Nondestructive evaluation methods play an important role in ensuring component integrity
and safety in many industries. Operator fatigue can play a critical role in the reliability of such …

Corrosion is a major defect in structural systems that has a significant economic impact and
can pose safety risks if left untended. Currently, an inspector visually assesses the condition …

For defense applications, rapid X-ray inspection of propellant samples is essential for the
identification and assessment of defects. Automation of this process using artificial …

Spent nuclear fuel (SNF) assemblies (FAs) contain high-level radioactive waste from
operation of nuclear power plants (NPPs). Their safe storage in dry casks is critical for …

The worldwide transportation industry relies heavily on shipping containers.
Containerization has made it easier to transfer goods all over the world by guaranteeing …

Steel structures are susceptible to corrosion due to their exposure to the environment.
Currently used non-destructive techniques require inspector involvement. Inaccessibility of …

International nuclear safeguards analysts use images in myriad ways to support verification
analysis tasks, from analyzing the design and construction of a facility to understanding the …

In view of the problems of ineffective feature extraction and low detection accuracy in
existing detection system, this study presents a novel machine vision-based approach …

Corrosion identification and repair is a vital task in aircraft maintenance to ensure continued
structural integrity. Regarding fuselage lap joints, typically, visual inspections are followed …

This study investigates and test solutions for automated corrosion detection processes that
focus on the visual attributes of corrosion. Corroded surfaces have two visually identified …