Title
Anomaly Detection Neural Network with Dual Auto-Encoders GAN and Its Industrial Inspection Applications.
Abstract
Recently, researchers have been studying methods to introduce deep learning into automated optical inspection (AOI) systems to reduce labor costs. However, the integration of deep learning in the industry may encounter major challenges such as sample imbalance (defective products that only account for a small proportion). Therefore, in this study, an anomaly detection neural network, dual auto-encoder generative adversarial network (DAGAN), was developed to solve the problem of sample imbalance. With skip-connection and dual auto-encoder architecture, the proposed method exhibited excellent image reconstruction ability and training stability. Three datasets, namely public industrial detection training set, MVTec AD, with mobile phone screen glass and wood defect detection datasets, were used to verify the inspection ability of DAGAN. In addition, training with a limited amount of data was proposed to verify its detection ability. The results demonstrated that the areas under the curve (AUCs) of DAGAN were better than previous generative adversarial network-based anomaly detection models in 13 out of 17 categories in these datasets, especially in categories with high variability or noise. The maximum AUC improvement was 0.250 (toothbrush). Moreover, the proposed method exhibited better detection ability than the U-Net auto-encoder, which indicates the function of discriminator in this application. Furthermore, the proposed method had a high level of AUCs when using only a small amount of training data. DAGAN can significantly reduce the time and cost of collecting and labeling data when it is applied to industrial detection.
Year
DOI
Venue
2020
10.3390/s20123336
SENSORS
Keywords
DocType
Volume
automated optical inspection (AOI),anomaly detection (AD),defect detection,generative adversarial network (GAN),dual auto-encoder generative adversarial network (DAGAN)
Journal
20
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
12.0
1424-8220
3
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.43
0
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Ta-Wei Tang130.43
Wei-Han Kuo230.43
Jauh-Hsiang Lan330.43
Chien-Fang Ding430.43
Hakiem Hsu530.43
Hong-Tsu Young630.43