Method and apparatus for product separation and processing

摘要

A method and apparatus for product separation and processing are provided where an apparatus for sorting and grouping objects includes: an attribute measurement device 20 ; a first conveyor 18 moving at a first rate of speed; a second conveyor 26 oriented perpendicularly to the first conveyor 18 and moving at a second rate of speed which is less than the first rate of speed; a position determination device 30 ; and a controller unit 22 that groups sets of objects 16 matching a target attribute based on attribute measurements and position information from a population of objects 28.