Multiclass semantic segmentation for digitisation of movable heritage using deep learning techniques

[EN] Digitisation processes of movable heritage are becoming increasingly popular to document the artworks stored in our museums. An increasing number of strategies for the three-dimensional (3D) acquisition and modelling of these invaluable assets have been developed in the last few years, to effic...

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Autores: Patrucco, Giacomo, Setragno, Francesco
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2021
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositório:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/169360
Acesso em linha:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/169360
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Close-range photogrammetry
Deep learning
Semantic segmentation
Automatic masking
Movable heritage
Cultural heritage documentation
Fotogrametría de objeto cercano
Aprendizaje profundo
Segmentación semántica
Enmascaramiento automático
Patrimonio mueble
Documentación del patrimonio cultural
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Resumo:[EN] Digitisation processes of movable heritage are becoming increasingly popular to document the artworks stored in our museums. An increasing number of strategies for the three-dimensional (3D) acquisition and modelling of these invaluable assets have been developed in the last few years, to efficiently respond to this documentation need and contribute to deepening the knowledge of the masterpieces investigated constantly by researchers operating in many fieldworks. Nowadays, one of the most effective solutions is represented by the development of image-based techniques, usually connected to a Structure-from-Motion (SfM) photogrammetric approach. However, while the acquisition of the images is relatively rapid, it is the processes connected to the data processing that are very time-consuming and require substantial manual involvement of the operator. The development of deep learning-based strategies can be an effective solution to enhance the level of automatism. In the case of the current research, which has been carried out in the framework of the digitisation of a collection of wooden maquettes stored in the ‘Museo Egizio di Torino’ using a photogrammetric approach, an automatic masking strategy using deep learning techniques is proposed, to increase the level of automatism and therefore, optimise the photogrammetric pipeline. Starting from a manually annotated dataset a neural network has been trained to automatically perform a semantic classification with the aim to isolate the maquettes from the background. The proposed methodology has allowed obtaining automatically segmented masks with a high degree of accuracy. The followed workflow is described (as regards acquisition strategies, dataset processing, and neural network training), and the accuracy of the results is evaluated and discussed. In addition, the possibility of performing a multiclass segmentation on the digital images to recognise different categories of objects in the images and define a semantic hierarchy is proposed to perform automatic classification of different elements in the acquired images.