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Nondestructive Detection of Stem Content in Tobacco Strips Using X-Ray Imaging Analysis


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Figure 1

Tobacco leaves before and after threshing.(a) Cured tobacco leaves before threshing(b) Leafy strips(c) Stems with leaf attached(d) Fully stripped stems
Tobacco leaves before and after threshing.(a) Cured tobacco leaves before threshing(b) Leafy strips(c) Stems with leaf attached(d) Fully stripped stems

Figure 2

Experimental system.(a) Physical simulation diagram(b) Schematic illustration of the experimental system
Experimental system.(a) Physical simulation diagram(b) Schematic illustration of the experimental system

Figure 3

Gray image of tobacco leaves and stems.
Gray image of tobacco leaves and stems.

Figure 4

Image processing flowchart of stem recognition and quantization algorithm.
Image processing flowchart of stem recognition and quantization algorithm.

Figure 5

Determination of stem diameter by image segmentation.
Determination of stem diameter by image segmentation.

Figure 6

Comparison of stem images from two kinds of X-ray detectors.
Comparison of stem images from two kinds of X-ray detectors.

Figure 7

Contrast of stems and leaves on an X-ray image as a function of X-ray intensity.
Contrast of stems and leaves on an X-ray image as a function of X-ray intensity.

The determination result of tobacco stems in pure tobacco leaves by the X-ray identification and determination system.

Test No. Actual content of stem (%) Determination of stem* (%) Relative error (%)
1 1.0000 0.9689 −3.11
2 1.5000 1.4712 −1.92
3 2.0000 2.0552 2.76
4 2.5000 2.4090 −3.64
5 3.0000 2.9538 −1.54
6 3.5000 3.4926 −0.21
7 4.0000 3.9033 −0.06
8 4.5000 4.4258 −2.03
9 5.0000 4.9108 −1.78
10 6.0000 6.1432 2.34

Calculation results of ∑i=1nln G0/Gi \sum\nolimits.{i = 1}^n {\ln \,{G.0}/{G.i}} for each image in Figure 5.

Test No. Value Relative deviation (%)
1# 16632 0.10
2# 16588 −0.17
3# 16613 −0.02
4# 16642 0.16
5# 16621 0.03
6# 16600 −0.10

The determination results of long stems.

Test No. Number of detected long stem Number of total long stem Identification accuracy (%)
1 49 50 98.00
2 50 50 100.00
3 50 50 100.00
Average 99.33

The density of leaves and stems.

Samples Apparent density (g/cm3) Thickness (mm) Area density (g/cm2)
Leaves 0 0 0
Stems (2.38 mm) 1 2 0
Stems (1.50 mm) 1 1 0

The determination results of thick stems.

Test No. Number of detected thick stem Number of total thick stem Identification accuracy (%)
1 47 50 94.00
2 49 50 98.00
3 46 50 92.00
Average 94.67

The comparison of quantitative detection results of two methods.

Sample Actual content of stem (%) ISO method X-ray method

Detected content (%) Relative error (%) Detected content (%) Relative error (%)
3000 g leaves + 30 g stems 0.9901 0.9571 −3.32 1.0105 2.07
3000 g leaves + 60 g stems 1.9608 1.7682 −9.79 2.0003 2.06
3000 g leaves + 90 g stems 2.9126 2.7123 −6.79 2.9376 0.95
3000 g leaves + 120 g stems 3.8462 3.5256 −8.43 3.7995 −1.31
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