scholarly journals DiaMole: Mole Detection and Segmentation Software for Mobile Phone Skin Images

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Shuai Liu ◽  
Zheng Chen ◽  
Huahui Zhou ◽  
Kunlin He ◽  
Meiyu Duan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deep Learning ◽  
Object Detection ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Learning Algorithms ◽  
Skin Lesions ◽  
Detection Algorithm ◽  
Incidence And Mortality ◽  
Malignant Skin ◽  
User Friendly

Motivation. The worldwide incidence and mortality rates of melanoma are on the rise recently. Melanoma may develop from benign lesions like skin moles. Easy-to-use mole detection software will help find the malignant skin lesions at the early stage. Results. This study developed mole detection and segmentation software DiaMole using mobile phone images. DiaMole utilized multiple deep learning algorithms for the object detection problem and mole segmentation problem. An object detection algorithm generated a rectangle tightly surrounding a mole in the mobile phone image. Moreover, the segmentation algorithm detected the precise boundary of that mole. Three deep learning algorithms were evaluated for their object detection performance. The popular performance metric mean average precision (mAP) was used to evaluate the algorithms. Among the utilized algorithms, the Faster R-CNN could achieve the best mAP = 0.835, and the integrated algorithm could achieve the mAP = 0.4228. Although the integrated algorithm could not achieve the best mAP, it can avoid the missing of detecting the moles. A popular Unet model was utilized to find the precise mole boundary. Clinical users may annotate the detected moles based on their experiences. Conclusions. DiaMole is user-friendly software for researchers focusing on skin lesions. DiaMole may automatically detect and segment the moles from the mobile phone skin images. The users may also annotate each candidate mole according to their own experiences. The automatically calculated mole image masks and the annotations may be saved for further investigations.

scholarly journals A Deep Learning-Based Fragment Detection Approach for the Arena Fragmentation Test

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (14) ◽  
pp. 4744
Author(s):  
Hyukzae Lee ◽  
Jonghee Kim ◽  
Chanho Jung ◽  
Yongchan Park ◽  
Woong Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Image Processing ◽  
Deep Learning ◽  
Object Detection ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Detection Algorithm ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Fragmentation Test ◽  
Detection Approach ◽  
Previous Image

The arena fragmentation test (AFT) is one of the tests used to design an effective warhead. Conventionally, complex and expensive measuring equipment is used for testing a warhead and measuring important factors such as the size, velocity, and the spatial distribution of fragments where the fragments penetrate steel target plates. In this paper, instead of using specific sensors and equipment, we proposed the use of a deep learning-based object detection algorithm to detect fragments in the AFT. To this end, we acquired many high-speed videos and built an AFT image dataset with bounding boxes of warhead fragments. Our method fine-tuned an existing object detection network named the Faster R-convolutional neural network (CNN) on this dataset with modification of the network’s anchor boxes. We also employed a novel temporal filtering method, which was demonstrated as an effective non-fragment filtering scheme in our recent previous image processing-based fragment detection approach, to capture only the first penetrating fragments from all detected fragments. We showed that the performance of the proposed method was comparable to that of a sensor-based system under the same experimental conditions. We also demonstrated that the use of deep learning technologies in the task of AFT significantly enhanced the performance via a quantitative comparison between our proposed method and our recent previous image processing-based method. In other words, our proposed method outperformed the previous image processing-based method. The proposed method produced outstanding results in terms of finding the exact fragment positions.

scholarly journals Using Deep Learning to Identify Utility Poles with Crossarms and Estimate Their Locations from Google Street View Images

Sensors ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 2484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weixing Zhang ◽  
Chandi Witharana ◽  
Weidong Li ◽  
Chuanrong Zhang ◽  
Xiaojiang Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deep Learning ◽  
Object Detection ◽  
Measurement Method ◽  
Detection Algorithm ◽  
Quality Data ◽  
Visual Interpretation ◽  
Buffer Zones ◽  
Google Street View ◽  
Street View ◽  
Utility Poles

Traditional methods of detecting and mapping utility poles are inefficient and costly because of the demand for visual interpretation with quality data sources or intense field inspection. The advent of deep learning for object detection provides an opportunity for detecting utility poles from side-view optical images. In this study, we proposed using a deep learning-based method for automatically mapping roadside utility poles with crossarms (UPCs) from Google Street View (GSV) images. The method combines the state-of-the-art DL object detection algorithm (i.e., the RetinaNet object detection algorithm) and a modified brute-force-based line-of-bearing (LOB, a LOB stands for the ray towards the location of the target [UPC at here] from the original location of the sensor [GSV mobile platform]) measurement method to estimate the locations of detected roadside UPCs from GSV. Experimental results indicate that: (1) both the average precision (AP) and the overall accuracy (OA) are around 0.78 when the intersection-over-union (IoU) threshold is greater than 0.3, based on the testing of 500 GSV images with a total number of 937 objects; and (2) around 2.6%, 47%, and 79% of estimated locations of utility poles are within 1 m, 5 m, and 10 m buffer zones, respectively, around the referenced locations of utility poles. In general, this study indicates that even in a complex background, most utility poles can be detected with the use of DL, and the LOB measurement method can estimate the locations of most UPCs.

scholarly journals Research on Object Detection Algorithm Based on Deep Learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 1995 (1) ◽  
pp. 012046
Author(s):  
Meian Li ◽  
Haojie Zhu ◽  
Hao Chen ◽  
Lixia Xue ◽  
Tian Gao
Keyword(s):  
Deep Learning ◽  
Object Detection ◽  
Detection Algorithm

scholarly journals Deep Learning Object Detector Using a Combination of Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) Architecture (MiniVGGNet) and Classic Object Detection Algorithm

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (S2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Asmida Ismail ◽  
Siti Anom Ahmad ◽  
Azura Che Soh ◽  
Mohd Khair Hassan ◽  
Hazreen Haizi Harith
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Deep Learning ◽  
Object Detection ◽  
Convolutional Neural Network ◽  
Detection System ◽  
Object Classification ◽  
Detection Algorithm ◽  
Learning Object ◽  
Sliding Windows ◽  
Detection Algorithms

The object detection system is a computer technology related to image processing and computer vision that detects instances of semantic objects of a certain class in digital images and videos. The system consists of two main processes, which are classification and detection. Once an object instance has been classified and detected, it is possible to obtain further information, including recognizes the specific instance, track the object over an image sequence and extract further information about the object and the scene. This paper presented an analysis performance of deep learning object detector by combining a deep learning Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) for object classification and applies classic object detection algorithms to devise our own deep learning object detector. MiniVGGNet is an architecture network used to train an object classification, and the data used for this purpose was collected from specific indoor environment building. For object detection, sliding windows and image pyramids were used to localize and detect objects at different locations, and non-maxima suppression (NMS) was used to obtain the final bounding box to localize the object location. Based on the experiment result, the percentage of classification accuracy of the network is 80% to 90% and the time for the system to detect the object is less than 15sec/frame. Experimental results show that there are reasonable and efficient to combine classic object detection method with a deep learning classification approach. The performance of this method can work in some specific use cases and effectively solving the problem of the inaccurate classification and detection of typical features.

scholarly journals U-Net-Based Foreign Object Detection Method Using Effective Image Acquisition System: A Case of Almond and Green Onion Flake Food Process

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 13834
Author(s):  
Guk-Jin Son ◽  
Dong-Hoon Kwak ◽  
Mi-Kyung Park ◽  
Young-Duk Kim ◽  
Hee-Chul Jung
Keyword(s):  
Deep Learning ◽  
Object Detection ◽  
Quality Evaluation ◽  
Detection Algorithm ◽  
Synthetic Dataset ◽  
Foreign Object ◽  
Food Manufacturing ◽  
Real Dataset ◽  
The Real ◽  
Foreign Objects

Supervised deep learning-based foreign object detection algorithms are tedious, costly, and time-consuming because they usually require a large number of training datasets and annotations. These disadvantages make them frequently unsuitable for food quality evaluation and food manufacturing processes. However, the deep learning-based foreign object detection algorithm is an effective method to overcome the disadvantages of conventional foreign object detection methods mainly used in food inspection. For example, color sorter machines cannot detect foreign objects with a color similar to food, and the performance is easily degraded by changes in illuminance. Therefore, to detect foreign objects, we use a deep learning-based foreign object detection algorithm (model). In this paper, we present a synthetic method to efficiently acquire a training dataset of deep learning that can be used for food quality evaluation and food manufacturing processes. Moreover, we perform data augmentation using color jitter on a synthetic dataset and show that this approach significantly improves the illumination invariance features of the model trained on synthetic datasets. The F1-score of the model that trained the synthetic dataset of almonds at 360 lux illumination intensity achieved a performance of 0.82, similar to the F1-score of the model that trained the real dataset. Moreover, the F1-score of the model trained with the real dataset combined with the synthetic dataset achieved better performance than the model trained with the real dataset in the change of illumination. In addition, compared with the traditional method of using color sorter machines to detect foreign objects, the model trained on the synthetic dataset has obvious advantages in accuracy and efficiency. These results indicate that the synthetic dataset not only competes with the real dataset, but they also complement each other.

scholarly journals Identify Light-curve Signals with Deep Learning Based Object Detection Algorithm. I. Transit Detection

2021 ◽  
Vol 163 (1) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Kaiming Cui ◽  
Junjie Liu ◽  
Fabo Feng ◽  
Jifeng Liu
Keyword(s):  
Deep Learning ◽  
Object Detection ◽  
Signal To Noise Ratio ◽  
Detection Algorithm ◽  
Human Visual Perception ◽  
Lower Confidence ◽  
Learning Techniques ◽  
Confidence Threshold ◽  
Bounding Boxes ◽  
Python Package

Abstract Deep learning techniques have been well explored in the transiting exoplanet field; however, previous work mainly focuses on classification and inspection. In this work, we develop a novel detection algorithm based on a well-proven object detection framework in the computer vision field. Through training the network on the light curves of the confirmed Kepler exoplanets, our model yields about 90% precision and recall for identifying transits with signal-to-noise ratio higher than 6 (set the confidence threshold to 0.6). Giving a slightly lower confidence threshold, recall can reach higher than 95%. We also transfer the trained model to the TESS data and obtain similar performance. The results of our algorithm match the intuition of the human visual perception and make it useful to find single-transiting candidates. Moreover, the parameters of the output bounding boxes can also help to find multiplanet systems. Our network and detection functions are implemented in the Deep-Transit toolkit, which is an open-source Python package hosted on Github and PyPI.

scholarly journals Remote Insects Trap Monitoring System Using Deep Learning Framework and IoT

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (18) ◽  
pp. 5280
Author(s):  
Balakrishnan Ramalingam ◽  
Rajesh Elara Mohan ◽  
Sathian Pookkuttath ◽  
Braulio Félix Gómez ◽  
Charan Satya Chandra Sairam Borusu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Deep Learning ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Object Detection ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Monitoring System ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Dependent Tasks ◽  
And Control

Insect detection and control at an early stage are essential to the built environment (human-made physical spaces such as homes, hotels, camps, hospitals, parks, pavement, food industries, etc.) and agriculture fields. Currently, such insect control measures are manual, tedious, unsafe, and time-consuming labor dependent tasks. With the recent advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of things (IoT), several maintenance tasks can be automated, which significantly improves productivity and safety. This work proposes a real-time remote insect trap monitoring system and insect detection method using IoT and Deep Learning (DL) frameworks. The remote trap monitoring system framework is constructed using IoT and the Faster RCNN (Region-based Convolutional Neural Networks) Residual neural Networks 50 (ResNet50) unified object detection framework. The Faster RCNN ResNet 50 object detection framework was trained with built environment insects and farm field insect images and deployed in IoT. The proposed system was tested in real-time using four-layer IoT with built environment insects image captured through sticky trap sheets. Further, farm field insects were tested through a separate insect image database. The experimental results proved that the proposed system could automatically identify the built environment insects and farm field insects with an average of 94% accuracy.

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