Approach to automated hot spot detection using image processing for thermographic inspections of power transmission lines

Diagnostyka

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 81-86

  Wronkowicz, Angelika ^a  

^a SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Hot spot detection; Image processing; Power transmission lines; Thermographic inspections

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC LINES; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSPECTION; POWER TRANSMISSION; TRANSMISSIONS;

AUTOMATED SELECTION; HOT SPOT DETECTION; IMAGE PREPROCESSING; IMAGE PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS; INFRARED INSPECTIONS; POST-PROCESSING PROCEDURE; THRESHOLD-VALUE; VISION INSPECTION;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

EID: 84973466093     PISSN: None     EISSN: 24495220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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