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  • Computer Vision
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Electrical Engineering

Background:

  • Accurate insulator contour delineation is crucial for defect analysis in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) based transmission line inspections.
  • Existing methods struggle with complex image backgrounds and precise edge detection.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an advanced instance segmentation framework for accurate insulator contour detection in UAV imagery.
  • To improve the efficiency and accuracy of defect analysis in transmission line inspections.

Main Methods:

  • An enhanced SOLOv2 instance segmentation model incorporating a Non-Subsampled Contourlet Transform (NSCT) preprocessed edge channel.
  • Utilized HRNet as the backbone with adjusted channel count and increased layers for multi-scale feature extraction.
  • Integrated a Convolutional Block Attention Module (CBAM) for refined mask quality and object detection.
  • Generated a virtual dataset using Unreal Engine (UE4) to enhance model robustness and reduce annotation effort.

Main Results:

  • Achieved superior performance on a power grid image test set with AP0.50 (90.21%), AP0.75 (83.34%), and AP[0.50:0.95] (67.26%).
  • Demonstrated enhanced capability in precisely capturing insulator edges within complex transmission line images.
  • The framework surpassed existing methodologies in accuracy and precision.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed enhanced SOLOv2 framework significantly advances intelligent transmission line inspection by enabling precise insulator contour delineation.
  • This approach facilitates more accurate and efficient subsequent defect analysis, contributing to improved power grid maintenance.
  • The integration of NSCT, HRNet, CBAM, and UE4-generated data offers a robust solution for real-world inspection challenges.