Research Article

Monte Carlo Method with Heuristic Adjustment for Irregularly Shaped Food Product Volume Measurement

Table 2

Volume measurement result using the proposed method, the water displacement method, and space carving method.

ObjectNumber of sampleExact/water displacementMonte Carlo method before adjustmentProposed method Space carving method
Mean
/ (cc)
Mean
(cc)
Mean
ARE (%)
Mean
CV (%)
Mean
(cc)
Mean
ARE (%)
Mean
CV (%)
Mean
(cc)
Mean
ARE (%)

Ball2207.90229.4310.350.10207.860.020.10231.9311.56
Apple50139.32157.783.800.18139.281.000.18146.955.48
Mango50276.26313.6613.610.16276.960.970.16319.1915.63
Tomato50112.70118.144.850.18112.590.820.18119.676.21