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Research Progress of Visual Inspection Technology of Steel Products—A Review

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Sun, Xiaohong, Gu, Jinan, Tang, Shixi, Li, Jing·2018·Applied Sciences

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The automation and intellectualization of the manufacturing processes in the iron and steel industry needs the strong support of inspection technologies, which play an important role in the field of quality control. At present, visual inspection technology based on image processing has an absolute advantage because of its intuitive nature, convenience, and efficiency. A major breakthrough in this field can be achieved if sufficient research regarding visual inspection technologies is undertaken. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to study the latest developments in steel inspection relating to the detected object, system hardware, and system software, existing problems of current inspection technologies, and future research directions. The paper mainly focuses on the research status and trends of inspection technology. The network framework based on deep learning provides space for the development of end-to-end mode inspection technology, which would greatly promote the implementation of intelligent manufacturing.

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Authors
Sun, X., Gu, J., Tang, S., & Li, J.
Affiliations
Jiangsu University (CN)
Corresponding author
Gu, Jinan
Venue
Applied Sciences
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2018-11-08
Volume
8
Issue
11
Pages
2195
ISSN
2076-3417 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2900198492
Cited by
109
References
87
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 21 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 12
FWCI
8.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Applied Sciences (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.51875266)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering › Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Non-Destructive Testing Techniques
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Civil and Structural Engineering › Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring
Keywords
visual inspection, steel products, image processing, quality control, deep learning, smart manufacturing, inspection software

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