Automated Crack Detection via Semantic Segmentation Approaches Using Advanced U-Net Architecture
Honggeun Ji1,2, Jina Kim3, Syjung Hwang4, Eunil Park1,4,*
Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.34, No.1, pp. 593-607, 2022, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2022.024405
- 15 April 2022
Abstract Cracks affect the robustness and adaptability of various infrastructures, including buildings, bridge piers, pavement, and pipelines. Therefore, the robustness and the reliability of automated crack detection are essential. In this study, we conducted image segmentation using various crack datasets by applying the advanced architecture of U-Net. First, we collected and integrated crack datasets from prior studies, including the cracks in buildings and pavements. For effective localization and detection of cracks, we used U-Net-based neural networks, ResU-Net, VGGU-Net, and EfficientU-Net. The models were evaluated by the five-fold cross-validation using several evaluation metrics including mean pixel accuracy… More >