A feasibility study on using CT image analysis for hardwood log inspection

To fully optimize the value of material produced from a log requires information about the log's internal defects prior to log breakdown. Studies have shown that a 7 to 21 percent improvement in log value recovery can be achieved if the location and identity of internal defects are known. Recen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zhu, Dongping
Other Authors: Electrical Engineering
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/38297
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06062008-164753/