Unsupervised learning approach to automation of hammering test using topological information

Abstract In this paper we present an online unsupervised method based on clustering to find defects in concrete structures using hammering. First, the initial dataset of sound samples is roughly clustered using the k-means algorithm with the k-means++ seeding procedure in order to find the cluster b...

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Main Authors: Jun Younes Louhi Kasahara, Hiromitsu Fujii, Atsushi Yamashita, Hajime Asama
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Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-05-01
Series:ROBOMECH Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40648-017-0081-7
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author Jun Younes Louhi Kasahara
Hiromitsu Fujii
Atsushi Yamashita
Hajime Asama
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description Abstract In this paper we present an online unsupervised method based on clustering to find defects in concrete structures using hammering. First, the initial dataset of sound samples is roughly clustered using the k-means algorithm with the k-means++ seeding procedure in order to find the cluster best representative of the structure. Then the regular model for the hammering sound, the centroid of this cluster, which is assumed to be the non-defective sound model, is established and finally used as a reference to conduct diagnosis on the whole dataset. During the model generation phase, topological information on the spatial distribution of samples is used to attribute varying importance to each sample and therefore take into account meticulous diagnosis of certain areas. The algorithm is fast and reliable enough to allow efficient diagnosis by running it each time a new sample is acquired. Tests on two commonly found types of defects, namely delamination and void type defects, were conducted on experimental test blocks and yielded satisfying results. This method also performed well in field environments.
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spelling doaj.art-62d16334915542dc90f6107f7dab55a62022-12-21T19:27:29ZengSpringerOpenROBOMECH Journal2197-42252017-05-014111010.1186/s40648-017-0081-7Unsupervised learning approach to automation of hammering test using topological informationJun Younes Louhi Kasahara0Hiromitsu Fujii1Atsushi Yamashita2Hajime Asama3Graduate School of Engineering, The University of TokyoGraduate School of Engineering, The University of TokyoGraduate School of Engineering, The University of TokyoGraduate School of Engineering, The University of TokyoAbstract In this paper we present an online unsupervised method based on clustering to find defects in concrete structures using hammering. First, the initial dataset of sound samples is roughly clustered using the k-means algorithm with the k-means++ seeding procedure in order to find the cluster best representative of the structure. Then the regular model for the hammering sound, the centroid of this cluster, which is assumed to be the non-defective sound model, is established and finally used as a reference to conduct diagnosis on the whole dataset. During the model generation phase, topological information on the spatial distribution of samples is used to attribute varying importance to each sample and therefore take into account meticulous diagnosis of certain areas. The algorithm is fast and reliable enough to allow efficient diagnosis by running it each time a new sample is acquired. Tests on two commonly found types of defects, namely delamination and void type defects, were conducted on experimental test blocks and yielded satisfying results. This method also performed well in field environments.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40648-017-0081-7ClusteringHammeringConcreteOnlinek-means
spellingShingle Jun Younes Louhi Kasahara
Hiromitsu Fujii
Atsushi Yamashita
Hajime Asama
Unsupervised learning approach to automation of hammering test using topological information
ROBOMECH Journal
Clustering
Hammering
Concrete
Online
k-means
title Unsupervised learning approach to automation of hammering test using topological information
title_full Unsupervised learning approach to automation of hammering test using topological information
title_fullStr Unsupervised learning approach to automation of hammering test using topological information
title_full_unstemmed Unsupervised learning approach to automation of hammering test using topological information
title_short Unsupervised learning approach to automation of hammering test using topological information
title_sort unsupervised learning approach to automation of hammering test using topological information
topic Clustering
Hammering
Concrete
Online
k-means
url http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40648-017-0081-7
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