AUTOMATED TOOL FOR OLIVE COLOR RECOGNITION IN SORTING SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT

In this paper we propose an olive color recognition software, and present its workflow and development. Our software is based on detection and classification of RGB color codes (Red, Green, and Blue) [1]. Based on the color we can determine the ripeness of the presented olives, which is an important step in the processing of olives in table olive or olive oil. The software has been developed in such a way that all spectrum colors can be recognized. Thus, giving many possibilities to use the software in the future, such as determining the level of ripeness in fruit and vegetables, the only condition being the change of the respective fruit or vegetable’s color in various stages of ripeness [2]. The software was focused on the olive sorting process; thus, the software is finetuned to recognize two colors with the corresponding shades.