The proper inspection of a cracks pattern over time is a critical diagnosis step to provide a thorough knowledge of the health state of a structure. When monitoring cracks propagating on a planar surface, adopting a single-image-based approach is a more convenient (costly and logistically) solution compared to subjective operators-based solutions. Machine learning (ML)- based monitoring solutions offer the advantage of automation in crack detection; however, complex and time-consuming training must be carried out. This study presents a simple and automated ML-based crack monitoring approach implemented in open sources software that only requires a single image for training. The effectiveness of the approach is assessed conducting work in controlled and real case study sites. For both sites, the generated outputs are significant in terms of accuracy (~1 mm), repeatability (sub-mm) and precision (sub-pixel). The presented results highlight that the successful detection of cracks is achievable with only a straightforward ML-based training procedure conducted on only a single image of the multi-temporal sequence. Furthermore, the use of an innovative camera kit allowed exploiting automated acquisition and transmission fundamental for Internet of Things (IoTs) for structural health monitoring and to reduce user-based operations and increase safety.

Image-Based Monitoring of Cracks: Effectiveness Analysis of an Open-Source Machine Learning-Assisted Procedure / Parente, Luigi; Falvo, Eugenia; Castagnetti, Cristina; Grassi, Francesca; Mancini, Francesco; Rossi, Paolo; Capra, Alessandro. - In: JOURNAL OF IMAGING. - ISSN 2313-433X. - 8:2(2022), pp. 1-19. [10.3390/jimaging8020022]

Image-Based Monitoring of Cracks: Effectiveness Analysis of an Open-Source Machine Learning-Assisted Procedure

Parente, Luigi
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Castagnetti, Cristina
Writing – Review & Editing
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Grassi, Francesca
Methodology
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Mancini, Francesco
Methodology
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Rossi, Paolo
Software
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Capra, Alessandro
Project Administration
2022

Abstract

The proper inspection of a cracks pattern over time is a critical diagnosis step to provide a thorough knowledge of the health state of a structure. When monitoring cracks propagating on a planar surface, adopting a single-image-based approach is a more convenient (costly and logistically) solution compared to subjective operators-based solutions. Machine learning (ML)- based monitoring solutions offer the advantage of automation in crack detection; however, complex and time-consuming training must be carried out. This study presents a simple and automated ML-based crack monitoring approach implemented in open sources software that only requires a single image for training. The effectiveness of the approach is assessed conducting work in controlled and real case study sites. For both sites, the generated outputs are significant in terms of accuracy (~1 mm), repeatability (sub-mm) and precision (sub-pixel). The presented results highlight that the successful detection of cracks is achievable with only a straightforward ML-based training procedure conducted on only a single image of the multi-temporal sequence. Furthermore, the use of an innovative camera kit allowed exploiting automated acquisition and transmission fundamental for Internet of Things (IoTs) for structural health monitoring and to reduce user-based operations and increase safety.
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Image-Based Monitoring of Cracks: Effectiveness Analysis of an Open-Source Machine Learning-Assisted Procedure / Parente, Luigi; Falvo, Eugenia; Castagnetti, Cristina; Grassi, Francesca; Mancini, Francesco; Rossi, Paolo; Capra, Alessandro. - In: JOURNAL OF IMAGING. - ISSN 2313-433X. - 8:2(2022), pp. 1-19. [10.3390/jimaging8020022]
Parente, Luigi; Falvo, Eugenia; Castagnetti, Cristina; Grassi, Francesca; Mancini, Francesco; Rossi, Paolo; Capra, Alessandro
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