Research on Acoustic Characteristics Measurement by Using LabVIEW

Abstract:

In this article, a quality testing system was developed based on LabVIEW trail version. A pc-controlled electronic universal testing machine was applied to acquire mechanical characteristics. Through this system, muskmelon interior quality had been tested by using acoustics characteristics. Origin8.1 is used for treatment the signals, including data smoothing, FFT analytical, data fitting, baseline peak value analysis and other methods, then modeling according to these analysis data. The nonlinear regression analysis is available to the characteristics’ establishment for other agricultural products, which can supply theoretical references in order to appraise the quality of fruits and vegetables.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 644-650)
• Pages: 920-924
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.644-650.920
• Online since: September 2014
• Authors: Ben Hua Zhang*, Shi Ming Sun, Shuai Zhang
• Keywords: Acoustics, Characteristic, LabVIEW, Muskmelon

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