MATLAB Algorithms for Diameter Measurements of Textile Yarns and Fibers through Image Processing Techniques
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. The Measurement of the Yarn’s Diameter
The Yarn’s Helix Model
2.2. The Algorithm of Yarn’s Diameter
2.3. The Measurement of the Fibers’ Diameter
2.3.1. Obtaining Yarn’s Cross Sections
2.3.2. The Algorithm of the Yarn’s Diameter
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Yarn’s Results
3.2. Fiber Results
4. Conclusions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Abdelkader, M. MATLAB Algorithms for Diameter Measurements of Textile Yarns and Fibers through Image Processing Techniques. Materials 2022, 15, 1299. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15041299
Abdelkader M. MATLAB Algorithms for Diameter Measurements of Textile Yarns and Fibers through Image Processing Techniques. Materials. 2022; 15(4):1299. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15041299
Chicago/Turabian StyleAbdelkader, Mohamed. 2022. "MATLAB Algorithms for Diameter Measurements of Textile Yarns and Fibers through Image Processing Techniques" Materials 15, no. 4: 1299. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15041299
APA StyleAbdelkader, M. (2022). MATLAB Algorithms for Diameter Measurements of Textile Yarns and Fibers through Image Processing Techniques. Materials, 15(4), 1299. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15041299