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. 2017 Jun 15;17(6):1396. doi: 10.3390/s17061396
Symbol or Abbreviation Unit Explanation
a, b, c - Line parameters in an image
A pixels Particle area
CAN - Calcium Ammonium-Nitrate fertilizer
Cd - Drag coefficient
CEMIB - CEmagref Mineral Bench
Cov Covariance
CV % Coefficient of variation
D m Particle diameter
f pixels Lens focal length
g m s−2 Gravitational acceleration
h m Height of particle above ground
k - Weighting coefficient for matching
I - pixel intensity value
m pixels Image moment
M kg Particle mass
NUE - Nitrogen Use Efficiency
p pixels Particle perimeter
P m Particle position
px - Pixels
Re - Reynolds number
s - Scale factor
SCS - Spreader coordinate system
T - Transformation matrix (rotation and translation)
u pixels Image coordinates in camera image 1
v pixels Image coordinates in camera image 2
V Particle volume
vp m s−1 Particle velocity
vt m s−1 Tractor driving speed
WCS - World coordinate system
α, β - Two spread patterns
γ - Convexity
δ pixels Distance to epipolar line
Δt s Time between subsequent flashes
- Stereomatching coefficient
ζ - Time-matching coefficient
η - Circularity
μ kg m−1 s−1 Air dynamic viscosity
ρ - Pearson coefficient of correlation
ρair kg m−3 Air density
ρp kg m−3 Particle true density
σ Standard deviation
ϕ - Sphericity