Pothole and Wet Surface Detection Using Pretrained Models and ML Techniques

Autor: Pratham Vernekar, Aniruddha Singh, Dr. Kailash Patil
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology. 11:626-633
ISSN: 2321-9653
Popis: Roads contribute significantly to the economy and serve as a transportation platform. Road potholes are a key source of worry in transportation infrastructure. The purpose of this research is to develop an Artificial Intelligence (AI) model for identifying potholes on asphalt pavement surfaces. Image processing techniques from pretrained models such as efficientnet, resnet50, mobilenet and ML models such as random forest, decision tree, SVC, SVM. Several studies have advocated employing computer vision techniques, including as image processing and object identification algorithms, to automate pothole detection. It is important to digitize the pothole identification process with acceptable accuracy and speed, as well as to deploy the procedure conveniently and affordably. Initially, a smartphone placed on the automobile windscreen captures many photographs of potholes. Later, by downloading pothole photographs from the internet, we expanded the amount and variety of our collection (2400 images with over 900 potholes). Second, to locate potholes in road photos, several object detection methods are used. To compare pothole detection performance, real-time Deep Learning algorithms in various setups are employed. Similarly Wet pavement decreases surface friction dramatically, increasing the likelihood of an accident. As a result, timely understanding of road surface condition is essential for safe driving. This research proposes a unique machine learning model pipeline for detecting pavement moisture based on live photos of highway scenes acquired via accessible to the public traffic cameras. We refined existing state-of-the-art feature extraction baseline models to capture background instance targets, such as pavement, sky, and vegetation, which are frequent in highway scenes, to simplify the learning job.
Databáze: OpenAIRE