WO2005099460A1 - Apparatus for analysing meat products - Google Patents
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- WO2005099460A1 WO2005099460A1 PCT/GB2005/001400 GB2005001400W WO2005099460A1 WO 2005099460 A1 WO2005099460 A1 WO 2005099460A1 GB 2005001400 W GB2005001400 W GB 2005001400W WO 2005099460 A1 WO2005099460 A1 WO 2005099460A1
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- probe
- meat
- meat products
- sensing means
- meat product
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- 235000013622 meat product Nutrition 0.000 title claims abstract description 49
- 239000000523 sample Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 39
- 230000001953 sensory effect Effects 0.000 claims abstract description 10
- 238000012634 optical imaging Methods 0.000 claims description 4
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 claims description 2
- 235000013372 meat Nutrition 0.000 description 11
- 210000001519 tissue Anatomy 0.000 description 4
- 210000000988 bone and bone Anatomy 0.000 description 1
- 238000003384 imaging method Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000000976 ink Substances 0.000 description 1
- 235000020997 lean meat Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- 238000003307 slaughter Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000000007 visual effect Effects 0.000 description 1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A22—BUTCHERING; MEAT TREATMENT; PROCESSING POULTRY OR FISH
- A22B—SLAUGHTERING
- A22B5/00—Accessories for use during or after slaughtering
- A22B5/0064—Accessories for use during or after slaughtering for classifying or grading carcasses; for measuring back fat
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A22—BUTCHERING; MEAT TREATMENT; PROCESSING POULTRY OR FISH
- A22C—PROCESSING MEAT, POULTRY, OR FISH
- A22C17/00—Other devices for processing meat or bones
- A22C17/0073—Other devices for processing meat or bones using visual recognition, X-rays, ultrasounds, or other contactless means to determine quality or size of portioned meat
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- This invention relates to apparatus for analysing meat products.
- slaughter houses may include a carrier system in the form of a track for moving prepared meat carcasses from a loading position to an unloading position. It is already known to provide a camera and computer control system to determine the size and position of the meat carcasses during movement along the carrier system and use this information to control a cutter in the form of a circular saw blade which is carried and moved by a mechanical robotic arm.
- the present invention seeks to provide a new and inventive system for handling meat products which is capable of providing accurate and reliable information in less time than is currently the case.
- the present invention proposes apparatus for analysing meat products which includes:
- control system including sensing means for detecting the size and position of the meat products during movement along the carrier system; characterised by a tissue probe which is carried by a mechanical robotic arm to insert the probe into the meat products in response to information provided by the sensing means and thereby obtain the thickness of fat along the probing axis, and the control system adapts the probing position automatically using the sensory input from the sensing means to adapt to variations in the shape and size of the meat product.
- control system preferably uses the sensory information to insert the probe substantially perpendicular to the surface of the meat product at the point of entry.
- the product is preferably probed from the skin side.
- the meat product may be moving or stationary during the probing operation.
- the fat information obtained from the probing may be printed on the carcass, preferably at a different position along the carrier system.
- the sensing means preferably includes an optical imaging system which provides a digital image of the carcass from which the control system calculates the optimum position in which to insert the probe according to the size and shape of the meat product.
- the robotic arm is preferably arranged to move the probe in three mutually orthogonal x, y and z axes with provision for changing the axis of the probe relative to the meat product.
- the invention also provides a method of analysing meat products which includes:
- sensing means to detect the size and position of the meat products during such movement; characterised by inserting a tissue probe, carried by a mechanical robotic arm, into the meat products in response to information provided by the sensing means and thereby obtaining the thickness of fat along the probing axis, and the probing position is adapted automatically using the sensory information from the sensing means to adapt to variations in the shape and size of the meat product.
- Figure 1 is an overall plan view of meat processing apparatus in accordance with the invention.
- Figure 2 is a more detailed plan view of part of the apparatus;
- Figure 3 is a diagrammatic plan view to illustrate the entry path of the probe into a meat carcass;
- Figure 4 is a general view the meat carcass and probe.
- the apparatus shown in F ⁇ g. 1 may be installed in a meat processing plant.
- the apparatus has a carrier system which includes a track 1 for moving meat products C suspended on hooks, from a loading position 2 to an unloading position 3 in direction A.
- An imaging system which includes a camera 4 linked to a control computer 8 optically senses the size and position of the meat products during movement along the track.
- a mechanical robot 5 is mounted adjacent to the track 1 operated by the control system, and a printer 6 is also linked to the control system.
- the robot 5 has a fixed plinth 10 carrying a robotic arm 11 which includes a plurality of articulated sections 12, 13 and 14 arranged to move a tissue probe 15 in three mutually orthogonal x, y and z axes.
- the probe is also mounted for angular movement relative to the arm so that the axis of the probe can be changed relative to the meat products.
- the tissue probe 15 may be of a known kind which is capable of detecting the difference between fat and lean meat, e.g. by measuring electrical resistance.
- the robot inserts the probe into the meat products for a known distance in response to information provided by the visual system 4, and thereby measures the thickness of fat along the probing axis.
- the optical imaging system provides a digital image of the carcass, from which the control system calculates the optimum position in which to insert the probe according to the size and shape of the meat product.
- the control system changes the probing position automatically to adapt to variations in the shape and size of the meat product.
- the control system uses the sensory information to orientate the probe 15 substantially perpendicular to the surface of the meat product at the point of entry, as shown in Fig. 3.
- the probe is preferably inserted from the skin side. The probe may penetrate completely through the carcass so that the probe extends beyond the bone side, or it may be partially inserted to measure fat depth from the skin side.
- the probe may measure the depth of fat in one or more positions on the meat carcass.
- the probe path is defined anatomically using the sensory device using predetermined anatomical features such as rib bones16, the mid point of the middle primal piece, or a certain distance from the split plane 18 and between the 3 rd and 4 th rib, etc., taking into account the dimensions of the carcass, e.g. its length.
- the meat carcass may be moving or stationary during the probing operation.
- the robotic arm may also carry a clamp or support for steadying the carcass against the force applied by the probe.
- the fat information obtained from the probe may then be printed on the carcass by the printer 6 using food-grade inks.
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EP05733001A EP1776014A1 (en) | 2004-04-13 | 2005-04-12 | Apparatus for analysing meat products |
GB0620231A GB2430254A (en) | 2004-04-13 | 2005-04-12 | Apparatus for analysing meat products |
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GBGB0408179.0A GB0408179D0 (en) | 2004-04-13 | 2004-04-13 | Apparatus for analysing meat products |
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CN107202610A (en) * | 2017-05-27 | 2017-09-26 | 湖北第二师范学院 | A kind of measurement techniques for quality detection of meat detection means |
US10969572B2 (en) | 2016-05-11 | 2021-04-06 | Douglas D. Churovich | Electronic visual food probe |
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EP0273371A2 (en) * | 1986-12-23 | 1988-07-06 | Slagteriernes Forskningsinstitut | A method and apparatus for treatment or examination of carcasses |
US5937080A (en) * | 1997-01-24 | 1999-08-10 | Design Systems, Inc. | Computer controlled method and apparatus for meat slabbing |
US6088114A (en) * | 1996-11-07 | 2000-07-11 | Ontario Cattlemen's Association | Apparatus for use in determining meat tenderness |
WO2001067873A1 (en) * | 2000-03-16 | 2001-09-20 | Koorosh Khodabandehloo | Meat carcass cutting apparatus |
US6322508B1 (en) * | 1998-07-23 | 2001-11-27 | Engineering Services Inc. | Automated meat grading method and apparatus |
US20030075053A1 (en) * | 2000-04-26 | 2003-04-24 | Koorosh Khodabandehloo | Traceability of meat |
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- 2005-04-12 WO PCT/GB2005/001400 patent/WO2005099460A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2005-04-12 EP EP05733001A patent/EP1776014A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2005-04-12 GB GB0620231A patent/GB2430254A/en not_active Withdrawn
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EP0273371A2 (en) * | 1986-12-23 | 1988-07-06 | Slagteriernes Forskningsinstitut | A method and apparatus for treatment or examination of carcasses |
US6088114A (en) * | 1996-11-07 | 2000-07-11 | Ontario Cattlemen's Association | Apparatus for use in determining meat tenderness |
US5937080A (en) * | 1997-01-24 | 1999-08-10 | Design Systems, Inc. | Computer controlled method and apparatus for meat slabbing |
US6322508B1 (en) * | 1998-07-23 | 2001-11-27 | Engineering Services Inc. | Automated meat grading method and apparatus |
WO2001067873A1 (en) * | 2000-03-16 | 2001-09-20 | Koorosh Khodabandehloo | Meat carcass cutting apparatus |
US20030075053A1 (en) * | 2000-04-26 | 2003-04-24 | Koorosh Khodabandehloo | Traceability of meat |
Cited By (2)
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US10969572B2 (en) | 2016-05-11 | 2021-04-06 | Douglas D. Churovich | Electronic visual food probe |
CN107202610A (en) * | 2017-05-27 | 2017-09-26 | 湖北第二师范学院 | A kind of measurement techniques for quality detection of meat detection means |
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