Orientation Method for Rail Weld Region Based on Level Set [基于水平集的钢轨焊缝区域定位方法]

作者：Liu X.; Xiong B.^*; Liao F.; Chen X.

来源：Journal of Applied Sciences, 2021, 39(2): 281-292.

DOI：10.3969/j.issn.0255-8297.2021.02.010

• Automatic positioning
• Level set
• Rail weld
• Sorting method
• Weld region

An orientation method for rail weld region based on level set is proposed to improve the adaptability, stability and accuracy of weld positioning under different illumination conditions. Firstly, in order to separate welds from rail waists, rail heads and background, level set is used to segment the contours in preprocessed weld image. Secondly, area sorting and domain connecting are used in combination to eliminate contour interference and achieve coarse positioning of weld contour. The weld contour is then accurately positioned by using double sorting method. Finally, the rail weld region is automatically positioned by sorting the abscissa of weld contour. Positioning experiments for the weld region of 60kg/m rail are conducted under different illumination conditions. Experiments demonstrate the advantages of strong adaptability, high accuracy and good stability, and prove that the proposed method can be used for automatically detecting the weld misalignment in welded rail site.

• 单位
  南昌航空大学