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Abstract In situ digital inline holography is a technique which can be used to acquire high‐resolution imagery of plankton and examine their spatial and temporal distributions within the water column in a nonintrusive manner. However, for effective expert identification of an organism from digital holographic imagery, it is necessary to apply a computationally expensive numerical reconstruction algorithm. This lengthy process inhibits real‐time monitoring of plankton distributions. Deep learning methods, such as convolutional neural networks, applied to interference patterns of different organisms from minimally processed holograms can eliminate the need for reconstruction and accomplish real‐time computation. In this article, we integrate deep learning methods with digital inline holography to create a rapid and accurate plankton classification network for 10 classes of organisms that are commonly seen in our data sets. We describe the procedure from preprocessing to classification. Our network achieves 93.8% accuracy when applied to a manually classified testing data set. Upon further application of a probability filter to eliminate false classification, the average precision and recall are 96.8% and 95.0%, respectively. Furthermore, the network was applied to 7500 in situ holograms collected at East Sound in Washington during a vertical profile to characterize depth distribution of the local diatoms. The results are in agreement with simultaneously recorded independent chlorophyll concentration depth profiles. This lightweight network exemplifies its capability for real‐time, high‐accuracy plankton classification and it has the potential to be deployed on imaging instruments for long‐term in situ plankton monitoring.
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Operation and Productivity Monitoring from Sound Signal of Legacy Pipe Bending Machine via Convolutional Neural Network (CNN)
Abstract This study introduces a non-invasive approach to monitor operation and productivity of a legacy pipe bending machine in real-time based on a lightweight convolutional neural network (CNN) model and internal sound as input data. Various sensors were deployed to determine the optimal sensor type and placement, and labels for training and testing the CNN model were generated through the meticulous collection of sound data in conjunction with webcam videos. The CNN model, which was optimized through hyperparameter tuning via grid search and utilized feature extraction using Log-Mel spectrogram, demonstrated notable prediction accuracies in the test. However, when applied in a real-world manufacturing scenario, the model encountered a significant number of errors in predicting productivity. To navigate through this challenge and enhance the predictive accuracy of the system, a buffer algorithm using the inferences of CNN models was proposed. This algorithm employs a queuing method for continuous sound monitoring securing robust predictions, refines the interpretation of the CNN model inferences, and enhances prediction outcomes in actual implementation where accuracy of monitoring productivity information is crucial. The proposed lightweight CNN model alongside the buffer algorithm was successfully deployed on an edge computer, enabling real-time remote monitoring.
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- Award ID(s):
- 2134667
- PAR ID:
- 10500682
- Publisher / Repository:
- Springer Science + Business Media
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing
- Volume:
- 25
- Issue:
- 7
- ISSN:
- 2234-7593
- Format(s):
- Medium: X Size: p. 1437-1456
- Size(s):
- p. 1437-1456
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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