eprintid: 51
rev_number: 5
eprint_status: archive
userid: 4
dir: disk0/00/00/00/51
datestamp: 2005-06-29
lastmod: 2015-05-29 19:46:15
status_changed: 2009-04-08 16:52:54
type: report
metadata_visibility: show
item_issues_count: 0
creators_name: McGuinness, Mark
creators_name: Jenkins, David
creators_name: Senaratne, Galkadowite
title: Modelling the physics of high speed product-weighing
ispublished: pub
subjects: food
subjects: retail
subjects: other
studygroups: misg22
companyname: Compac Sorting Equipment Ltd
full_text_status: public
abstract: Compac Sorting Equipment Auckland (Compac) manufactures and exports high-speed, accurate sorting systems for fruit and vegetables. Their sizers operate at between 10-15 pieces of fruit per second per lane. They weigh each piece of fruit individually, using a pair of cantilever loadcells, in less than 1/10 of a second. Compac wanted a mathematical model of the weighing process, that will help them to accurately weigh heavier fruit (more than 250g) at higher speeds (in less than a tenth of a second). They also asked for help with easing back on the size and stability of the weighing assembly, which would reduce the physical size and manufacturing cost of the overall system.
date: 2005
date_type: published
pages: 2
citation:   McGuinness, Mark and Jenkins, David and Senaratne, Galkadowite  (2005) Modelling the physics of high speed product-weighing.  [Study Group Report]     
document_url: http://miis.maths.ox.ac.uk/miis/51/1/weigh_efs.pdf
document_url: http://miis.maths.ox.ac.uk/miis/51/2/weigh_rpt.pdf