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An Adaptive Human-in-the-loop Approach to Continuous Understanding of Additive Manufacturing Processes with Computer Vision

Liu, Xiao (2024) An Adaptive Human-in-the-loop Approach to Continuous Understanding of Additive Manufacturing Processes with Computer Vision. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Abstract
In Additive Manufacturing (AM), recent developments in in-situ monitoring and process control allow the collection of large amounts of emissions data during the build and modification process of the parts being manufactured. This data then can be used as source to further construct 2D and 3D representations of the printed parts. However, the inspection, labeling and analysis as well as the characterisation of this data still remains a manual process. The aim of this research is to determine if and how Machine Learning techniques can automatically inspect and annotate this generated data, thereby reducing manual workload and associated costs. More specifically, this work will look at two scenarios: firstly, using convolutional neural networks (CNNs) to inspect and classify the data collected by in-situ monitoring and secondly, applying Active Learning and Semi-supervised learning to accelerate the data labeling process while continuously gaining understanding about the manufactured object from the data generated during the AM process. Ultimately this work could be used to help with decisions made by an AM operator during the AM process allowing modification of the output during the actual manufacture process
Metadata
Item Type:Thesis (PhD)
Date of Award:August 2024
Refereed:No
Supervisor(s):Smeaton, Alan and Mileo, Alessandra
Subjects:Computer Science > Artificial intelligence
Computer Science > Machine learning
Engineering > Imaging systems
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Computing
Research Institutes and Centres > INSIGHT Centre for Data Analytics
Research Institutes and Centres > I-Form
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. View License
Funders:Science Foundation Ireland
ID Code:30212
Deposited On:18 Nov 2024 11:58 by Alan Smeaton . Last Modified 18 Nov 2024 11:58
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