Highly accurate and fast optical penetration-based silkworm gender separation system

Chakkrit Kamtongdee; Sarun Sumriddetchkajorn; Sataporn Chanhorm

doi:10.1117/12.2196082

29 July 2015 Highly accurate and fast optical penetration-based silkworm gender separation system

Chakkrit Kamtongdee, Sarun Sumriddetchkajorn, Sataporn Chanhorm

Proceedings Volume 9659, International Conference on Photonics Solutions 2015; 96590P (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2196082
Event: International Conference on Photonics Solutions 2015, 2015, Hua Hin, Thailand

Abstract

Based on our research work in the last five years, this paper highlights our innovative optical sensing system that can identify and separate silkworm gender highly suitable for sericulture industry. The key idea relies on our proposed optical penetration concepts and once combined with simple image processing operations leads to high accuracy in identifying of silkworm gender. Inside the system, there are electronic and mechanical parts that assist in controlling the overall system operation, processing the optical signal, and separating the female from male silkworm pupae. With current system performance, we achieve a very highly accurate more than 95% in identifying gender of silkworm pupae with an average system operational speed of 30 silkworm pupae/minute. Three of our systems are already in operation at Thailand’s Queen Sirikit Sericulture Centers.

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Chakkrit Kamtongdee, Sarun Sumriddetchkajorn, and Sataporn Chanhorm "Highly accurate and fast optical penetration-based silkworm gender separation system", Proc. SPIE 9659, International Conference on Photonics Solutions 2015, 96590P (29 July 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2196082

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