Enhanced Occupational Safety in Agricultural Machinery Factories: Artificial Intelligence-Driven Helmet Detection Using Transfer Learning and Majority Voting

The objective of this study was to develop an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven model for the detection of helmet usage among workers in tractor and agricultural machinery factories with the aim of enhancing occupational safety. A transfer learning approach was employed, utilizing nine pre-trained...

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Main Authors: Simge Özüağ, Ömer Ertuğrul
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description The objective of this study was to develop an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven model for the detection of helmet usage among workers in tractor and agricultural machinery factories with the aim of enhancing occupational safety. A transfer learning approach was employed, utilizing nine pre-trained neural networks for the extraction of deep features. The following neural networks were employed: MobileNetV2, ResNet50, DarkNet53, AlexNet, ShuffleNet, DenseNet201, InceptionV3, Inception-ResNetV2, and GoogLeNet. Subsequently, the extracted features were subjected to iterative neighborhood component analysis (INCA) for feature selection, after which they were classified using the k-nearest neighbor (kNN) algorithm. The classification outputs of all networks were combined through iterative majority voting (IMV) to achieve optimal results. To evaluate the model, an image dataset comprising 662 images of individuals wearing helmets and 722 images of individuals without helmets sourced from the internet was constructed. The proposed model achieved an accuracy of 90.39%, with DenseNet201 producing the most accurate results. This AI-driven helmet detection model demonstrates significant potential in improving occupational safety by assisting safety officers, especially in confined environments, reducing human error, and enhancing efficiency.
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spelling doaj-art-038b7e7fea21487b8d670377d15bd06a2025-08-20T01:55:33ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172024-12-0114231127810.3390/app142311278Enhanced Occupational Safety in Agricultural Machinery Factories: Artificial Intelligence-Driven Helmet Detection Using Transfer Learning and Majority VotingSimge Özüağ0Ömer Ertuğrul1Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences, Kırşehir Ahi Evran University, Kırşehir 40100, TürkiyeDepartment of Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Kırşehir Ahi Evran University, Kırşehir 40100, TürkiyeThe objective of this study was to develop an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven model for the detection of helmet usage among workers in tractor and agricultural machinery factories with the aim of enhancing occupational safety. A transfer learning approach was employed, utilizing nine pre-trained neural networks for the extraction of deep features. The following neural networks were employed: MobileNetV2, ResNet50, DarkNet53, AlexNet, ShuffleNet, DenseNet201, InceptionV3, Inception-ResNetV2, and GoogLeNet. Subsequently, the extracted features were subjected to iterative neighborhood component analysis (INCA) for feature selection, after which they were classified using the k-nearest neighbor (kNN) algorithm. The classification outputs of all networks were combined through iterative majority voting (IMV) to achieve optimal results. To evaluate the model, an image dataset comprising 662 images of individuals wearing helmets and 722 images of individuals without helmets sourced from the internet was constructed. The proposed model achieved an accuracy of 90.39%, with DenseNet201 producing the most accurate results. This AI-driven helmet detection model demonstrates significant potential in improving occupational safety by assisting safety officers, especially in confined environments, reducing human error, and enhancing efficiency.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/23/11278OHSPPEfarm machinery factoriesindustrial safetytransfer learningiterative neighborhood component analysis
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Enhanced Occupational Safety in Agricultural Machinery Factories: Artificial Intelligence-Driven Helmet Detection Using Transfer Learning and Majority Voting
Applied Sciences
OHS
PPE
farm machinery factories
industrial safety
transfer learning
iterative neighborhood component analysis
title Enhanced Occupational Safety in Agricultural Machinery Factories: Artificial Intelligence-Driven Helmet Detection Using Transfer Learning and Majority Voting
title_full Enhanced Occupational Safety in Agricultural Machinery Factories: Artificial Intelligence-Driven Helmet Detection Using Transfer Learning and Majority Voting
title_fullStr Enhanced Occupational Safety in Agricultural Machinery Factories: Artificial Intelligence-Driven Helmet Detection Using Transfer Learning and Majority Voting
title_full_unstemmed Enhanced Occupational Safety in Agricultural Machinery Factories: Artificial Intelligence-Driven Helmet Detection Using Transfer Learning and Majority Voting
title_short Enhanced Occupational Safety in Agricultural Machinery Factories: Artificial Intelligence-Driven Helmet Detection Using Transfer Learning and Majority Voting
title_sort enhanced occupational safety in agricultural machinery factories artificial intelligence driven helmet detection using transfer learning and majority voting
topic OHS
PPE
farm machinery factories
industrial safety
transfer learning
iterative neighborhood component analysis
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/23/11278
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