Carranza, Zyrabel G. <br/><br/>
Development of an automated deoxygenated duck egg (balut) sorting system with app integration for inventory management/ 
Zyrabel G. Carranza, Aira Jane H. Cosme, Angelo G. Magat, Severino A. Sequena Jr. and Winnard M. Vidal. 
 - Technological University of the Philippines, Manila.  2024 
 - xiv, 135 pages.  29cm 
<br/><br/> Bachelor's thesis 
<br/><br/>College of Industrial Technology.-- 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographic references and index. 
<br/><br/> While the main practice of sorting balut and non-balut up to this day is manually done, it<br/>is efficient mostly to experienced and large-scale duck eggs sorting facilities. Even with<br/>the intent and plan to start a business related to the balut sorting profession, it is a necessity<br/>to be knowledgeable of the variables and be efficient in it as well. The existing method of<br/>sorting balut from non-balut does not cater to small, micro farms and businesses, especially<br/>those who are new to the field or those without prior knowledge. The project's primary goal<br/>is to give small, private balut farmers a sorting system that integrates with an inventory<br/>monitoring app. The system will cut down on sorting time, staffing requirements, and<br/>increase the capacity to produce more incubated deoxygenated eggs. The image dataset<br/>used to train the prototype contains that of balut and non-balut: tuyot and higop na penoy.<br/>The study introduces an IoT-based balut sorting machine utilizing advanced image<br/>processing to classify duck eggs based on their light absorption properties, aiming to<br/>improve quality control and reduce manual labor for small and micro enterprises. The<br/>system integrates hardware like an Arduino Mega 2560, Raspberry Pi, web camera, and<br/>stepper motor for precise sorting, while IoT connectivity allows remote monitoring and<br/>control via a mobile application. Functional tests confirmed the system's efficiency,<br/>earning an overall mean of 4.58/5.00 which has the description ratio of “Highly Acceptable”<br/>for its user-friendly design, operational reliability, and safety features, making it a valuable<br/>tool for modernizing balut production.<br/>KEYWORDS: automation, agriculture, duck egg candling, sorting digital image processing,<br/>inventory monitoring app, sorting deoxygenated eggs 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>inventory monitoring app<br/>sorting deoxygenated eggs<br/>automation
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BTH QA 76.9  / C37 2024