针对真实场景裂缝追踪中的视角畸变问题,提出无需训练的物理引导对齐框架。
Robust Perspective Correction for Real-World Crack Evolution Tracking in Image-Based Structural Health Monitoring
- 用非线性各向异性扩散构建保裂尺度空间,增强细长裂缝检测能力。
- 在多种干扰下,裂缝面积与脊线长度误差分别降低70%和90%,对齐误差低于5%。
- 无需训练、可解释性强,适合无人机与手机端部署,适用于现场结构健康监测。
精准图像对齐对基于图像的结构健康监测(SHM)中裂缝演化跟踪至关重要,尤其在存在视角畸变、遮挡和低对比度的真实场景下。传统特征检测器如SIFT和SURF依赖高斯尺度空间,会抑制高频边缘,难以定位细裂缝;轻量级二值化方法如ORB和BRISK虽计算高效,但在有纹理或阴影表面重复性差。本文提出一种物理信息引导的对齐框架,改进开源KAZE架构以应对SHM特定挑战。通过非线性各向异性扩散构建保裂尺度空间,并结合RANSAC-based同伦估计,实现无需训练、调参或预标定的准确几何校正。在手持智能手机采集的砖石与混凝土时序图像上验证,涵盖阴影干扰、裁剪、斜视角度及表面杂乱等复杂条件。相比经典检测器,该框架使裂缝面积与脊线长度误差分别减少70%和90%,关键指标对齐误差保持在5%以下。该方法无监督、可解释且计算轻量,支持通过无人机与移动平台规模化部署。通过将非线性尺度空间建模专门适配于SHM图像对齐,本工作为真实世界裂缝演化追踪提供了一种鲁棒且物理可信的替代方案。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Accurate image alignment is essential for monitoring crack evolution in structural health monitoring (SHM), particularly under real-world conditions involving perspective distortion, occlusion, and low contrast. However, traditional feature detectors such as SIFT and SURF, which rely on Gaussian-based scale spaces, tend to suppress high-frequency edges, making them unsuitable for thin crack localization. Lightweight binary alternatives like ORB and BRISK, while computationally efficient, often suffer from poor keypoint repeatability on textured or shadowed surfaces. This study presents a physics-informed alignment framework that adapts the open KAZE architecture to SHM-specific challenges. By utilizing nonlinear anisotropic diffusion to construct a crack-preserving scale space, and integrating RANSAC-based homography estimation, the framework enables accurate geometric correction without the need for training, parameter tuning, or prior calibration. The method is validated on time-lapse images of masonry and concrete acquired via handheld smartphone under varied field conditions, including shadow interference, cropping, oblique viewing angles, and surface clutter. Compared to classical detectors, the proposed framework reduces crack area and spine length errors by up to 70 percent and 90 percent, respectively, while maintaining sub-5 percent alignment error in key metrics. Unsupervised, interpretable, and computationally lightweight, this approach supports scalable deployment via UAVs and mobile platforms. By tailoring nonlinear scale-space modeling to SHM image alignment, this work offers a robust and physically grounded alternative to conventional techniques for tracking real-world crack evolution.
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