A Systematic Review of Computer Vision Techniques for Quality Control in End-of-Line Visual Inspection of Antenna Parts
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Abstract
The rapid evolution of wireless communication technologies has underscored the critical role of antennas in ensuring seamless connectivity. Antenna defects, ranging from manufacturing imperfections to environmental wear, pose significant challenges to the reliability and performance of communication systems. This review paper navigates the landscape of antenna defect detection, emphasizing the need for a nuanced understanding of various defect types and the associated challenges in visual detection. This review paper serves as a valuable resource for researchers, engineers, and practitioners engaged in the design and maintenance of communication systems. The insights presented here pave the way for enhanced reliability in antenna systems through targeted defect detection measures. In this study, a comprehensive literature analysis on computer vision algorithms that are employed in end-of-line visual inspection of antenna parts is presented. The PRISMA principles will be followed throughout the review, and its goals are to provide a summary of recent research, identify relevant computer vision techniques, and evaluate how effective these techniques are in discovering defects during inspections. It contains articles from scholarly journals as well as papers presented at conferences up until June 2023. This research utilized search phrases that were relevant, and papers were chosen based on whether or not they met certain inclusion and exclusion criteria. In this study, several different computer vision approaches, such as feature extraction and defect classification, are broken down and analyzed. Additionally, their applicability and performance are discussed. The review highlights the significance of utilizing a wide variety of datasets and measurement criteria. The findings of this study add to the existing body of knowledge and point researchers in the direction of promising new areas of investigation, such as real-time inspection systems and multispectral imaging. This review, on its whole, offers a complete study of computer vision approaches for quality control in antenna parts. It does so by providing helpful insights and drawing attention to areas that require additional exploration.
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OpenAlex topics: Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection · Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring · Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
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