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  • Computer Vision
  • Structural Engineering

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  • Image-based methods are crucial for structural monitoring and quality control.
  • Deep learning requires large, labeled datasets, which are often difficult to obtain for real-world applications.
  • Synthetic datasets offer a potential solution for data augmentation in computer vision tasks.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and validate a computer vision architecture for contactless strain measurement in Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) laminates.
  • To evaluate the performance of this architecture when trained on synthetic image datasets and tested on real-world experimental data.
  • To assess the feasibility of using synthetic data for training deep learning models in structural monitoring.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a computer vision architecture for strain measurement.
  • Generation and utilization of synthetic image datasets for training and validation.
  • Benchmarking of machine learning and deep learning algorithms on the synthetic data.
  • Experimental validation of the best-performing architecture using real CFRP laminate tests.

Main Results:

  • The architecture successfully estimated strain values within the range of the synthetic training data.
  • Performance degraded when attempting to estimate strain values outside the training range.
  • Strain estimation in real images yielded an error of approximately 0.5%, higher than with synthetic images.
  • The model trained solely on synthetic data could not accurately estimate strain in real-world scenarios.

Conclusions:

  • Synthetic datasets can be valuable for training computer vision models for strain monitoring in CFRP laminates, particularly for values within the training range.
  • The current architecture shows limitations in extrapolating strain measurements beyond the scope of the synthetic training data.
  • Further research is needed to bridge the gap between synthetic data training and real-world application performance for robust structural monitoring.