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  • Materials Science
  • Computer Vision
  • Quality Control

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  • Steel pipe quality assurance relies heavily on surface defect detection.
  • Challenges include similar defect appearances, scale variations, and small target detection.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an advanced steel pipe surface defect detection method.
  • To improve detection accuracy and address limitations of existing algorithms.

Main Methods:

  • A novel backbone block enhances feature extraction for similar defects.
  • A new neck block improves detection of small defects by fusing multi-scale features.
  • A custom regression loss function and focal loss address scale variations and data imbalance.

Main Results:

  • The proposed method significantly improves the accuracy of steel pipe surface defect detection.
  • Enhanced feature extraction and multi-scale fusion contribute to higher detection rates.
  • The novel loss function effectively handles variations in defect size and sample imbalance.

Conclusions:

  • The developed YOLO-based framework offers a robust solution for steel pipe surface defect detection.
  • The method effectively overcomes challenges related to feature similarity, scale variation, and small targets.
  • This advancement contributes to improved quality control in steel pipe manufacturing.