AN INVESTIGATION OF IMAGE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES FOR PAINT DEFECT DETECTION USING A MACHINE VISION SYSTEM

Detection and inspection of metal surface corrosion in the ballast tanks of U.S. Navy ships has been a long time problem. The adverse climatic conditions to which the ballast tanks are exposed and the uneven geometry of ballast tanks makes the visual inspection process of surface coatings a difficul...

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Main Author: Kamat, Ashish V.
Format: Others
Published: UKnowledge 2004
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Online Access:http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_theses/332
http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1335&context=gradschool_theses