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A novel underwater dam crack detection and classification approach based on sonar images

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  • Pengfei Shi
  • Xinnan Fan
  • Jianjun Ni
  • Zubair Khan
  • Min Li

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Underwater dam crack detection and classification based on sonar images is a challenging task because underwater environments are complex and because cracks are quite random and diverse in nature. Furthermore, obtainable sonar images are of low resolution. To address these problems, a novel underwater dam crack detection and classification approach based on sonar imagery is proposed. First, the sonar images are divided into image blocks. Second, a clustering analysis of a 3-D feature space is used to obtain the crack fragments. Third, the crack fragments are connected using an improved tensor voting method. Fourth, a minimum spanning tree is used to obtain the crack curve. Finally, an improved evidence theory combined with fuzzy rule reasoning is proposed to classify the cracks. Experimental results show that the proposed approach is able to detect underwater dam cracks and classify them accurately and effectively under complex underwater environments.

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  • Pengfei Shi & Xinnan Fan & Jianjun Ni & Zubair Khan & Min Li, 2017. "A novel underwater dam crack detection and classification approach based on sonar images," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(6), pages 1-17, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0179627
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179627
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    1. Sheng Shen & Zheng Cao & Changqin Lai, 2023. "Scanning Scheme for Underwater High-Rise Pile Cap Foundation Based on Imaging Sonar," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(8), pages 1-25, April.

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