WinSEEDLE Analysis System for seeds and needles

To digitize needles or seeds, WinSEEDLE uses an optical scanner with a special lighting system instead of a video camera. Scanners produce high resolution images free of illumination problems. It automatically detects and analyzes needles much more precisely than conventional area meters (conveyor or camera-based type).

WinSEEDLE is available in two different versions,
Regular and Pro

The REGULAR VERSION measures the following parameters:

Total projected area
Individual and average projected area
Individual and average straight length (length measured from end to end in a straight line)
Individual and average curved length (length measured from end to end following the needle/seed center)
Individual and average maximum width
Individual and average curvature
Needle/seed count
Individual and average volume (estimated from projected area and 3 dimensional model)
Individual and average surface area (estimated from projected area and 3 dimensional model)
Perimeter

The PRO VERSION does all of the above measurements plus the following:

Color measurement for disease quantification

Additional features of both versions

Measurement of straight or curved needles/seeds
Automatic filtering of defects and debris
Interactive image edition
Measurements are visible in the images. Corrections can be done by the operator before saving data.
Special lighting system to avoid shadows during image acquisition
Data saved in ASCII format for easy transfer to data analysis or data visualization software
Batch scanning and analysis: to scan and store images of needles and analyze them later
Histogram of needle/seed length, width or area displayed on screen during measurement

Note: WinSEEDLE requires that needles/seeds do not touch each other in order to analyze them.

Special lighting system

When ordered as a system, WinSEEDLE comes with an optical scanner and a special lighting system that minimizes shadows, a major problem when not taken into account. Scanners produce high resolution images at an affordable cost. They can also be used for other scientific or general applications such as scanning photos, desktop publishing or character recognition. Scanners sold by REGENT are calibrated for accurate measurements.


Needles/Seeds digitized with a bad lighting setup. Shadows can be seen around them and can significantly reduce the accuracy of the measurements.		Needle/Seeds digitized with REGENT's lighting system. No shadows are present.

To learn more about WinSEEDLE click the following links or you can download our WinSEEDLE brochure (360 Kb).

Modified January 8, 2013