Summary of Deep Learning-based Fatigue Cracks Detection in Bridge Girders Using Feature Pyramid Networks, by Jiawei Zhang et al.
Deep Learning-Based Fatigue Cracks Detection in Bridge Girders using Feature Pyramid Networks
by Jiawei Zhang, Jun Li, Reachsak Ly, Yunyi Liu, Jiangpeng Shu
First submitted to arxiv on: 28 Oct 2024
Categories
- Main: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This study proposes a framework for automatic crack segmentation from high-resolution images of steel box girders in bridges. The goal is to develop a convolutional neural network (CNN) architecture that can detect cracks at different scales. To achieve this, the researchers use Feature Pyramid Networks (FPN) and process input images through two approaches: shrinking the size of the image or splitting it into sub-images. The results show that all developed models can accurately detect cracks in raw images, with the best performance achieved by using the FPN structure coupled with the splitting method. This approach improves computation efficiency without sacrificing accuracy. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This study helps bridges stay safe and strong! Researchers created a special kind of computer vision that can automatically find tiny cracks in pictures of steel box girders. They used a type of artificial intelligence called convolutional neural networks (CNNs) to do this. To make it work, they tried two ways to process the images: making them smaller or breaking them down into smaller pieces. The results show that this special computer vision can find cracks really well, especially when it’s done in small pieces. This is good news for keeping bridges safe and strong. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Cnn » Feature pyramid » Neural network
