Blending of agricultural products via hyperspectral imaging and analysis
AssigneeAltria Client Services LLC
InventorsSeetharama C. Deevi, Henry M. Dante, Qiwei Liang, Samuel Timothy Henry
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Abstract
Provided is a method for blending of agricultural product utilizing hyperspectral imaging. At least one region along a sample of agricultural product is scanned using at least one light source of different wavelengths. Hyperspectral images are generated from the at least one region. A spectral fingerprint for the sample of agricultural product is formed from the hyperspectral images. A plurality of samples of agricultural product is blended based on the spectral fingerprints of the samples according to parameters determined by executing a blending algorithm.
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A method for determining parameters for an agricultural product utilizing hyperspectral imaging comprising:
- scanning multiple regions along a sample of the agricultural product using a light source, the agricultural product is a blended agricultural product containing tobacco from at least two different bales;
- generating hyperspectral images from the multiple regions;
- forming a spectral fingerprint for the sample from the hyperspectral images;
- correlating one or more features of the spectral fingerprint to one or more sensory attributes of the sample;
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- determining blending parameters for a new blended product based on the one or more sensory attributes of the agricultural product, the new blended product including at least one additional agricultural product in combination with the agricultural product.
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