A Wavelet Packet Transform and Convolutional Neural Network Method Based Ultrasonic Detection Signals Recognition of Concrete.

Journal: Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
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Abstract

This paper proposes a new intelligent recognition method for concrete ultrasonic detection based on wavelet packet transform and a convolutional neural network (CNN). To validate the proposed data-based method, a case study is presented where the K-fold cross-validation was adopted to produce the performance analysis and classification experiments. Moreover, three evaluation indicators, precision, recall, and F-score, are calculated for analyzing the classification performance of the trained models. As a result, the obtained four-classifying CNN reaches more than 99% detection accuracy while the lowest recognition accuracy is not less than 92.5% on the testing dataset for the six-classifying CNN model. Compared with the existing stochastic configuration network (SCN) models, the presented method achieves the design objective with better recognition performance. The calculation results of the six-classifying and five-classifying models and related research clearly indicate the remaining challenging tasks for intelligent recognition algorithms in extracting features and classifying mass data from various concrete defects precisely and efficiently.

Authors

  • Jinhui Zhao
    Centre for Addictions Research of British Columbia, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada.
  • Tianyu Hu
    Zhejiang-Belarus Joint Laboratory of Intelligent Equipment and System for Water Conservancy and Hydropower Safety Monitoring, College of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Hangzhou 310018, China.
  • Qichun Zhang
    Department of Computer Science, University of Bradford, Bradford BD7 1DP, UK.