Implement for detecting physical abnormalities in milk
AssigneeLely Enterprises A.G., a Swiss Limited Liability Company
InventorsKarel van den Berg, Helena Geralda Maria Vijverberg
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Abstract
An apparatus for detecting physical abnormalities in milk which comprises a light source for irradiating milk with light of red or green or blue colors or any combination of such colors. The intensity of light reflected or diffused or transmitted, or any combination thereof, by the milk, or from background light of the milk, is measured by light sensors. A computer processes the measurement data and is programmed to select, based on comparisons of the values derived from the measured light intensities with reference values, a diagnostic basis or diagnostic bases for abnormalities in the milk from a plurality of diagnostic bases of possible abnormalities stored in the memory of the computer.
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An implement for detecting physical abnormalities in milk, which implement is provided with at least one light source for irradiating milk and/or milk samples with light of a red and/or a green and/or a blue colour, and at least one light sensor for measuring the intensity of light reflected and/or diffused and/or transmitted by the milk and/or background light, as well as a computer for processing measurement data, characterized in that the computer is programmed to select one or more diagnoses for the abnormalities in the milk from a plurality of diagnosis possibilities stored, on the basis of a comparison of values derived from the measured light intensities with reference values.
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