Towards the Automation of Infrared Thermography Inspections for Industrial Maintenance Applications

[EN] The maintenance of industrial equipment extends its useful life, improves its efficiency, reduces the number of failures, and increases the safety of its use. This study proposes a methodology to develop a predictive maintenance tool based on infrared thermographic measures capable of anticipat...

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Autores: Venegas, Pablo, Ortega Pérez, Mario, Sáez de Ocáriz, Idurre, Ivorra, Eugenio|||0000-0001-6062-2061
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2022
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:10251/192445
Acesso em linha:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/192445
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Infrared thermography
Maintenance
Industrial equipment
Machine learning
INGENIERIA DE SISTEMAS Y AUTOMATICA
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Resumo:[EN] The maintenance of industrial equipment extends its useful life, improves its efficiency, reduces the number of failures, and increases the safety of its use. This study proposes a methodology to develop a predictive maintenance tool based on infrared thermographic measures capable of anticipating failures in industrial equipment. The thermal response of selected equipment in normal operation and in controlled induced anomalous operation was analyzed. The characterization of these situations enabled the development of a machine learning system capable of predicting malfunctions. Different options within the available conventional machine learning techniques were analyzed, assessed, and finally selected for electronic equipment maintenance activities. This study provides advances towards the robust application of machine learning combined with infrared thermography and augmented reality for maintenance applications of industrial equipment. The predictive maintenance system finally selected enables automatic quick hand-held thermal inspections using 3D object detection and a pose estimation algorithm, making predictions with an accuracy of 94% at an inference time of 0.006 s.