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  • Ashwin Joseph
  • July 6, 2021

Footwear defect detection using Vision Intelligence Systems

Across global industries, AI-driven computer vision systems are enabling the streamlining of the production process so that the products are compliant with the quality criteria set by the company.  This in turn brings in advantages of greater efficiency, lower operational costs while enabling 24/7 production and quicker decision making. 

Producing defect-free footwear is not easy. With a variety of defects to be recognized like excessive glue, weak bonds, scuff marks, asymmetry, size, metal contamination and sharp points, the time and effort for manual inspection keeps multiplying. Hence, the need for an automated defect detection system in the footwear industry.

This blog describes an application designed for defect detection in footwear raw materials using TYQ-i, Ignitarium’s Deep Learning based Vision Analytics Platform.  The project was executed for one of India’s leading footwear manufacturing companies to cut down on the time taken for quality assurance,  thus enhancing productivity and helping to digitise the process. The approach and apparatus took into account considerations like positional variance (placing the object in any alignment), various sizes of raw materials, lighting invariance, etc.

The approach taken by the Ignitarium Engineering team is detailed in subsequent sections:

  1. Dataset preparation
  2. Approach to solving the problem
  3. Labelling
  4. Training
  5. Accuracy
  6. Approach to using the application
  7. Application Screenshots
  8. Performance
  9. Conclusion

Dataset Preparation

In order to train a model, we must start with the appropriate amount of relevant data. For the footwear defect detection project, we were provided a variety of footwear raw materials samples of different types from our client’s production factories all over the country. A large dataset of images was generated by the team at Ignitarium by scanning the raw materials in different alignments. Here are some of the sample raw materials.

Approach to solving the problem

The approach to solving the problem involved using a combination of various image processing algorithms as well as Deep Learning detection algorithms using a special apparatus designed by Ignitarium.  Firstly, using a scanner we were able to retrieve a high resolution colour image of the raw material, then using complex image processing techniques, various preprocessing steps were carried out to ensure positional alignment.

For knowing more about positional alignment, the following links will be quite helpful:

  1. https://learnopencv.com/image-alignment-ecc-in-opencv-c-python/
  2. https://opencv-python tutroals.readthedocs.io/en/latest/py_tutorials/py_imgproc/py_geometric_transformations/py_geometric_transformations.html

Deep learning was utilised for the automatic detection of cuts and holes in the raw materials. Semantic segmentation was used for the same and a number of architectures exist for the same like ParseNet, U-Net, etc. The following link will be helpful to gain more insights regarding the same.

U-Net consists of an encoder (downsampler) and decoder (upsampler). In order to learn robust features, and reduce the number of trainable parameters, a pretrained model can be used as the encoder. Thus, the encoder for this task can be a pretrained model like MobileNetV2, whose intermediate outputs will be used, and the decoder will be the upsample block.

Unet Model

[Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zhixuhao/unet/master/img/u-net-architecture.png]

The following links are helpful for exploring about Unet:

  1. https://github.com/zhixuhao/unet
  2. https://www.tensorflow.org/tutorials/images/segmentation

TensorRT optimization

Inorder to speed up the inference results we had carried out TensorRT optimization on our models. TensorRT is an Nvidia software solution for generating optimized models for production deployment of Deep Learning Models. This is achieved by restructuring the graph to perform the operations much faster and more efficiently without changes to the underlying computation in the graph. Detailed information on TensorRT can be found here.

Labelling

Labelling is an important part of any ML-based system. Ignitarium used its own in-house labelling application for the annotation tasks involved in identification of cuts along the footwear raw materials, thus generating the corresponding mask images for the images scanned.

Training

Using the mask images obtained from the inhouse labelling application and the original scan images, training was carried out. Several pretrained encoder-decoder networks like resnet50_segnet, mobilenet_unet, resnet50_unet etc. are available that can be used based on the requirement.

Accuracy

Our custom semantic segmentation network was able to correctly identify the cuts in the raw materials with an accuracy of over 98%.

Approach to using the application

The application requires the user to store templates of each type of raw material they intend to test. It is a one time process for each template. The template creation process involves selecting the positions of holes and drawing the positions of cuts with a mouse pointer as well as marking specific regions that may require custom threshold as compared to other regions as well as entering other details regarding the template like size, article number, left or right orientation etc.

Application Snapshots

Here are some of the snapshots of the application:

This image shows the overall layout of the application

Application screenshot showing an example case of how the raw material tested is non defective. It has verified the position of the holes, cuts as well as border outlines in the template for any mismatch.

The screenshot here shows a feature of the application that allows the user to actually check the measures in S.I system (millimetre) between any points of interest in the raw material using a mouse pointer, thus eradicating the need to physically use a measuring tape or scale.

This particular view helps the user to get an idea regarding the regions that are either missing or in excess as compared to the template piece. The red boxes drawn indicate that the holes in the test piece are missing as compared to the original template. As the curves representing the cuts overlap it means that there are no variations in the position of the cuts.

Performance

Scanner’s processing time can vary with resolution used; for the specific scanner used, the total time taken for testing is around 35-40 seconds including scanning and generation of results. Normally the same process when carried out manually by a person, would be highly laborious requiring the verification of dimensions with instruments and visual inspection of raw piece with a template piece, that could take upto 3-4 minutes a piece.

Conclusion

Video explaining the features of the product is available in the following link:

Salient Features of the Footwear Defect Detection Application:

1) Identification of standard defects namely position of holes, cuts as well as outer surface shape of test pieces utilising Deep Learning and Image Processing techniques.

2) Mark custom regions in templates that are to be evaluated against custom tolerance values. Can  be utilized in cases where certain regions in the template are to be given more or less prominence.

3) Ability to use CAD files as well as Scanner Feed as Input.

4) Automatic Template Detection feature for identification of corresponding article, if previously stored, thus removing the need for manual selection by the user.

5) Search option for searching for templates based on article names.

6) Folder Structure for neatly organising Article Templates of different sizes

7) Re-orientation of test piece with respect to template either using shape matching or hole position of corresponding template.

8) Availability of different views after testing the Template to make the user understand visually the exact points of defects, if any.

9) Ability to Store and retrieve details from the Result Database regarding tests carried out with various filtering options.

10) Easy modification/ deletion of templates by privileged users.

11) Ability to assign custom privileges to different users of the application like Template Creation/ Modification, Create a new User and Test Analysis Overview.

12) Ability to specify custom tolerance values in the SI metric system for various dimensions taken into consideration for testing for each type of template.

13) Mandate the user to enter certain details like batch number and explanation if results generated by the application were overridden, all which will be stored in the database.

14) Export of report database details into Spreadsheet and PDF formats for Report generation. The details to be included can be controlled using filtering options

15) Ability to Import or Export Template Database.

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      As EVP, of Strategy at Ignitarium, Siby anchors multiple functions spanning investor community relations, business growth, technology initiatives as well and operational excellence.

       

      Siby has over 31 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. In his last role at Wipro Technologies, he headed the Semiconductor Industry Practice Group where he was responsible for business growth and engineering delivery for all of Wipro’s semiconductor customers. Prior to that, he held a vast array of crucial roles at Wipro including Chief Technologist & Vice President, CTO Office, Global Delivery Head for Product Engineering Services, Business Head of Semiconductor & Consumer Electronics, and Head of Unified Competency Framework. He was instrumental in growing Wipro’s semiconductor business to over $100 million within 5 years and turning around its Consumer Electronics business in less than 2 years. In addition, he was the Engineering Manager for Enthink Inc., a semiconductor IP-focused subsidiary of Wipro. Prior to that, Siby was the Technical Lead for several of the most prestigious system engineering projects executed by Wipro R&D.

       

      Siby has held a host of deeply impactful positions, which included representing Wipro in various World Economic Forum working groups on Industrial IOT and as a member of IEEE’s IOT Steering Committee.

       

      He completed his MTech. in Electrical Engineering (Information and Control) from IIT, Kanpur and his BTech. from NIT, Calicut

       

      SUDIP NANDY

      Board Member

       

      An accomplished leader with over 40 years of experience, Sudip has helped build and grow companies in India, the US and the UK.

      He has held the post of Independent Director and Board Member for several organizations like Redington Limited, Excelra, Artison Agrotech, GeBBS Healthcare Solutions, Liquid Hub Inc. and ResultsCX.

      Most recently, Sudip was a Senior Advisor at ChrysCapital, a private equity firm where he has also been the Managing Director and Operating Partner for IT for the past 5 years. During his tenure, he has been Executive Chairman of California-headquartered Infogain Corporation and the non-Exec Chair on the board of a pioneering electric-2-wheeler company Ampere Vehicles, which is now a brand of Greaves Cotton Ltd.

      Earlier on in his career, Sudip has been the CEO and then Chairman India for Aricent. Prior to that, he had spent 25+ years in Wipro where he has been the Head of US business, Engineering R&D Services, and later the Head of EU Operations.

      Sudip is an active investor in several interesting startups in India and overseas, which mostly use technology for the social good, encompassing hyperlocal, healthcare, rural development, farmer support and e2W ecosystem. He also spends time as a coach and mentor for several CEOs in this role.

       

      SUJEETH JOSEPH Chief Product Officer

      SUJEETH JOSEPH

      Chief Technology Officer

       

      As CTO, Sujeeth is responsible for defining the technology roadmap, driving IP & solution development, and transitioning these technology components into practically deployable product engineering use cases.

       

      With a career spanning over 30+ years, Sujeeth Joseph is a semiconductor industry veteran in the SoC, System and Product architecture space. At SanDisk India, he was Director of Architecture for the USD $2B Removable Products Group. Simultaneously, he also headed the SanDisk India Patenting function, the Retail Competitive Analysis Group and drove academic research programs with premier Indian academic Institutes. Prior to SanDisk, he was Chief Architect of the Semiconductor & Systems BU (SnS) of Wipro Technologies. Over a 19-year career at Wipro, he has played hands-on and leadership roles across all phases of the ASIC and System design flow.

       

      He graduated in Electronics Engineering from Bombay University in 1991.

       

      SUJITH MATHEW IYPE Co-founder & CTO

      SUJITH MATHEW IYPE

      Co-founder & COO

       

      As Ignitarium's Co-founder and COO, Sujith is responsible for driving the operational efficiency and streamlining process across the organization. He is also responsible for the growth and P&L of the Semiconductor Business Unit.

       

      Apart from establishing a compelling story in VLSI, Sujith was responsible for Ignitarium's foray into nascent technology areas like AI, ML, Computer Vision, and IoT, nurturing them in our R&D Lab - "The Crucible".

       

      Prior to founding Ignitarium, Sujith played the role of a VLSI architect at Wipro Technologies for 13 years. In true hands-on mode, he has built ASICs and FPGAs for the Multimedia, Telecommunication, and Healthcare domains and has provided technical leadership for many flagship projects executed by Wipro.

       

      Sujith graduated from NIT - Calicut in the year 2000 in Electronics and Communications Engineering and thereafter he has successfully completed a one-year executive program in Business Management from IIM Calcutta.

       

      RAMESH SHANMUGHAM Co-founder & COO

      RAMESH SHANMUGHAM

      Co-founder & CRO

      As Co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer of Ignitarium, Ramesh has been responsible for global business and marketing as well as building trusted customer relationships upholding the company's core values.

      Ramesh has over 25 years of experience in the Semiconductor Industry covering all aspects of IC design. Prior to Ignitarium, Ramesh was a key member of the senior management team of the semiconductor division at Wipro Technologies. Ramesh has played key roles in Semiconductor Delivery and Pre-sales at a global level.

      Ramesh graduated in Electronics Engineering from Model Engineering College, Cochin, and has a Postgraduate degree in Microelectronics from BITS Pilani.