efs.pdf
format: application/pdf
language: en
identifier: http://miis.maths.ox.ac.uk/miis/51/2/weigh_rpt.pdf
identifier:   McGuinness, Mark and Jenkins, David and Senaratne, Galkadowite  (2005) Modelling the physics of high speed product-weighing.  [Study Group Report]