METHOD OF CLASSIFYING OBJECTS ACCORDING TO SHAPE

Objects are dropped in succession through a viewing zone, where they are viewed in bright field illumination by three viewers along mutually orthogonal axes, using radiation of different wave-lengths (or viewing in rapid succession). The viewers sense the presented area. The presented areas are compared in a microprocessor in order to obtain a rough determination of the shape of the object. The presented areas can, for example, be summated to obtain a rough determination of the size of the object.