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Area of Science:

  • Industrial Engineering
  • Computer Vision
  • Metrology

Background:

  • Accurate measurement of large bent pipes is crucial for heavy industry.
  • Existing methods for pipe parameter determination can be time-consuming and complex.
  • Automated systems for precise pipe metrology are in demand.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and describe a vision system for instant measurement of key parameters of large bent pipes (up to 1.2 m diameter).
  • To present detailed modeling methods for bending angle, radius, and straight sections.
  • To introduce a novel capability for detecting the start and end of these sections in automatic pipe measurement.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing a vision system with a single camera.
  • Employing a modified Hough transform for line and curve fitting.
  • Implementing image preprocessing techniques.
  • Applying distortion models and image projection specific to pipe geometry.

Main Results:

  • The system can instantly determine important measurement parameters of large bent pipes.
  • Accurate modeling of bending angle, radius, and straight sections is achieved.
  • Novel detection of the start and end points of pipe sections is demonstrated.

Conclusions:

  • The developed vision system offers an efficient and accurate solution for measuring large industrial bent pipes.
  • The system's ability to model and detect specific pipe sections represents a significant advancement in automatic pipe measurement.
  • The methods described are applicable to heavy industry settings requiring precise geometric analysis of bent pipes.