Publications

2021

  • Saeedi, O.#, Li, J., Wang, D., Pottenburgh, J., Bower, A., Asanad, S., Lai, W., Simon, C., Im, L., Huryn, L., Tao, Y., Tam, J. (2021) Visualization of erythrocyte stasis in the living human eye reveals microvascular dysfunction in disease. Nature Communications Biology. Submitted.
  • Chen, Z., Tsytsarev, V.#, Finfrock, Z., Antipova, O. A., Cai, Z., Arakawa, H., Lischka, F., Hooks, B., Wilton, R., Wang, D., Liu, Y., Gaitan, B., Tao, Y., Chen, Y., Erzurumlu, R., Yang, H., Rozhkova, E.# (2021). Wireless Optogenetic Modulation of Cortical Neurons Enabled by Radioluminescent Nanoparticles. ACS Nano, 2021(3): 5201-5208. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.0c10436.
  • Le, C., Wang, D., Villanueva, R., Lie, Z., Hammer, D., Tao, Y., Saeedi, O. (2021). Novel Application of Long Short-Term Memory Network for 3D to 2D Retinal Vessel Segmentation in Adaptive Optics—Optical Coherence Tomography Volumes. Applied Sciences, 2021(11): 9475-9486.
  • Sadrfaridpour, B., Aloimonos, Y., Yu, M., Tao, Y., Webster, D. (2021). Detecting and Counting Oysters. IEEE ICRA Vol. 2021:2156-2162. IEEE ICRA.
  • Wang, C.-Y., Hevaganinge, A., Wang, D., Ali, M., Cattaneo, M., Tao, Y. (2021). Prediction of Aqueous Glucose Concentration Using Hyperspectral Imaging. IEEE EMBC. vol. 2021:3237-3240. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34891931/
  • Wang, D., J. Pottenburgh, W. Lai, C. Simon, Y. Tao, and O. Saeedi. (2021) Neural network aided erythrocyte stasis characterization based on erythrocyte mediated angiography (EMA). ARVO Investigative ophthalmology and visual science. Vol. 62(8):2110.
  • Wang, D., Ali, M., Cobau, J., Tao, Y.# (2021). Design of a customized active 3D scanning system for food processing applications. ASABE paper no. Vol.2021: 2100388.

2020

  • Tao, Y., Wang, D. (2020) Deep learning applications in Food. International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) Scientific Information Bulletin (invited)
  • Wang, D., Haytham, A., Pottenburgh, J., Saeedi O., & Tao Y., (2020) “Hard Attention Net for Automatic Retinal Vessel Segmentation,” IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics (JBHI)
  • Tao, Y., Wang, D., Vinson, R., Cheng, X., Holmes, M. and Seibel, G.E., Industry Vision Automation Corp, University of Maryland and College Park, 2020. Automatic vision guided intelligent fruits and vegetables processing system and method. U.S. Patent Application 15/929,960.

2019

  • Wang, D., R. Vinson, R., M. Holmes, G. Seibel, A. Bechar, S. Nof., and Y. Tao. 2019. Early detection of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus by hyperspectral imaging and outlier removal auxiliary classifier generative adversarial nets (OR-AC-GAN). Nature: Scientific Reports, (2019)9:4377.
  • Dusadeerungsikul, P. O., Nof, S. Y., Bechar, A., & Tao, Y. (2019). Collaborative Control Protocol for Agricultural Cyber-physical System. Procedia Manufacturing, 39, 235-242.
  • Nair, A. S., A. Bechar, Y. Tao, and S. Y. Nof. “The HUB-CI Model for Telerobotics in Greenhouse Monitoring.” Procedia Manufacturing 39 (2019): 414-421.
  • Dusadeerungsikul, Puwadol Oak, Shimon Y. Nof, Avital Bechar, and Yang Tao. “Collaborative Control Protocol for Agricultural Cyber-physical System.” Procedia Manufacturing 39 (2019): 235-242.
  • Wang, Dongyi, Ayman Haytham, Lakyn Mayo, Yang Tao, and Osamah Saeedi. “Automated retinal microvascular velocimetry based on erythrocyte mediated angiography.” Biomedical Optics Express 10, no. 7 (2019): 3681-3697.
  • Mhabary, T., A. Moshaiov, A. Ozeri, S.Y. Nof, Y. Tao and A. Bechar (2019). Development of a Robotic Inspection System for Early Detection and Locating of Biotic Stresses in Greenhouse Crops. ASABE 2019 Annual International Meeting, Boston. ASABE Paper# 1900773.
  • Wang, Dongyi, Robert Vinson, Maxwell Holmes, Gary Seibel, Xuemei Cheng, and Yang Tao. “Vision Intelligence guided strawberry decalyx machine–automatic vision-guided intelligent decalyxing network (AVIDnet).” In 2019 ASABE Annual International Meeting, p. 1. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 2019.
  • Ni, Chao, Dongyi Wang, and Yang Tao. “Variable weighted convolutional neural network for the nitrogen content quantization of Masson pine seedling leaves with near-infrared spectroscopy.” Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 209 (2019): 32-39.
  • Ni, Chao, Dongyi Wang, Robert Vinson, Maxwell Holmes, and Yang Tao. “Automatic inspection machine for maize kernels based on deep convolutional neural networks.” Biosystems Engineering 178 (2019): 131-144.
  • Hao, Lili, Dongyi Wang, Yang Tao, Wenyong Cheng, Jing Li, and Zehan Liu. “The Extended SLM Combined Autoencoder of the PAPR Reduction Scheme in DCO-OFDM Systems.” Applied Sciences 9, no. 5 (2019): 852.

2018

  • Wang, Dongyi, Robert Vinson, Maxwell Holmes, Gary Seibel, and Yang Tao. “Convolutional neural network guided blue crab knuckle detection for autonomous crab meat picking machine.” Optical Engineering 57, no. 4 (2018): 043103.
  • Wang, Dongyi, Maxwell Holmes, Robert Vinson, Gary Seibel, and Yang Tao. “Machine Vision Guided Robotics for Blue Crab Disassembly—Deep Learning Based Crab Morphology Segmentation.” In 2018 ASABE Annual International Meeting, p. 1. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 2018.
  • Wang, Dongyi, Robert Vinson, Maxwell Holmes, Gary Seibel, Avital Bechar, Shimon Nof, Yaguang Luo, and Yang Tao. “Early Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus Detection using Hyperspectral Imaging Technique and Outlier Removal Auxiliary Classifier Generative Adversarial Nets (OR-AC-GAN).” In 2018 ASABE Annual International Meeting, p. 1. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 2018.
  • Ni, Chao, Dongyi Wang, Maxwell Holmes, Robert Vinson, and Yang Tao. “Convolution neural network based automatic corn kernel qualification.” In 2018 ASABE Annual International Meeting, p. 1. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 2018.

2017

  • Lin, John, Maxwell Holmes, Robert Vinson, Canran Ge, Frank C. Pogoda, Luke Mahon, Ryan Gentry, Gary E. Seibel, Xin Chen, and Yang Tao. “Design and testing of an automated high-throughput computer vision guided waterjet knife strawberry calyx removal machine.” Journal of Food Engineering 211 (2017): 30-38.
  • Tao, Yang, John Lin, Robert Vinson, Maxwell Holmes, and Gary Seibel. “Machine Vision-Guided Food Processing Automation.” Chemical Engineering Transactions 57 (2017): 1765-1770.
  • Tao, Yang, John Lin, Xin Chen, and Gary E. Seibel. “Automated fruit and vegetable calyx or stem removal machine.” U.S. Patent 9,364,020, issued June 14, 2016.

2016

  • Tao, Yang, John Lin, Xin Chen, and Gary E. Seibel. “Automated fruit and vegetable calyx or stem removal machine.” U.S. Patent 9,364,020, issued June 14, 2016.
  • Tao, Yang, Xin Chen, and Lu Jiang. “Physical-Bioimaging Characterization of Nuts.” In Imaging Technologies and Data Processing for Food Engineers, pp. 335-349. Springer, Cham, 2016.

2005-2015

  • Tao, Yang, Xin Chen, J. I. N. G. Hansong, Bin Zhu, and J. I. N. Fenghua. “Machine imaging apparatus and method for detecting foreign materials.” U.S. Patent 8,351,672, issued January 8, 2013.
  • Sun, Da-Wen, ed. Hyperspectral imaging for food quality analysis and control. Elsevier, 2010.
  • Emery, Katrina G., Drew M. Faubion, Christopher S. Walsh, and Yang Tao. “Development of 3-D range imaging system to scan peach branches for selective robotic blossom thinning.” In 2010 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 20-June 23, 2010, p. 1. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 2010.
  • Jiang, Lu, Bin Zhu, and Yang Tao. “Hyperspectral image classification methods.” In Hyperspectral imaging for food quality analysis and control, pp. 79-98. Academic Press, 2010.
  • Qin, Lei, Peter van Gelderen, John Andrew Derbyshire, Fenghua Jin, Jongho Lee, Jacco A. de Zwart, Yang Tao, and Jeff H. Duyn. “Prospective head‐movement correction for high‐resolution MRI using an in‐bore optical tracking system.” Magnetic Resonance in Medicine: An Official Journal of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 62, no. 4 (2009): 924-934.
  • Allende, Ana, James McEvoy, Yang Tao, and Yaguang Luo. “Antimicrobial effect of acidified sodium chlorite, sodium chlorite, sodium hypochlorite, and citric acid on Escherichia coli O157: H7 and natural microflora of fresh-cut cilantro.” Food Control 20, no. 3 (2009): 230-234.
  • Jiang, Lu, B. Zhu, X. Cheng, Y. Luo, and Y. Tao. “3D surface reconstruction and analysis in automated apple stem-end/calyx identification.” Transactions of the ASABE 52, no. 5 (2009): 1775-1784.
  • Jin, F., Qin, L., Jiang, L., Zhu, B., & Tao, Y. (2008). Novel separation method of black walnut meat from shell using invariant features and a supervised self-organizing map. Journal of Food Engineering, 88(1), 75-85.
  • Chen, Xin, Hansong Jing, Yang Tao, and Xuemei Cheng. “Real-Time Image Analysis for Nondestructive Detection of Metal Slivers in Packed Food.” Transactions of the ASABE 51, no. 1 (2008): 303-309.
  • Qin, L., P. Gelderen, J. Zwart, F. Jin, Y. Tao, and J. Duyn. “Head movement correction for MRI with a single camera.” In Proceedings of the 16th Scientific Meeting, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Toronto, Canada, p. 1467. 2008.
  • Kim, Ji Gang, Yaguang Luo, and Yang Tao. “Effect of the sequential treatment of 1-methylcyclopropene and acidified sodium chlorite on microbial growth and quality of fresh-cut cilantro.” Postharvest biology and technology 46, no. 2 (2007): 144-149.
  • Jin, Fenghua, Lei Qin, Xiuqin Rao, and Yang Tao. “Walnut shell and meat classification using texture analysis and SVMs.” In Optics for Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Foods II, vol. 6761, p. 67610Q. International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2007.
  • Zhu, Bin, Lu Jiang, Fenghua Jin, Lei Qin, Abby Vogel, and Yang Tao. “Walnut shell and meat differentiation using fluorescence hyperspectral imagery with ICA-kNN optimal wavelength selection.” Sensing and Instrumentation for Food Quality and Safety 1, no. 3 (2007): 123-131.
  • Vogel, Abby, Victor V. Chernomordik, Jason D. Riley, Moinuddin Hassan, Franck Amyot, Bahar Dasgeb, Stavros G. Demos et al. “Using noninvasive multispectral imaging to quantitatively assess tissue vasculature.” Journal of biomedical optics 12, no. 5 (2007): 051604.
  • Zhu, Bin, Lu Jiang, Yaguang Luo, and Yang Tao. “Gabor feature-based apple quality inspection using kernel principal component analysis.” Journal of Food Engineering 81, no. 4 (2007): 741-749.
  • Jiang, Lu, Bin Zhu, Xiuqin Rao, Gerald Berney, and Yang Tao. “Discrimination of black walnut shell and pulp in hyperspectral fluorescence imagery using Gaussian kernel function approach.” Journal of Food Engineering 81, no. 1 (2007): 108-117.
  • Jiang, Lu, Khan Siddiqui, Bin Zhu, Yang Tao, and Eliot Siegel. “Sinogram restoration for ultra-low-dose x-ray multi-slice helical CT by nonparametric regression.” In Medical Imaging 2007: Physics of Medical Imaging, vol. 6510, p. 65105L. International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2007.
  • Zhu, Bin, Lu Jiang, and Yang Tao. “Three-dimensional shape enhanced transform for automatic apple stem-end/calyx identification.” Optical Engineering 46, no. 1 (2007): 017201.
  • Zhu, Bin, Lu Jiang, and Yang Tao. “Automated 3D Surface Reconstruction and Analysis of apple Near-Infrared data for the application of apple stem-end/calyx identification.” In 2007 ASAE Annual Meeting, p. 1. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 2007.
  • Jiang, Lu, Bin Zhu, Hansong Jing, Xin Chen, Xiuqin Rao, and Yang Tao. “Gaussian mixture model-based walnut shell and meat classification in hyperspectral fluorescence imagery.” Transactions of the ASABE 50, no. 1 (2007): 153-160.
  • Jiang, Lu, Bin Zhu, Xiuqin Rao, Gerald Berney, and Yang Tao. “Black Walnut Shell and Meat Discrimination using Hyperspectral Fluorescence Imaging.” In 2007 ASAE Annual Meeting, p. 1. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 2007.
  • Jin, Fenghua, Lei Qin, Xiuqin Rao, and Yang Tao. “Walnut shell and meat classification using texture analysis and SVMs.” In Optics for Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Foods II, vol. 6761, p. 67610Q. International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2007.
  • Jiang, Lu, Bin Zhu, Xiuqin Rao, Gerald Berney, and Yang Tao. “Black Walnut Shell and Meat Discrimination using Hyperspectral Fluorescence Imaging.” In 2007 ASAE Annual Meeting, p. 1. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 2007.
  • Ruiz-Cruz, Saul, Yaguang Luo, R. J. Gonzalez, Yang Tao, and Gustav Gonzalez. “Effect of acidified sodium chlorite applications on microbial growth and the quality of shredded carrots.” Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 86, no. 12 (2006): 188-1893.
  • Jin, Fenghua, Hansong Jing, Lei Qin, Xin Chen, and Yang Tao. “Calibration of a combined x-ray and laser imaging system.” In Optics for Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Foods, vol. 6381, p. 638111. International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2006.
  • Cruz, Saúl Ruiz, Yaguang Luo, Rolando J. Gonzalez, Yang Tao, and Gustavo A. González. “Acidified sodium chlorite as an alternative to chlorine to control microbial growth on shredded carrots while maintaining quality.” Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 86, no. 12 (2006): 1887-1893.
  • Vogel, Abby, Bahar Dasgeb, Moinuddin Hassan, Franck Amyot, Victor Chernomordik, Yang Tao, Stavros G. Demos et al. “Using quantitative imaging techniques to assess vascularity in AIDS-related Kaposi’s sarcoma.” In 2006 International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, pp. 232-235. IEEE, 2006.
  • Cheng, X., Tao, Y., Chen, Y. R., & Chen, X. (2006, April). Integrated PCA-FLD method for hyperspectral imagery feature extraction and band selection. In 3rd IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: Nano to Macro, 2006.(pp. 1384-1387). IEEE.
  • Tao, Yang, Victor Alchanatis, and Yud-Ren Chen. “X-ray and laser range imaging for detection of bone fragments and hazardous materials in de-boned poultry fillets.” (2006).
  • Cheng, Xuemei, Tao Yang, Yud-Ren Chen, and Xin Chen. “Feature extraction and band selection methods for hyperspectral imagery applied for identifying defects.” In Optical Sensors and Sensing Systems for Natural Resources and Food Safety and Quality, vol. 5996, p. 59960U. International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2005.
  • Chen, Xin, Hansong Jing, Yang Tao, and Xuemei Cheng. “Pattern classification for boneless poultry inspection using combined X-ray/laser 3D imaging.” In Optical Sensors and Sensing Systems for Natural Resources and Food Safety and Quality, vol. 5996, p. 59960T. International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2005.
  • Chen, Xin, Hansong Jing, Yang Tao, and Xuemei Cheng. “Real-time image analysis for nondestructive detection of metal sliver in packed food.” In Optical Sensors and Sensing Systems for Natural Resources and Food Safety and Quality, vol. 5996, p. 59960E. International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2005.
  • Zhu, Bin, Lu Jiang, Xuemei Cheng, and Yang Tao. “3D surface reconstruction of apples from 2D NIR images.” In Two-and Three-Dimensional Methods for Inspection and Metrology III, vol. 6000, p. 60000R. International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2005.
  • Jing, Hansong, Xin Chen, Yang Tao, Bin Zhu, and Fenghua Jin. “Sub-pixel accuracy thickness calculation of poultry fillets from scattered laser profiles.” In Two-and Three-Dimensional Methods for Inspection and Metrology III, vol. 6000, p. 60000K. International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2005.
  • Kim, Moon S., Alan M. Lefcourt, Yud-Ren Chen, and Yang Tao. “Automated detection of fecal contamination of apples based on multispectral fluorescence image fusion.” Journal of food engineering 71, no. 1 (2005): 85-91.
  • Vargas, Angela M., Moon S. Kim, Yang Tao, Alan M. Lefcourt, Yud‐Ren Chen, Yaguang Luo, Yoonseok Song, and Robert Buchanan. “Detection of fecal contamination on cantaloupes using hyperspectral fluorescence imagery.” Journal of food science 70, no. 8 (2005): e471-e476.
  • Ying, Yibin, Yande Liu, and Yang Tao. “Nondestructive quantification of the soluble-solids content and the available acidity of apples by Fourier-transform near-infrared spectroscopy.” Applied optics 44, no. 25 (2005): 5224-5229.
  • Kim, Ji Gang, Yaguang Luo, Yang Tao, Robert A. Saftner, and Kenneth C. Gross. “Effect of initial oxygen concentration and film oxygen transmission rate on the quality of fresh‐cut romaine lettuce.” Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 85, no. 10 (2005): 1622-1630.
  • Ma, L., and Y. Tao. “An infrared and laser range imaging system for non-invasive estimation of internal temperatures in chicken breasts during cooking.” Transactions of the ASAE 48, no. 2 (2005): 681-690.

before 2005

  • Cheng, Xuemei. “Hyperspectral imaging and pattern recognition technologies for real time fruit safety and quality inspection.” PhD diss., 2004.
  • Tao, Y., Z. Chen, and C. L. Griffis. “Chick feather pattern recognition.” IEE Proceedings-Vision, Image and Signal Processing 151, no. 5 (2004): 337-344.
  • Kim, Ji Gang, Yaguang Luo, Yang Tao, and Kenneth C. Gross. “Effect of the Combination of MCP and Sanitizer on Storage Life of Fresh-cut Cilantro.” HortScience 39, no. 4 (2004): 863B-863.
  • Chen, Xin, Hansong Jing, Yang Tao, and Xuemei Cheng. “High-resolution real-time x-ray and 3D imaging for physical contamination detection in deboned poultry meat.” In Monitoring Food Safety, Agriculture, and Plant Health, vol. 5271, pp. 108-118. International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2004.
  • Vargas, Angela M., Moon S. Kim, Yang Tao, Alan Lefcourt, and Yud-Ren Chen. “Safety inspection of cantaloupes and strawberries using multispectral fluorescence imaging techniques.” In 2004 ASAE Annual Meeting, p. 1. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 2004.
  • Cheng, Xuemei, Y. R. Chen, Yang Tao, C. Y. Wang, M. S. Kim, and A. M. Lefcourt. “A novel integrated PCA and FLD method on hyperspectral image feature extraction for cucumber chilling damage inspection.” Transactions of the ASAE 47, no. 4 (2004): 1313.
  • Vogel, A., M. Hassan, D. Hattery, S. Demos, A. Russo, Y. Tao, and A. Gandjbakhche. “Multimodality imaging techniques to assess collagen breakdown in mouse model after radiation (Abstract Only)[5326-17].” In PROCEEDINGS-SPIE THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OPTICAL ENGINEERING, vol. 5326, pp. 130-130. International Society for Optical Engineering; 1999, 2004.
  • Cheng, X., Chen, Y. R., Tao, Y., Wang, C. Y., Kim, M. S., & Lefcourt, A. M. (2004). A novel integrated PCA and FLD method on hyperspectral image feature extraction for cucumber chilling damage inspection. Transactions of the ASAE, 47(4), 1313.
  • Jing, Hansong. “Laser range imaging for on-line mapping of 3D images to pseudo-X-ray images for poultry bone fragment detection.” PhD diss., 2003.
  • Ma, Ling. “An infrared and laser range imaging system for non-invasive estimation of internal cooking temperature in poultry fillets.” PhD diss., 2003.
  • Tao, Yang. “Fruit transport system.” Encyclopedia of Agricultural, Food, and Biological Engineering (2003): 425-430.
  • Tao, Yang, and Zhiqing Wen. “Item defect detection apparatus and method.” U.S. Patent 6,610,953, issued August 26, 2003.
  • Ma, Ling, Yang Tao, and Hansong Jing. “An Infrared and Laser Range Imaging System for Realtime Estimation of Internal Temperature in Chicken Breast after Cooking.” In 2003 ASAE Annual Meeting, p. 1. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 2003.
  • JING, HANSONG, XIN CHEN, and YANG TAO. “Analysis of factors influencing the mapping accuracy of X-ray and laser range images in a bone fragment detection system.” In 2003 ASAE Annual Meeting, p. 1. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 2003.
  • Cheng, Xuemei, Yud Ren Chen, Yang Tao, Diane Chan, and Chien Yi Wang. “Hyperspectral imaging and feature extraction methods in fruit and vegetable defect inspection.” In 2003 ASAE Annual Meeting, p. 1. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 2003.
  • JING, HANSONG, XIN CHEN, and YANG TAO. “Geometrical calibration and integration of laser 3D and X-ray dual systems.” In 2003 ASAE Annual Meeting, p. 1. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 2003.
  • Chen, Xin, Hansong Jing, Yang Tao, L. Carr, and F. Wheaton. “Real-Time Detection of Physical Hazards in De-Bonded Poultry Using High-Resolution X-Ray Imaging.” In 2003 ASAE Annual Meeting, p. 1. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 2003.
  • Ying, Y., H. Jing, Y. Tao, and N. Zhang. “Detecting stem and shape of pears using Fourier transformation and an artificial neural network.” Transactions of the ASAE 46, no. 1 (2003): 157.
  • Cheng, Xuemei, Yang Tao, Y. R. Chen, and Yaguang Luo. “Nir/MIR dual–sensor machine vision system for online apple stem–end/calyx recognition.” Transactions of the ASAE 46, no. 2 (2003): 551.
  • Luo, Yaguang, and Y. Tao. “Determining tissue damage of fresh-cut vegetables using imaging technology.” In XXVI International Horticultural Congress: Issues and Advances in Postharvest Horticulture 628, pp. 97-102. 2002.
  • Tao, Yang, Xuemei Cheng, Yud-Ren Chen, and Yaguang Luo. “NIR/MIR dual-sensor vision system for apple defect and stem-end/calyx on-line recognition.” In International Conference: Postharvest Unlimited 599, pp. 343-349. 2002.
  • Tao, Yang, and Joel Walker. “Automatic feather sexing of poultry chicks using ultraviolet imaging.” U.S. Patent 6,396,938, issued May 28, 2002.
  • Tao, Yang, and Zhiqing Wen. “Machine vision techniques for defect inspection on fruit packing lines.” In Advances in Bioprocessing Engineering, pp. 91-123. 2002.
  • Ibarra, J. G., Yang Tao, Lisa Newberry, and Y. R. Chen. “Learning vector quantization for color classification of diseased air sacs in chicken carcasses.” Transactions of the ASAE 45, no. 5 (2002): 1629.
  • Tao, Yang, and Zhiqing Wen. “HIGH-SPEED MACHINE VISION INSPECTION FOR ON-LINE SORTING OF FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.” In Advances In Bioprocessing Engineering, pp. 69-90. 2002.
  • Chen, Zikuan, and Yang Tao. “Food safety inspection using “from presence to classification” object-detection model.” Pattern recognition 34, no. 12 (2001): 2331-2338.
  • Tao, Yang, and Zhiqing Wen. “Item defect detection apparatus and method.” U.S. Patent 6,610,953, issued August 26, 2003.
  • Chen, Zikuan, Yang Tao, Xin Chen, and Carl Griffis. “Wavelet-based adaptive thresholding method for image segmentation.” Optical Engineering 40, no. 5 (2001): 868-875.
  • Tao, Yang. “Photonics in fruit and vegetable quality assessment.” In Optics in Agriculture: 1990-2000: A Critical Review, vol. 10301, p. 1030105. International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2001.
  • Ibarra, Juan Gutierrez, Yang Tao, Lisa A. Newberry, and Yud-Ren Chen. “Simulated optical color correlation for identification of air sacculitis in poultry.” In Photonic Detection and Intervention Technologies for Safe Food, vol. 4206, pp. 193-201. International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2001.
  • Tao, Yang, and Juan Gutierrez Ibarra. “Far-infrared and 3D imaging for doneness assessment in chicken breast.” In Photonic Detection and Intervention Technologies for Safe Food, vol. 4206, pp. 185-193. International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2001.
  • Chen, Zikuan, Yang Tao, and Xin Chen. “Multiresolution local contrast enhancement of X-ray images for poultry meat inspection.” Applied Optics 40, no. 8 (2001): 1195-1200.
  • Chen, Zikuan, and Yang Tao. “Subband correlation of Daubechies wavelet representations.” Optical Engineering 40 (2001).
  • Tao, Y., Z. Chen, H. Jing, and J. Walker. “INTERNAL INSPECTION OF DEBONED POULTRY USING X–RAY IMAGING AND ADAPTIVE THRESHOLDING.” Transactions of the ASAE 44, no. 4 (2001): 1005.
  • Ying, Yibin, Hansong Jing, Yang Tao, Juanqin Jin, Juan Gutierrez Ibarra, and Zhikuan Chen. “Application of machine vision in inspecting stem and shape of fruits.” In Biological Quality and Precision Agriculture II, vol. 4203, pp. 122-131. International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2000.
  • Ibarra, Juan Gutierrez, Yang Tao, and Hongwei Xin. “Combined IR imaging-neural network method for the estimation of internal temperature in cooked chicken meat.” Optical Engineering 39, no. 11 (2000): 3032-3039.
  • Ibarra, J. G., Yang Tao, L. A. Newberry, and YudRen Chen. “Color classification techniques for air sacculitis assessement in poultry.” Color classification techniques for air sacculitis assessement in poultry. (2000): 1-13.
  • Ibarra, J. G., and Yang Tao. “Shape influence in IR thermometry of cooked meat products.” Shape influence in IR thermometry of cooked meat products. (2000): 1-10.
  • Jing, HanSong, Yang Tao, and YiBin Ying. “Dual camera real time thickness detector for poultry meat.” Dual camera real time thickness detector for poultry meat. (2000): 1-11.
  • Ying, YiBin, HanSong Jing, and Yang Tao. “Application of machine vision in identifying size and surface defect of Huanghua pear.” Application of machine vision in identifying size and surface defect of Huanghua pear. (2000): 1-13.
  • Wen, Z., and Y. Tao. “Dual-camera NIR/MIR imaging for stem-end/calyx identification in apple defect sorting.” Transactions of the ASAE 43, no. 2 (2000): 449.
  • Tao, Y., and J. Walker. “Imaging and pattern recognition methods for feather sex separation of broiler chicks.” Transactions of the ASAE 43, no. 2 (2000): 461.
  • Ibarra, J. G., Y. Tao, A. J. Cardarelli, and J. Shultz. “Cooked and raw chicken meat: Emissivity in the mid-infrared region.” Applied Engineering in Agriculture 16, no. 2 (2000): 143.
  • Tao, Yang, J. Shao, K. Skeeles, and Yud Ren Chen. “Detection of splenomegaly in poultry carcasses by UV and color imaging.” Transactions of the ASAE 43, no. 2 (2000): 469.
  • Tao, Yang, and J. G. Ibarra. “Thickness-compensated X-ray imaging detection of bone fragments in deboned poultry—model analysis.” Transactions of the ASAE 43, no. 2 (2000): 453.
  • Tao, Yang. “Defective object inspection and removal systems and methods for identifying and removing defective objects.” U.S. Patent 5,960,098, issued September 28, 1999.
  • Wen, Zhiqing, and Yang Tao. “Building a rule-based machine-vision system for defect inspection on apple sorting and packing lines.” Expert Systems with applications 16, no. 3 (1999): 307-313.
  • Ibarra, Juan Gutierrez, and Yang Tao. “Estimation of internal temperature in chicken meat by means of mid-infrared imaging and neural networks.” In Precision Agriculture and Biological Quality, vol. 3543, pp. 24-32. International Society for Optics and Photonics, 1999.
  • Cardarelli, Anthony J., Yang Tao, John L. Bernhardt, and Fleet N. Lee. “Nondestructive quantification of internal damage in rough rice caused by insects and fungus.” In Precision Agriculture and Biological Quality, vol. 3543, pp. 111-119. International Society for Optics and Photonics, 1999.
  • Tao, Yang, June Junqing Shao, John Kirk Skeeles, and Yud-Ren Chen. “Detection of eviscerated poultry spleen enlargement by machine vision.” In Pathogen Detection and Remediation for Safe Eating, vol. 3544, pp. 138-146. International Society for Optics and Photonics, 1999.
  • Tao, Y., and Z. Wen. “An adaptive spherical image transform for high-speed fruit defect detection.” Transactions of the ASAE 42, no. 1 (1999): 241.
  • Huang, Jinping, Y. Li, M. F. Slavik, Y. Tao, and G. R. Huff. “IDENTIFICATION AND ENUMERATION OF SALMONELLA ON SAMPLE SLIDES OF POULTRY CARCASSWASHWATER USING IMAGE ANALYSIS WITH FLUORESCENT MICROSCOPY.” Transactions of the ASAE42, no. 1 (1999): 267.
  • Ibarra, J. G., Y. Tao, J. Walker, and C. Griffis. “Internal temperature of cooked chicken meat through infrared imaging and time series analysis.” Transactions of the ASAE 42, no. 5 (1999): 1383.
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