The Center of the Circle Fitting Optimization Algorithm Based on the Hough Transform for Crane

The basic principle of photogrammetry is mature and widely used in engineering. For gantry cranes, the base of which is usually a cylinder, the measurement of the center of the cylinder cross section is difficult, but its coordinates have an important impact on the safety evaluation of cranes. Aimin...

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Main Authors: Chengli Zhao, Chenyang Fan, Zhangyan Zhao
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
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description The basic principle of photogrammetry is mature and widely used in engineering. For gantry cranes, the base of which is usually a cylinder, the measurement of the center of the cylinder cross section is difficult, but its coordinates have an important impact on the safety evaluation of cranes. Aiming at the problem of measuring the center of a circle, an optimization method of fitting the center of a circle based on photogrammetry and the Hough transform is proposed. In this algorithm, the effect of image point distortion on the measurement accuracy is considered, and the similarity between ideal and actual midperpendicular is compared in the Hough space. The similarity is taken as the weight of the midperpendicular, and the space coordinates of the center of the circle are fitted again. This process needs to iterate repeatedly until convergence, and the fitting accuracy of the equal weighted midperpendicular fitting algorithm and the weighted midperpendicular fitting algorithm is compared. Finally, according to the characteristics of the algorithm, a theoretical verification experiment and an engineering experiment are carried out. The experimental results show that the proposed weighted midperpendicular fitting algorithm has a better effect than the equal weighted midperpendicular fitting algorithm, which obviously improves the fitting accuracy of the center of the circle and has high engineering value. In both experiments, the relative error was less than one percent. Especially in the engineering experiments, the weighted midperpendicular algorithm improved accuracy by an order of magnitude. Therefore, the proposed algorithm significantly improves the fitting accuracy of the center of the circle and effectively solves the difficulty that the center of the circle cannot be directly measured on the construction machinery.
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spelling doaj.art-be01bedea762482e8f91dc9c3111cc822023-11-23T22:43:05ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172022-10-0112201034110.3390/app122010341The Center of the Circle Fitting Optimization Algorithm Based on the Hough Transform for CraneChengli Zhao0Chenyang Fan1Zhangyan Zhao2School of Transportation and Logistics Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430063, ChinaCCCC Second Harbor Engineering Company Ltd., Wuhan 430040, ChinaSchool of Transportation and Logistics Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430063, ChinaThe basic principle of photogrammetry is mature and widely used in engineering. For gantry cranes, the base of which is usually a cylinder, the measurement of the center of the cylinder cross section is difficult, but its coordinates have an important impact on the safety evaluation of cranes. Aiming at the problem of measuring the center of a circle, an optimization method of fitting the center of a circle based on photogrammetry and the Hough transform is proposed. In this algorithm, the effect of image point distortion on the measurement accuracy is considered, and the similarity between ideal and actual midperpendicular is compared in the Hough space. The similarity is taken as the weight of the midperpendicular, and the space coordinates of the center of the circle are fitted again. This process needs to iterate repeatedly until convergence, and the fitting accuracy of the equal weighted midperpendicular fitting algorithm and the weighted midperpendicular fitting algorithm is compared. Finally, according to the characteristics of the algorithm, a theoretical verification experiment and an engineering experiment are carried out. The experimental results show that the proposed weighted midperpendicular fitting algorithm has a better effect than the equal weighted midperpendicular fitting algorithm, which obviously improves the fitting accuracy of the center of the circle and has high engineering value. In both experiments, the relative error was less than one percent. Especially in the engineering experiments, the weighted midperpendicular algorithm improved accuracy by an order of magnitude. Therefore, the proposed algorithm significantly improves the fitting accuracy of the center of the circle and effectively solves the difficulty that the center of the circle cannot be directly measured on the construction machinery.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/20/10341circleHough transformcranephotogrammetrydistortion
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Chenyang Fan
Zhangyan Zhao
The Center of the Circle Fitting Optimization Algorithm Based on the Hough Transform for Crane
Applied Sciences
circle
Hough transform
crane
photogrammetry
distortion
title The Center of the Circle Fitting Optimization Algorithm Based on the Hough Transform for Crane
title_full The Center of the Circle Fitting Optimization Algorithm Based on the Hough Transform for Crane
title_fullStr The Center of the Circle Fitting Optimization Algorithm Based on the Hough Transform for Crane
title_full_unstemmed The Center of the Circle Fitting Optimization Algorithm Based on the Hough Transform for Crane
title_short The Center of the Circle Fitting Optimization Algorithm Based on the Hough Transform for Crane
title_sort center of the circle fitting optimization algorithm based on the hough transform for crane
topic circle
Hough transform
crane
photogrammetry
distortion
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/20/10341
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