Engineering Proceedings, Volume 8, Issue 1

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The 16th International Workshop on Advanced Infrared Technology and Applications (AITA 2021) was held online on 26–28 October 2021.

Currently, gas leakage source detection is conducted by the human senses and experience. The development of a remote gas leakage source detection system is required. In this research, an infrared camera was used to detect gas leakage. The gas can be...

Nowadays, automatic defect detection research by deep learning algorithms plays a crucial role, especially for non-destructive evaluation with infrared thermography. In deep learning research, the databases are the Achilles’ heel during the tra...

Urbanization is a human activity that changes the surface of the earth and degrades the surroundings of major cities all over the world. The problem is more acute in many developing cities with a high population and rapid economic growth. The present...

Thermography has been employed broadly as a corresponding diagnostic instrument in breast cancer diagnosis. Among thermographic techniques, deep neural networks show an unequivocal potential to detect heterogeneous thermal patterns related to vasodil...

This study investigates the semantic segmentation of common concrete defects when using different imaging modalities. One pre-trained Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) model was trained via transfer learning and tested to detect concrete defect indi...

This paper describes the activities related to a feasibility study for an Earth observation optical payload, operating in the medium infrared, based on super-resolution and compressive sensing techniques. The presented activities are running in the f...

Heavy-duty anticorrosion coatings are applied on the surface of steel bridges for protecting against corrosion. By aging deterioration, the coating is worn from the surface year by year. Appropriate re-painting construction programs should be adopted...

An automatic detection methodology for “legbreaker” Antipersonnel Landmines (APL) was developed based on digital image processing techniques and pattern recognition, applied to thermal images acquired by means of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicl...

Increased spatial resolution and revisit time of payloads operating in the infrared spectral region can offer unprecedented advantages to Earth Observation. This, however, poses several technological challenges, such as large array detector availabil...

The paper deals with a new approach to laser thermography for the inspection of coating thickness. The approach is based on scanning the specimen surface point by point, using a low-power laser, and recording the temperature responses with an IR came...

The imaging of structures with a complex material composition and geometry is still a challenge in the field of non-destructive testing (NDT). In this study, a non-invasive imaging technique is proposed for the non-destructive inspection of both cult...

In this work, we introduce a new algorithm for effectual crack detection using flying line laser thermography, based on the well-known Canny approach. The algorithm transforms the input thermographic sequence into an edge map. Experimental measuremen...

It is well known that IRT is among the preferred instruments in the qualitative monitoring of humidity in buildings. The evaporation of water leads to a sink of thermal energy that eventually manifests as a decreasing of the temperature. The imaging...

Habanero chillies (Capsicum chinense cv Habanero) are a popular species of hot chilli in Australia, with their production steadily increasing. However, there is limited research on this crop due to its relatively low levels of production at present....

This paper proposes a new thermal contact resistance measurement method using lock-in thermography. Using the lock-in thermography with an infrared microscope, the local temperature behavior in the frequency domain across the contact interface was vi...

This paper proposes a methodology that combines spatial and temporal deep learning (DL) models applied to data acquired by InfraRed Thermography (IRT). The data were acquired from laboratory specimens that simulate building façades. The spatia...

The aim of this research topic and paper is to investigate the application possibilities of vision technology in the textile industry. These include RGB, active thermography and hyperspectral imaging techniques. In the future, this approach will be s...

Defect detection in composite materials using active thermography is a well-studied field, and many thermographic data analysis methods have been proposed to facilitate defect visibility enhancement. In this work, we introduce a deep learning method...

The applicability of active thermography as a non-destructive method to distinguish heat treated from not-treated boron steel has been investigated. While the usual hardness semi-destructive tests influence the inspected surface, laser thermography i...

Many life-threatening diseases at an early stage remain unrecognized due to a lack of pronounced symptoms. It is also accepted that the early detection of disease is a key ingredient for saving many lives. Unfortunately, in most of the cases, diagnos...

The remote measurement of heart rate (HR) could have many applications, such as health and emotional conditions monitoring. Currently, methods based on visible cameras have been developed for HR estimation. However, the employment of such techniques...

Albedo and Land Surface Temperature (LST) are thermophysical parameters that define the behavior of cities in terms of Urban Heat Islands (UHIs). Both parameters are correlated in such a way that materials with low values of albedo (associated with l...

Over the last decade, Raman spectroscopy was demonstrated as a label-free and destructive optical spectroscopy that was able to improve diagnostic accuracy in cancer diagnosis. This ability is principally based on the great amount of biochemical info...

New interferometric IR techniques have recently been developed to allow Sun-Jupiter-like detections in deep space. These techniques demand a high angular resolution, a high sensitivity towards signal detection buried in noise, and a well-defined band...

The use of infrared thermography presents unique perspectives in imaging of artifacts to help interrogate their surface and subsurface characteristics, highlight deviations and detect contrast. This research capitalizes on active and passive thermal...

Hidden defects affecting the interface in a composite slab are evaluated from thermal data collected on the upper side of the specimen. First we restrict the problem to the upper component of the object. Then we investigate heat transfer through, the...

Infrared thermography is often used to assess body temperature. It is a useful diagnostic tool for detecting human diseases but, nowadays, is has found a new applicability as an instrument of control during the crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some a...

To optimize welding conditions that ensure the safety and reliability of laser welds, this study established an evaluation method of the fatigue strength for the laser welds of steel sheets over a short period of time. This study focuses on a fatigue...

This study proposes a new micro-scale damage assessment method of laminated carbon fiber-reinforced plastics based on the thermal diffusivity measurement. This measurement was conducted by the laser-spot-periodic-heating method using lock-in thermogr...

Infrared thermography technology has improved drastically in recent years and is regaining interest in medicine for applications such as deep inferior epigastric perforate flap breast reconstruction, breast cancer diagnosis, skin tissue identificatio...

Understanding the marine environment dynamics to accordingly design computational predictive tools, represents a factor of paramount relevance to implement suitable policy plans. In this framework, mesoscale marine events are important to study and u...

Increased temperature in humans is one of symptoms of infectious diseases. Infrared thermography is a popular method for measuring temperature as it offers fast and non-contact temperature measurement. However, and despite many advantages, its real a...

Thermographic flash-pulse inspection is one of popular methods of non-destructive testing (NDT) of materials. Despite the automation of the NDT methods, most of them are based on visual inspections and results of these inspections are influenced by t...