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Apricot Stone Classification Using Image Analysis and Machine Learning

delete2023-06-08
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Ewa Ropelewska *
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Ahmed Rady
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Nicholas J. Watson
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Apricot stones have high commercial value and can be used for manufacturing functional foods, cosmetic products, active carbon, and biodiesel. The optimal processing of the stones is dependent on the cultivar and there is a need for methods to sort among different cultivars (which are often mixed in processing facilities). This study investigates the effectiveness of two low-cost colour imaging systems coupled with supervised learning to develop classification models to determine the cultivar of different stones. Apricot stones of the cultivars 'Bella', 'Early Orange', 'Harcot', 'Skierniewicka Slodka', and 'Taja' were used. The RGB images were acquired using a flatbed scanner or a digital camera; and 2172 image texture features were extracted within the R, G, B; L, a, b; X, Y, Z; U, and V colour coordinates. The most influential features were determined and resulted in 103 and 89 selected features for the digital camera and the flatbed scanner, respectively. Linear and nonlinear classifiers were applied including Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA), Decision Trees (DT), k-Nearest Neighbour (kNN), Support Vector Machines (SVM), and Naive Bayes (NB). The models resulting from the flatbed scanner and using selected features achieved an accuracy of 100% via either quadratic diagonal LDA or kNN classifiers. The models developed using images from the digital camera and all or selected features had an accuracy of up to 96.77% using the SVM classifier. This study presents novel and simple-to-implement at-line (flatbed scanner) and online (digital camera) methodologies for apricot stone sorting. The developed procedure combining colour imaging and machine learning may be used for the authentication of apricot stone cultivars and quality evaluation of apricot from sustainable production.
Keywords:
apricot stone sorting
flatbed scanner
digital camera
classification models
machine learning

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Teagasc
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University of Nottingham
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