Gammainduced Image Degradation Analysis Of Robot Vision Sensor For Autonomous Inspection Of Nuclear Sites

• doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2021.3050168
• title: Gamma-Induced Image Degradation Analysis of Robot Vision Sensor for Autonomous Inspection of Nuclear Sites
• publisher: IEEE
• isbn:
• issn: 2379-9153
• rank: 2538
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• content_type: Journals
• abstract: There is an increasing desire to conduct autonomous inspection of nuclear sites using robots. However, the presence of gamma radiation in nuclear sites induces degradation in vision sensors. In this paper, the effects of gamma radiation on a robot vision sensor (CMOS camera) used for radiological inspection is examined. The analyses have been carried out for two types of images at different dose rates: a) dark images b) illuminated images. In this work, dark images and chessboard images under illumination are analysed using various evaluation metrics to evaluate the effect of gamma radiation on CMOS Integrated Circuit (IC) and electronic circuitry of the sensor. Experimental results manifest significant changes in electrical properties like the generation of radiation-induced photo signal in sensing circuitry and radiation-induced noise affecting the visual odometry of the robot. System-level degradation for gamma dose rates upto 3 Gy/min intensifies, making data from the imaging sensor unreliable for the visual odometry. However, images captured for gamma dose rate upto 3 Gy/min can be used for surveillance purpose.
• article_number: 9317732
• pdf_url: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=9317732
• html_url: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9317732/
• abstract_url: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9317732/
• publication_title: IEEE Sensors Journal
• conference_location:
• conference_dates:
• publication_number: 7361
• is_number: 9882000
• publication_year: 2022
• publication_date: 15 Sept.15, 2022
• start_page: 17378
• end_page: 17390
• citing_paper_count: 11
• citing_patent_count: 0
• download_count: 1098
• insert_date: 20210108
• index_terms:
  • ieee_terms:
    • Robots
    • Sensors
    • Cameras
    • Robot vision systems
    • CMOS image sensors
    • Inspection
    • Degradation
  • author_terms:
    • Gamma-induced image degradation
    • CMOS image sensor
    • robotic inspection
    • vision sensor degradation
  • dynamic_index_terms:
    • Vision Sensors
    • Nuclear Sites
    • Image Degradation
    • Site Inspection
    • Illumination
    • Lighting
    • Effects Of Radiation
    • Effects Of Radiotherapy
    • Effect Of Irradiation
    • Dose Rate
    • Image Sensor
    • Camera Sensor
    • Gamma Irradiation
    • Gamma Radiation
    • Electronic Circuits
    • Electronic Circuitry
    • Dark Images
    • Visual Odometry
    • Changes In Electrical Properties
    • Effect Of Gamma Irradiation
    • Effect Of Gamma Radiation
    • Image Analysis
    • Exposure Time
    • Image Quality
    • Radiation Exposure
    • Dark Conditions
    • Dose Rate Effect
    • Dose-rate Effects
    • Image Point
    • Cumulative Dose
    • Reference Image
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Handcrafted Features
    • Gamma Rays
    • Commercial Off-the-shelf
    • Commercial Off The Shelf
    • Commercial-off-the-shelf
    • Feature Matching
    • Matching Characteristics
    • Presence Of Sources
• authors:
  • Author Name: Zeba Khanam
    Affiliation: Embedded and Intelligent Systems Laboratory, University of Essex, Colchester, U.K.
    Author URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37714102200
    ID: 37714102200
    Order: 1
    Author Affiliations:
    • Embedded and Intelligent Systems Laboratory, University of Essex, Colchester, U.K.
  • Author Name: Bilal Aslam
    Affiliation: Embedded and Intelligent Systems Laboratory, University of Essex, Colchester, U.K.
    Author URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37087097420
    ID: 37087097420
    Order: 2
    Author Affiliations:
    • Embedded and Intelligent Systems Laboratory, University of Essex, Colchester, U.K.
  • Author Name: Sangeet Saha
    Affiliation: Embedded and Intelligent Systems Laboratory, University of Essex, Colchester, U.K.
    Author URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37086522162
    ID: 37086522162
    Order: 3
    Author Affiliations:
    • Embedded and Intelligent Systems Laboratory, University of Essex, Colchester, U.K.
  • Author Name: Xiaojun Zhai
    Affiliation: Embedded and Intelligent Systems Laboratory, University of Essex, Colchester, U.K.
    Author URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37085512150
    ID: 37085512150
    Order: 4
    Author Affiliations:
    • Embedded and Intelligent Systems Laboratory, University of Essex, Colchester, U.K.
  • Author Name: Shoaib Ehsan
    Affiliation: Embedded and Intelligent Systems Laboratory, University of Essex, Colchester, U.K.
    Author URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37540520800
    ID: 37540520800
    Order: 5
    Author Affiliations:
    • Embedded and Intelligent Systems Laboratory, University of Essex, Colchester, U.K.
  • Author Name: Rustam Stolkin
    Affiliation: Extreme Robotics Laboratory (ERL), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, U.K.
    Author URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37424300500
    ID: 37424300500
    Order: 6
    Author Affiliations:
    • Extreme Robotics Laboratory (ERL), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, U.K.
  • Author Name: Klaus McDonald-Maier
    Affiliation: Embedded and Intelligent Systems Laboratory, University of Essex, Colchester, U.K.
    Author URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/38272117700
    ID: 38272117700
    Order: 7
    Author Affiliations:
    • Embedded and Intelligent Systems Laboratory, University of Essex, Colchester, U.K.

Image Sensor

• sensor_type: CMOS camera
• resolution: Not specified
• dynamic_range: Not specified
• pixel_size: Not specified
• dark_current: Not specified

Optical Data

• focal_length: Not specified
• aperture: Not specified
• field_of_view: Not specified
• distortion: Not specified

Performance Metrics

Applications & Benefits

• cell_imaging: Not specified
• benefits: Not specified

Supporting Organizations

• supported_by: U.K. Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Manuscript Details

• publication_date: 15 Sept.15, 2022

Relevancy Score

• score: 9.5
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