CA2126088A1 - Fat depth measuring apparatus - Google Patents

Fat depth measuring apparatus

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CA2126088A1
CA2126088A1 CA 2126088 CA2126088A CA2126088A1 CA 2126088 A1 CA2126088 A1 CA 2126088A1 CA 2126088 CA2126088 CA 2126088 CA 2126088 A CA2126088 A CA 2126088A CA 2126088 A1 CA2126088 A1 CA 2126088A1
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depth
detector
signals
detector signals
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Royden James William Lake
Ronald Charles Bradbury
Rainer Kunnemeyer
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University of New England
Meat and Livestock Autralia Ltd
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Royden James William Lake
Ronald Charles Bradbury
Rainer Kunnemeyer
Meat Research Corporation
University Of New England
Meat & Livestock Australia Limited
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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
    • A22B5/007—Non-invasive scanning of carcasses, e.g. using image recognition, tomography, X-rays, ultrasound
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B8/00—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
    • A61B8/08—Detecting organic movements or changes, e.g. tumours, cysts, swellings
    • A61B8/0858—Detecting organic movements or changes, e.g. tumours, cysts, swellings involving measuring tissue layers, e.g. skin, interfaces
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
    • G01B17/00—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of infrasonic, sonic or ultrasonic vibrations
    • G01B17/02—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of infrasonic, sonic or ultrasonic vibrations for measuring thickness
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N29/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves; Visualisation of the interior of objects by transmitting ultrasonic or sonic waves through the object
    • G01N29/04—Analysing solids
    • G01N29/11—Analysing solids by measuring attenuation of acoustic waves
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N33/00—Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups G01N1/00 - G01N31/00
    • G01N33/02—Food
    • G01N33/12—Meat; fish
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N2291/00—Indexing codes associated with group G01N29/00
    • G01N2291/02—Indexing codes associated with the analysed material
    • G01N2291/028—Material parameters
    • G01N2291/02854—Length, thickness
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N2291/00—Indexing codes associated with group G01N29/00
    • G01N2291/04—Wave modes and trajectories
    • G01N2291/044—Internal reflections (echoes), e.g. on walls or defects

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  • Food Science & Technology (AREA)
  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • Biochemistry (AREA)
  • Immunology (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Medicinal Chemistry (AREA)
  • Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition (AREA)
  • Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Velocity Or Position Using Acoustic Or Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)

Abstract

A fat depth measuring apparatus and method for use in measuring in an animal (10) the depth of a fat layer (14) between hide (12) and muscle (16). An ultrasonic generator (25) generates ultrasonic pulses and an ultrasonic echo detector (25) generates echo signals (26) indicative of ultrasonic pulses received by the detector after reflection from boundaries or discontinuities (13, 15) within the tissues of the animal. Variable gain amplifier (35) amplifies the echo signals (26) and produces detector signals (38), Gain control means (40) varies the gain of the amplifier (35) to increase the probability of having exactly two detector signals (38) identifiable as arising from echoes from a hide/fat boundary (13) and a fat/muscle boundary (15). A fat depth determining means (47) receives the detector signals (38) and if they exceed primary threshold levels (39a, 39b) identifies the two required detector signals (38a, 38b) so as to thereby enable determination of the depth of the fat layer (14). If more than three detector signals have levels exceeding 60 % of the threshold level (39), the depth determination is considered invalid.
CA002126088A 1991-12-19 1992-12-21 Fat depth measuring apparatus Expired - Fee Related CA2126088C (en)

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AUPL0107 1991-12-19
AUPL010791 1991-12-19
PCT/AU1992/000675 WO1993012419A1 (en) 1991-12-19 1992-12-21 Fat depth measuring apparatus

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CA2126088C CA2126088C (en) 1999-05-11

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