Scientists in the University of Lincoln, UK are working to create a flexible computer system which can be used to detect faults in food products and packaging on the production line.
The 823,277 Trainable Vision-based Anomaly Detection and Diagnosis project is part-funded by the Technology Strategy Board, the UK's innovation agency. It builds on two previous research projects carried out by the university.
University of Lincoln School of Computer Science scientist Dr Tom Duckett said It is about ensuring that packaging is sealed correctly.
"It is a case of bringing all the previous research together to create a versatile and flexible imaging technology which is currently unavailable today," said Dr Duckett.
UK-based Ishida will work with the university to enable real-time testing of the software in its packaging systems, and will use it to create new quality control systems for the packaging industry.
Branston will provide staff time to test and evaluate the technology in the factory environment.
