A study of micro fiber dispersion using digital image analysis /
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[College Station, Tex.] :
[Texas A & M University],
[2003]
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| Online Access: | Link to OAK Trust copy |
| Abstract: | The area of the digital image processing is getting more attention in the hope that it will increase the accuracy of any scientific measurements, such as in determining an object velocity, temperature, and size. While human vision is excellent to recognize and differentiate objects, it has been proven to be a poor tool when it comes to measure the object performance. One of many digital image processing applications is texture analysis whose purpose is to evaluate image patterns. The purpose of this dissertation is to investigate the use of texture analysis as a tool to micro fiber dispersion measurement. Micro fiber dispersion can be found in many applications such as in paper and industry powder engineering. The second case considered was applying the fiber dispersion analysis to computer-synthesized images consisting of different arrangements of fibers. Four sets of sub-cases were presented. These sub-cases were divided based on the fiber-concentrated location and fiber distribution. The use of computer-synthesized images was found to be very useful to simulate real situation during fiber dispersion. While three cases indicated that the texture analysis can be used to investigate the fiber dispersion, the texture analysis used here is not a perfect and universal method and may not be suitable to analyze other types of dispersions. The human vision will always be essential to determine if the texture analysis is applicable to any other problem. |
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| Item Description: | Vita. Abstract. "Major Subject: Mechanical Engineering" Title from author supplied metadata (autoamted record created on Oct. 15, 2004.) Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Format: | System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |