MACHINE VISION, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ROBOTICS TO INCREASE CAPABILITIES AND EFFICIENCIES OF POULTRY PRODUCTIONS

This projectresponds directly to the USDA Small BusinessFY23 Meat and Poultry Research and Innovation (MPPRI) program by developing innovative technologies to improve poutry processing efficiency and ensure foodquality and safety. We will focus on developing a multi-functional machine vision system andan upgradedLaXser systemby adding new sensing and detection imaging hardware and artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to aidfor poultry deboningand meat quality and safety monitoring.The new upgraded system will boost itsfunctions to improvethesafety, packaging consistency, and consumer acceptanceof poultry filletproducts. The new system with add-on AI will feed the sorting control mechanisms and provide real-time on-line monitoring data for management. The proposed work should significantly improve food safety,productivity and process efficiencythrough smart food manufacturingfor the U.S. poultry industry.