Title :
Image processing algorithms for video-based real-time railroad track inspection
Author :
Velten, J. ; Kummert, A. ; Maiwald, D.
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Commun. Theory, Wuppertal Univ., Germany
Abstract :
The automated railroad track inspection described in this paper meets the requirements of real-time capability and cost-effective implementation. It is based on the analysis of images provided by a high-speed line scan camera. The boundary detection is performed by a simply-structured edge detection algorithm where sensitivity can be adapted to the regional brightness of a scene
Keywords :
automatic optical inspection; edge detection; railways; real-time systems; television applications; boundary detection; high-speed line scan camera; image processing algorithms; real-time railroad track inspection; regional brightness; simply-structured edge detection algorithm; Artificial intelligence; Cameras; Electronic ballasts; Hardware; Image edge detection; Image processing; Inspection; Joining processes; Lighting; Rails;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1999. 42nd Midwest Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Las Cruces, NM
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5491-5
DOI :
10.1109/MWSCAS.1999.867321
