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Optimal use of computing equipment in an automated industrial inspection context [PDF]

, 1995
This thesis deals with automatic defect detection. The objective was to develop the techniques required by a small manufacturing business to make cost-efficient use of inspection technology.
Jubb, Matthew James
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Transfer learning on convolutional activation feature as applied to a building quality assessment robot

International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2017
We propose an automated postconstruction quality assessment robot system for crack, hollowness, and finishing defects in light of a need to speed up the inspection work, a more reliable inspection report, as well as an objective through fully automated ...
Lili Liu, Rui-Jun Yan, Varun Maruvanchery, Erdal Kayacan, I-Ming Chen, Lee Kong Tiong   +5 more
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Wafer Eccentricity Deviation Measurement Method Based on Line-Scanning Chromatic Confocal 3D Profiler

Photonics, 2023
The wafer eccentricity deviation caused by misalignment between the center of the wafer and rotary table will lead to edge image distortion and quality degradation of the defect signals during automated inspection.
Dingjun Qu, Zuoda Zhou, Zhiwei Li, Ruizhe Ding, Wei Jin, Haiyan Luo, Wei Xiong   +6 more
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Explainability of deep learning classifier decisions for optical detection of manufacturing defects in the Automated Fiber Placement process

, 2021
Automated fibre layup techniques are commonly used composite manufacturing processes in the aviation sector and require a manual visual inspection. Neural Network classification of defects has the potential to automate this visual inspection, however ...
Meister, S. (author), Wermes, Mahdieu A.M. (author), Stuve, Jan (author), Groves, R.M. (author)   +3 more
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Reflection Detection in Inspection Images for Reactive Planning of Autonomous Inspections

Research and Review Journal of Nondestructive Testing
The adoption of automated visual inspection systems is growing across various industries, such as manufacturing and energy, and is expected to expand significantly into other sectors, including aerospace.
Aditi Mhatre, Marc Bestmann, Ehsan Yaghoubi, Rebecca Rodeck, Gerko Wende   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A noncontact ultrasonic platform for structural inspection

, 2011
Miniature robotic vehicles are receiving increasing attention for use in nondestructive testing (NDE) due to their attractiveness in terms of cost, safety, and their accessibility to areas where manual inspection is not practical. Conventional ultrasonic
Summan, Rahul, Dobie, Gordon, Pierce, S. Gareth, Hayward, Gordon, G. Hayward, G. Dobie, W. Galbraith, R. Summan, S. G. Pierce, Galbraith, Walter   +9 more
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Advances in Automated Non-Destructive Testing for Aircraft Engine Components

e-Journal of Nondestructive Testing
Non-destructive testing (NDT) is crucial for aero-engine components throughout their lifecycle, from raw material processing to finished product assembly and during maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) operations.
Rene Sicard, Ahmad Chahbaz
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Automated Inspection of Rebar Spacing Based on Color Recognition of Painted Tie Wires

Buildings
The quality of rebar construction is a critical factor that significantly affects the structural stability of reinforced concrete structures. Various automated inspection technologies have been developed to overcome the limitations of conventional labor ...
Taehoon Kim, Kang-Woo Baek, Jinwoo Hwang, Kyuman Cho   +3 more
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Inspection of Aircraft Wing Panels Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Sensors, 2019
In large civil aircraft manufacturing, a time-consuming post-production process is the non-destructive inspection of wing panels. This work aims to address this challenge and improve the defects’ detection by performing automated aerial inspection ...
Vasileios Tzitzilonis, Konstantinos Malandrakis, Luca Zanotti Fragonara, Jose Angel Gonzalez Domingo, Nicolas P. Avdelidis, Antonios Tsourdos, Kevin Forster   +6 more
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Cotton Gin Stand Machine-Vision Inspection and Removal System for Plastic Contamination: Software Design

AgriEngineering, 2021
The removal of plastic contamination from cotton lint is an issue of top priority to the U.S. cotton industry. One of the main sources of plastic contamination showing up in marketable cotton bales is plastic used to wrap cotton modules produced by John ...
Mathew G. Pelletier, Greg A. Holt, John D. Wanjura   +2 more
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