A Large-Scale Synthetic Benchmark for Robust Analog Gauge Reading
Yiheng Deng1, Yunfeng Yan2, Weizhen He1
1College of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Scientific Data
|April 28, 2026
Summary
This study introduces SyncG, a large synthetic dataset for training computer vision models to read analog gauges. It overcomes data scarcity for automated gauge reading and industrial data acquisition.
Area of Science:
- Computer Vision
- Machine Learning
- Industrial Automation
Background:
- Analog gauges are crucial for industrial data acquisition.
- Automated reading is hindered by a lack of large, annotated datasets.
- This data bottleneck limits computer vision algorithm development.
Purpose of the Study:
- Introduce SyncG, a large-scale synthetic benchmark dataset.
- Address the critical data gap for automated analog gauge reading.
- Facilitate the development of robust computer vision models for industrial applications.
Main Methods:
- Developed a generative framework using Blender and Python.
- Produced 20,000 high-resolution, photorealistic gauge images.
- Created an automated annotation pipeline for diverse ground-truth data.
Main Results:
- Generated a diverse dataset across 145 environmental settings.
- Enabled precise control over measurement attributes and visual appearances.
- Provided detailed annotations for object detection, segmentation, and OCR.
Conclusions:
- SyncG benchmark facilitates training and evaluation of gauge-reading models.
- Supports exploration of computer vision challenges with clock-like representations.
- Accelerates advancements in industrial data acquisition and AI interpretation.
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