System and method for detecting ink marking and ejecting carcass from line

A method for identifying an animal carcass marked with ink using an ink detection model, the method comprising:

• transporting the animal carcass using a transport system;
• triggering a data capture device as the animal carcass moves on the transport system;
• processing an image of the animal carcass captured by the data capture device using at least one processor of the ink detection model;
• determining an objective evaluation of the animal carcass by identifying a presence or absence of the ink from a plurality of pixels of an image that are within a specified color range associated with the ink being detected on the animal carcass;
• determining if a ratio of colored pixels within the specified color range is greater than a threshold value associated with the ink being detected;
• and
• activating a controller in communication with a processing unit configured to remove the animal carcass when the presence of the ink is identified on the animal carcass.

An ink detection system designed to detect ink on an animal carcass comprising:

• a transport system designed to move the animal carcass;
• a data capture device designed to capture one or more images of the animal carcass as it moves on the transport system;
• an ink detection model including at least one processor and a memory unit with programmable instructions that when executed cause the at least one processor to:
• receive an image of the one or more images received from the data capture device;
• process the image of the animal carcass and isolate a plurality of pixels of the image that are within a specified color range associated with the ink being detected;
• determine an objective evaluation of the animal carcass by identifying a presence or absence of the ink on the animal carcass if a ratio of colored pixels within the specified color range is greater than a threshold value associated with the ink being detected;
• and
• activate a microcontroller to initiate an ejection device when the presence of the ink is identified on the animal carcass.