Objectif Colorant formulation is used extensively in the worldwide furniture industry to provide different finishes of different colours to furniture pieces: (1) pieces of furniture for home; (2) kitchen and bathroom furniture; (3) office and commercial establishments furniture. Color differences quantification and colorant formulation is currently made by semi-automated or manual method and have many drawbacks as they involve operators acting in a decisive task, such as the colorant formulation, along the production of furniture pieces. There is a lack of methods capable of quantifying colour differences of non-uniformly coloured surfaces such as wood surfaces. The major technical objectives of this project are: to develop a computer vision system capable of: Quantifying and describing the colour of non-uniformly coloured surfaces such as wood samples in furniture industry Proposing a colorant formula for achieving a target colour when it is applied over a wood sample. . The major economic and industrial objectives are: A significant cost reduction in the furniture manufacturers. Cumulative profits from the sales of the expert system to reach 6,5 million euros, 4 years after project end. Increase even more EU competitiveness against USA and Japan enterprises in the furniture industry market. . The major social and environmental objectives are: Elimination of labour intensive and monotonous inspection tasks. Reduction of the exposure of the operator to work in hazardous environments. . Elimination of operator stress and error caused by the need for great attention to detail and raw material variability. Reduction of wastes of wood panels, facilitating the sustainable development. Reduction of the amount of employed dyes, which constitutes dangerous and toxic products. . Champ scientifique engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcolorsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsoptical sensorsengineering and technologymaterials engineeringsynthetic dyesnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligenceexpert systemsagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesforestry Mots‑clés Automatic colorant formulation algorithms computer-aided manufacturing non-uniformly coloured surfaces visual perception Programme(s) FP6-SME - Horizontal research activities involving SMEs: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Thème(s) SME-1 - Co-operative Research (all areas of science and technology) Appel à propositions Data not available Régime de financement Cooperative - SMEs-Co-operative research contracts Coordinateur INDUSTRIAS QUIMICAS IRURENA S.A Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Carreterea de Tolosa s/n AZPEITIA Espagne Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée Participants (8) Trier par ordre alphabétique Trier par contribution de l’UE Tout développer Tout réduire ALBERTO MORA GALIANA S.A Espagne Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse AVDA. ALICANTE 14 SILLA Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée METROTEC S.A Espagne Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Paseo Ubarburu 113 - Poligono 27 Martutene SAN SEBASTIAN Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée WESSENDORF OBERFLAECHENTECHNIK GMBH Allemagne Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Wilhelm Bunsen Str. 4 EMSTEK Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée 3H-LACKE LACKFABRIK HAMMEN GMBH & CO. KG Allemagne Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Füllenbruchstrasse 13 HIDDENHAUSEN Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée CAMILA MOVEIS INDUSTRIA DE MOBILIARIO LDA Portugal Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Rua das FLORES 25 REBORDOSA Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée CIDEMCO-CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION TECNOLOGICA Espagne Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Barrio Lasao, Area Anardi 5 AZPEITIA Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS. Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Woodhouse Lane LEEDS Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée INSTITUT FÜR HOLZTECHNOLOGIE DRESDEN GMBH Allemagne Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Zellescher Weg 24 DRESDEN Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée
