System and method for egg quality control

A method, comprising:

• receiving a plurality of cartons at a conveyor belt and moving the cartons along the conveyor belt to a plurality of sensing stations, each of the plurality of cartons being filled with a number of eggs;
• measuring, via a weight sensor at a carton weight sensing station, a weight of each carton to decide whether the weight of each carton is within a carton weight tolerance;
• detecting, via a moisture sensor at a carton moisture sensing station, a moisture level inside the carton to decide whether the moisture level of the carton is within a moisture level tolerance;
• performing, via an x-ray sensor at an egg x-ray sensing station, an image analysis of each egg in the carton to determine whether a shell of the egg is intact and a volume of egg yolk and white is within a volume tolerance;
• detecting, via a color sensor at an egg color sensing station, a color of each egg in the carton to decide whether colors of the eggs in the carton are consistent;
• measuring, via a scale at an egg weight sensing station, a weight of the egg in the carton to determine whether the weight of the egg is within an egg weight tolerance;
• and
• measuring, via a density sensor at an egg density sensing station, a density of the egg to determine whether the egg is within a density tolerance.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having executed instructions stored which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• moving a plurality of cartons by a conveyor belt, each of the plurality of cartons being filled with a number of eggs;
• measuring, via a weight sensor, a weight of each carton to decide whether the weight of each carton is within a carton weight tolerance;
• detecting, via a moisture sensor, a moisture level inside the carton to decide whether the moisture level of the carton is within a moisture level tolerance;
• performing, via an x-ray sensor, an image analysis of each egg in the carton to determine whether a shell of the egg is intact and a volume of egg yolk and white is within a volume tolerance;
• detecting, via a color sensor, a color of each egg in the carton to decide whether colors of the eggs in the carton are consistent;
• measuring, via a scale, a weight of the egg in the carton to determine whether the weight of the egg is within an egg weight tolerance, the egg being lifted by an air vacuum suction cup;
• and
• measuring, via a density sensor, a density of the egg to determine whether the egg is within a density tolerance.