Tobacco Leaf Grading Based on Deep Convolutional Neural Networks and Machine Vision

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-22
Author(s):  
Mengyao Lu ◽  
Shuwen Jiang ◽  
Cong Wang ◽  
Dong Chen ◽  
Tian’en Chen
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Deep Learning ◽  
Transfer Learning ◽  
Convolutional Neural Networks ◽  
Classification Accuracy ◽  
Classification Model ◽  
List Type ◽  
Tobacco Leaves ◽  
Tobacco Leaf ◽  
Grading Model

HighlightsA classification model for the front and back sides of tobacco leaves was developed for application in industry.A tobacco leaf grading method that combines a CNN with double-branch integration was proposed.The A-ResNet network was proposed and compared with other classic CNN networks.The grading accuracy of eight different grades was 91.30% and the testing time was 82.180 ms, showing a relatively high classification accuracy and efficiency.Abstract. Flue-cured tobacco leaf grading is a key step in the production and processing of Chinese-style cigarette raw materials, directly affecting cigarette blend and quality stability. At present, manual grading of tobacco leaves is dominant in China, resulting in unsatisfactory grading quality and consuming considerable material and financial resources. In this study, for fast, accurate, and non-destructive tobacco leaf grading, 2,791 flue-cured tobacco leaves of eight different grades in south Anhui Province, China, were chosen as the study sample, and a tobacco leaf grading method that combines convolutional neural networks and double-branch integration was proposed. First, a classification model for the front and back sides of tobacco leaves was trained by transfer learning. Second, two processing methods (equal-scaled resizing and cropping) were used to obtain global images and local patches from the front sides of tobacco leaves. A global image-based tobacco leaf grading model was then developed using the proposed A-ResNet-65 network, and a local patch-based tobacco leaf grading model was developed using the ResNet-34 network. These two networks were compared with classic deep learning networks, such as VGGNet, GoogLeNet-V3, and ResNet. Finally, the grading results of the two grading models were integrated to realize tobacco leaf grading. The tobacco leaf classification accuracy of the final model, for eight different grades, was 91.30%, and grading of a single tobacco leaf required 82.180 ms. The proposed method achieved a relatively high grading accuracy and efficiency. It provides a method for industrial implementation of the tobacco leaf grading and offers a new approach for the quality grading of other agricultural products. Keywords: Convolutional neural network, Deep learning, Image classification, Transfer learning, Tobacco leaf grading

scholarly journals Detection of liver cirrhosis in standard T2-weighted MRI using deep transfer learning

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Nowak ◽  
Narine Mesropyan ◽  
Anton Faron ◽  
Wolfgang Block ◽  
Martin Reuter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Liver Cirrhosis ◽  
Transfer Learning ◽  
Convolutional Neural Networks ◽  
Classification Accuracy ◽  
Automatic Segmentation ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Caudate Lobe ◽  
Natural Image ◽  
Liver Segmentation

Abstract Objectives To investigate the diagnostic performance of deep transfer learning (DTL) to detect liver cirrhosis from clinical MRI. Methods The dataset for this retrospective analysis consisted of 713 (343 female) patients who underwent liver MRI between 2017 and 2019. In total, 553 of these subjects had a confirmed diagnosis of liver cirrhosis, while the remainder had no history of liver disease. T2-weighted MRI slices at the level of the caudate lobe were manually exported for DTL analysis. Data were randomly split into training, validation, and test sets (70%/15%/15%). A ResNet50 convolutional neural network (CNN) pre-trained on the ImageNet archive was used for cirrhosis detection with and without upstream liver segmentation. Classification performance for detection of liver cirrhosis was compared to two radiologists with different levels of experience (4th-year resident, board-certified radiologist). Segmentation was performed using a U-Net architecture built on a pre-trained ResNet34 encoder. Differences in classification accuracy were assessed by the χ2-test. Results Dice coefficients for automatic segmentation were above 0.98 for both validation and test data. The classification accuracy of liver cirrhosis on validation (vACC) and test (tACC) data for the DTL pipeline with upstream liver segmentation (vACC = 0.99, tACC = 0.96) was significantly higher compared to the resident (vACC = 0.88, p < 0.01; tACC = 0.91, p = 0.01) and to the board-certified radiologist (vACC = 0.96, p < 0.01; tACC = 0.90, p < 0.01). Conclusion This proof-of-principle study demonstrates the potential of DTL for detecting cirrhosis based on standard T2-weighted MRI. The presented method for image-based diagnosis of liver cirrhosis demonstrated expert-level classification accuracy. Key Points • A pipeline consisting of two convolutional neural networks (CNNs) pre-trained on an extensive natural image database (ImageNet archive) enables detection of liver cirrhosis on standard T2-weighted MRI. • High classification accuracy can be achieved even without altering the pre-trained parameters of the convolutional neural networks. • Other abdominal structures apart from the liver were relevant for detection when the network was trained on unsegmented images.

scholarly journals Comparative Analysis on Deep Learning Approaches for Heavy-Vehicle Detection based on Data Augmentation and Transfer-Learning techniques

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 809-820
Author(s):  
V. Sowmya ◽  
R. Radha
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Deep Learning ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Transfer Learning ◽  
Convolutional Neural Networks ◽  
Traffic Management ◽  
Data Augmentation ◽  
Vehicle Detection ◽  
Heavy Vehicles ◽  
Detection And Recognition

Vehicle detection and recognition require demanding advanced computational intelligence and resources in a real-time traffic surveillance system for effective traffic management of all possible contingencies. One of the focus areas of deep intelligent systems is to facilitate vehicle detection and recognition techniques for robust traffic management of heavy vehicles. The following are such sophisticated mechanisms: Support Vector Machine (SVM), Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN), Regional Convolutional Neural Networks (R-CNN), You Only Look Once (YOLO) model, etcetera. Accordingly, it is pivotal to choose the precise algorithm for vehicle detection and recognition, which also addresses the real-time environment. In this study, a comparison of deep learning algorithms, such as the Faster R-CNN, YOLOv2, YOLOv3, and YOLOv4, are focused on diverse aspects of the features. Two entities for transport heavy vehicles, the buses and trucks, constitute detection and recognition elements in this proposed work. The mechanics of data augmentation and transfer-learning is implemented in the model; to build, execute, train, and test for detection and recognition to avoid over-fitting and improve speed and accuracy. Extensive empirical evaluation is conducted on two standard datasets such as COCO and PASCAL VOC 2007. Finally, comparative results and analyses are presented based on real-time.

scholarly journals Image Classification: A Survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Ankita Singh ◽  
◽  
Pawan Singh
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Neural Networks ◽  
Deep Learning ◽  
Image Classification ◽  
Convolutional Neural Networks ◽  
Language Processing ◽  
Classification Accuracy ◽  
Deep Neural Network ◽  
Learning Ability ◽  
Final Decision

The Classification of images is a paramount topic in artificial vision systems which have drawn a notable amount of interest over the past years. This field aims to classify an image, which is an input, based on its visual content. Currently, most people relied on hand-crafted features to describe an image in a particular way. Then, using classifiers that are learnable, such as random forest, and decision tree was applied to the extract features to come to a final decision. The problem arises when large numbers of photos are concerned. It becomes a too difficult problem to find features from them. This is one of the reasons that the deep neural network model has been introduced. Owing to the existence of Deep learning, it can become feasible to represent the hierarchical nature of features using a various number of layers and corresponding weight with them. The existing image classification methods have been gradually applied in real-world problems, but then there are various problems in its application processes, such as unsatisfactory effect and extremely low classification accuracy or then and weak adaptive ability. Models using deep learning concepts have robust learning ability, which combines the feature extraction and the process of classification into a whole which then completes an image classification task, which can improve the image classification accuracy effectively. Convolutional Neural Networks are a powerful deep neural network technique. These networks preserve the spatial structure of a problem and were built for object recognition tasks such as classifying an image into respective classes. Neural networks are much known because people are getting a state-of-the-art outcome on complex computer vision and natural language processing tasks. Convolutional neural networks have been extensively used.

scholarly journals Transfer Learning to Detect COVID-19 Automatically from X-Ray Images Using Convolutional Neural Networks

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Mundher Mohammed Taresh ◽  
Ningbo Zhu ◽  
Talal Ahmed Ali Ali ◽  
Asaad Shakir Hameed ◽  
Modhi Lafta Mutar
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Deep Learning ◽  
Transfer Learning ◽  
Convolutional Neural Networks ◽  
Detection Accuracy ◽  
X Rays ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Specificity And Sensitivity ◽  
X Ray Imaging ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease that has caused thousands of deaths and infected millions worldwide. Thus, various technologies that allow for the fast detection of COVID-19 infections with high accuracy can offer healthcare professionals much-needed help. This study is aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of the state-of-the-art pretrained Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) on the automatic diagnosis of COVID-19 from chest X-rays (CXRs). The dataset used in the experiments consists of 1200 CXR images from individuals with COVID-19, 1345 CXR images from individuals with viral pneumonia, and 1341 CXR images from healthy individuals. In this paper, the effectiveness of artificial intelligence (AI) in the rapid and precise identification of COVID-19 from CXR images has been explored based on different pretrained deep learning algorithms and fine-tuned to maximise detection accuracy to identify the best algorithms. The results showed that deep learning with X-ray imaging is useful in collecting critical biological markers associated with COVID-19 infections. VGG16 and MobileNet obtained the highest accuracy of 98.28%. However, VGG16 outperformed all other models in COVID-19 detection with an accuracy, F1 score, precision, specificity, and sensitivity of 98.72%, 97.59%, 96.43%, 98.70%, and 98.78%, respectively. The outstanding performance of these pretrained models can significantly improve the speed and accuracy of COVID-19 diagnosis. However, a larger dataset of COVID-19 X-ray images is required for a more accurate and reliable identification of COVID-19 infections when using deep transfer learning. This would be extremely beneficial in this pandemic when the disease burden and the need for preventive measures are in conflict with the currently available resources.

Identifying Emotion on Indonesian Tweets using Convolutional Neural Networks

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 584-593
Author(s):  
Naufal Hilmiaji ◽  
Kemas Muslim Lhaksmana ◽  
Mahendra Dwifebri Purbolaksono
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Neural Networks ◽  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Deep Learning ◽  
Convolutional Neural Network ◽  
Convolutional Neural Networks ◽  
Text Classification ◽  
Classification Model ◽  
Learning Methods ◽  
Expected Performance

especially with the advancement of deep learning methods for text classification. Despite some effort to identify emotion on Indonesian tweets, its performance evaluation results have not achieved acceptable numbers. To solve this problem, this paper implements a classification model using a convolutional neural network (CNN), which has demonstrated expected performance in text classification. To easily compare with the previous research, this classification is performed on the same dataset, which consists of 4,403 tweets in Indonesian that were labeled using five different emotion classes: anger, fear, joy, love, and sadness. The performance evaluation results achieve the precision, recall, and F1-score at respectively 90.1%, 90.3%, and 90.2%, while the highest accuracy achieves 89.8%. These results outperform previous research that classifies the same classification on the same dataset.

scholarly journals Using Slit-Lamp Images for Deep Learning-Based Identification of Bacterial and Fungal Keratitis: Model Development and Validation with Different Convolutional Neural Networks

Diagnostics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1246
Author(s):  
Ning Hung ◽  
Andy Kuan-Yu Shih ◽  
Chihung Lin ◽  
Ming-Tse Kuo ◽  
Yih-Shiou Hwang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Deep Learning ◽  
Diagnostic Accuracy ◽  
Convolutional Neural Networks ◽  
Learning Algorithm ◽  
Model Performance ◽  
Fungal Keratitis ◽  
Classification Model ◽  
Slit Lamp ◽  
Deep Learning Algorithm

In this study, we aimed to develop a deep learning model for identifying bacterial keratitis (BK) and fungal keratitis (FK) by using slit-lamp images. We retrospectively collected slit-lamp images of patients with culture-proven microbial keratitis between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2019 from two medical centers in Taiwan. We constructed a deep learning algorithm consisting of a segmentation model for cropping cornea images and a classification model that applies different convolutional neural networks (CNNs) to differentiate between FK and BK. The CNNs included DenseNet121, DenseNet161, DenseNet169, DenseNet201, EfficientNetB3, InceptionV3, ResNet101, and ResNet50. The model performance was evaluated and presented as the area under the curve (AUC) of the receiver operating characteristic curves. A gradient-weighted class activation mapping technique was used to plot the heat map of the model. By using 1330 images from 580 patients, the deep learning algorithm achieved the highest average accuracy of 80.0%. Using different CNNs, the diagnostic accuracy for BK ranged from 79.6% to 95.9%, and that for FK ranged from 26.3% to 65.8%. The CNN of DenseNet161 showed the best model performance, with an AUC of 0.85 for both BK and FK. The heat maps revealed that the model was able to identify the corneal infiltrations. The model showed a better diagnostic accuracy than the previously reported diagnostic performance of both general ophthalmologists and corneal specialists.

scholarly journals Detection of COVID-19 and Other Pneumonia Cases Using Convolutional Neural Networks and X-ray Images

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. e90289
Author(s):  
Carlos Eduardo Belman López
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Deep Learning ◽  
Convolutional Neural Networks ◽  
Classification Accuracy ◽  
Network Capacity ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Data Set ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Regularization Techniques ◽  
The Impact

Given that it is fundamental to detect positive COVID-19 cases and treat affected patients quickly to mitigate the impact of the virus, X-ray images have been subjected to research regarding COVID-19, together with deep learning models, eliminating disadvantages such as the scarcity of RT-PCR test kits, their elevated costs, and the long wait for results. The contribution of this paper is to present new models for detecting COVID-19 and other cases of pneumonia using chest X-ray images and convolutional neural networks, thus providing accurate diagnostics in binary and 4-classes classification scenarios. Classification accuracy was improved, and overfitting was prevented by following 2 actions: (1) increasing the data set size while the classification scenarios were balanced; and (2) adding regularization techniques and performing hyperparameter optimization. Additionally, the network capacity and size in the models were reduced as much as possible, making the final models a perfect option to be deployed locally on devices with limited capacities and without the need for Internet access. The impact of key hyperparameters was tested using modern deep learning packages. The final models obtained a classification accuracy of 99,17 and 94,03% for the binary and categorical scenarios, respectively, achieving superior performance compared to other studies in the literature, and requiring a significantly lower number of parameters. The models can also be placed on a digital platform to provide instantaneous diagnostics and surpass the shortage of experts and radiologists.

Small aircraft detection using deep learning

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emre Kiyak ◽  
Gulay Unal
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Neural Networks ◽  
Deep Learning ◽  
Convolutional Neural Network ◽  
Transfer Learning ◽  
Convolutional Neural Networks ◽  
Fine Tuning ◽  
Deep Convolutional Neural Networks ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Training Time

Purpose The paper aims to address the tracking algorithm based on deep learning and four deep learning tracking models developed. They compared with each other to prevent collision and to obtain target tracking in autonomous aircraft. Design/methodology/approach First, to follow the visual target, the detection methods were used and then the tracking methods were examined. Here, four models (deep convolutional neural networks (DCNN), deep convolutional neural networks with fine-tuning (DCNNFN), transfer learning with deep convolutional neural network (TLDCNN) and fine-tuning deep convolutional neural network with transfer learning (FNDCNNTL)) were developed. Findings The training time of DCNN took 9 min 33 s, while the accuracy percentage was calculated as 84%. In DCNNFN, the training time of the network was calculated as 4 min 26 s and the accuracy percentage was 91%. The training of TLDCNN) took 34 min and 49 s and the accuracy percentage was calculated as 95%. With FNDCNNTL, the training time of the network was calculated as 34 min 33 s and the accuracy percentage was nearly 100%. Originality/value Compared to the results in the literature ranging from 89.4% to 95.6%, using FNDCNNTL, better results were found in the paper.

Discrimination of Pepper Seed Varieties by Multispectral Imaging Combined with Machine Learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 743-749
Author(s):  
Xingwang Li ◽  
Xiaofei Fan ◽  
Lili Zhao ◽  
Sheng Huang ◽  
Yi He ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Neural Networks ◽  
Convolutional Neural Network ◽  
Convolutional Neural Networks ◽  
Classification Accuracy ◽  
Multispectral Imaging ◽  
Classification Model ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Pepper Seed ◽  
Better Than

HighlightsThis study revealed the feasibility of to classify pepper seed varieties using multispectral imaging combined with one-dimensional convolutional neural network (1D-CNN).Convolutional neural networks were adopted to develop models for prediction of seed varieties, and the performance was compared with KNN and SVM.In this experiment, the classification effect of the SVM classification model is the best, but the 1D-CNN classification model is relatively easy to implement.Abstract. When non-seed materials are mixed in seeds or seed varieties of low value are mixed in high value varieties, it will cause losses to growers or businesses. Thus, the successful discrimination of seed varieties is critical for improvement of seed ralue. In recent years, convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have been used in classification of seed varieties. The feasibility of using multispectral imaging combined with one-dimensional convolutional neural network (1D-CNN) to classify pepper seed varieties was studied. The total number of three varieties of samples was 1472, and the average spectral curve between 365nm and 970nm of the three varieties was studied. The data were analyzed using full bands of the spectrum or the feature bands selected by successive projection algorithm (SPA). SPA extracted 9 feature bands from 19 bands (430, 450, 470, 490, 515, 570, 660, 780, and 880 nm). The classification accuracy of the three classification models developed with full band using K nearest neighbors (KNN), support vector machine (SVM), and 1D-CNN were 85.81%, 97.70%, and 90.50%, respectively. With full bands, SVM and 1D-CNN performed significantly better than KNN, and SVM performed slightly better than 1D-CNN. With feature bands, the testing accuracies of SVM and 1D-CNN were 97.30% and 92.6%, respectively. Although the classification accuracy of 1D-CNN was not the highest, the ease of operation made it the most feasible method for pepper seed variety prediction. Keywords: Multispectral imaging, One-dimensional convolutional neural network, Pepper seed, Variety classification.

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