Real-Time Curvature Defect Detection on Outer Surfaces Using Best-Fit Polynomial Interpolation 英文参考文献.docVIP

Sensors 2012, 12, 14774-14791; doi:10.3390/s121114774 OPEN ACCESS sensors ISSN 1424-8220 /journal/sensors Article Real-Time Curvature Defect Detection on Outer Surfaces Using Best-Fit Polynomial Interpolation Ehsan Golkar 1,*, Anton Satria Prabuwono 1,* and Ahmed Patel 1,2 1 Center for Artificial Intelligence Technology (CAIT), Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia 2 School of Computing and Information Systems, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing, Kingston University, Kingston upon Thames KT1 2EE, UK; E-Mail: whinchat2010@ * Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mails: egolkar@ftsm.ukm.my (E.G.); antonsatria@ftsm.ukm.my (A.S.P.); Tel.: +60-192-686-752. Received: 25 July 2012; in revised form: 11 October 2012 / Accepted: 18 October 2012 / Published: 2 November 2012 Abstract: This paper presents a novel, real-time defect detection system, based on a best-fit polynomial interpolation, that inspects the conditions of outer surfaces. The defect detection system is an enhanced feature extraction method that employs this technique to inspect the flatness, waviness, blob, and curvature faults of these surfaces. The proposed method has been performed, tested, and validated on numerous pipes and ceramic tiles. The results illustrate that the physical defects such as abnormal, popped-up blobs are recognized completely, and that flames, waviness, and curvature faults are detected simultaneously. Keywords: visual inspection system; flatness; waviness; surface defect detection system; curvature measurement 1. Introduction Real-time visual inspection systems have improved over the last few years, ensuring a high standard of product quality in the mass production systems of industry. This is compounded by the fact that manufacturing industries are strongly motivated to use high-precision fault and defect detec