Tarek Muallim1, Haluk Kucuk2,*, Muhammet Bareket1, Metin Kahraman1
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.143, No.3, pp. 3557-3581, 2025, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2025.064733
- 30 June 2025
Abstract This study introduces a lightweight deep learning model and a novel synthetic dataset designed to restore damaged one-dimensional (1D) barcodes and Quick Response (QR) codes, addressing critical challenges in logistics operations. The proposed solution leverages an efficient Pix2Pix-based framework, a type of conditional Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) optimized for image-to-image translation tasks, enabling the recovery of degraded barcodes and QR codes with minimal computational overhead. A core contribution of this work is the development of a synthetic dataset that simulates realistic damage scenarios frequently encountered in logistics environments, such as low contrast, misalignment, physical wear,… More >