Technical Articles & Extended Readings - Species & Defect Detection

Species Identification:

• Basic Guide to Identification of Hardwoods and Softwoods using Anatomical Characteristics
• Wood Species Guide
• Wood Identification for Hardwood and Softwood Species Native to Tennessee

Defect Detection:

• USDA Handbook of Defect Estimators for Standing Timber
• Defect Detection and Quality Assessment of Hardwood Logs
• Defect Detection on Hardwood Logs Using Laser Scanning
• Detection Capabilities of Automated Hardwood Lumber Defect Detection Systems
• An Interactive Machine-Learning Approach for Defect Detection in Computed Tomography (CT) Images of Hardwood Logs