Abstract: Detection of defects such as cracking, corrosion and wear is critical during the service life of oil and gas pipelines. Ultrasonic, magnetic leakage and visual imaging techniques are ...

LEAP is a general purpose Evolutionary Computation package that combines readable and easy-to-use syntax for search and optimization algorithms with powerful distribution and visualization features.

Abstract: Scale invariant feature transform (SIFT) is an approach for extracting distinctive invariant features from images, and it has been successfully applied to many computer vision problems (e.g.

Robotic automation is a key technology that increases the efficiency and flexibility of manufacturing processes. However, one of the challenges in deploying robots in novel environments is finding the ...