Lightweight concrete crack recognition model based on improved MobileNetV3

Abstract This study created the C//Sim attention mechanism employing the parallel connection of the CA attention mechanism and the SimAm attention mechanism to detect cracks in lightweight concrete. MobileNetV3 was improved using the above method, and a lightweight concrete crack recognition model,...

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Main Authors: Rui Wang, Ruiqi Chen, Hao Yan, Xinxin Guo
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-00468-7
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description Abstract This study created the C//Sim attention mechanism employing the parallel connection of the CA attention mechanism and the SimAm attention mechanism to detect cracks in lightweight concrete. MobileNetV3 was improved using the above method, and a lightweight concrete crack recognition model, MobileNetV3-C//Sim, was established. To validate the model’s practicality, this paper has been tested on self-built and public datasets. The improved model performs higher accuracy, recall, precision, and F1 values than Mobilenetv3 in both datasets, with increases of 0.44–0.69% and 0.46–0.89% for the binary and multi classification tasks, respectively. For the CA attention mechanism, SimAm attention mechanism, and ablation tests with different combinations of each other showed that the parallel connection combination was superior to the single-type, front-to-back concatenation combination. In noise testing with different attention mechanisms, the C//Sim reduction is the smallest. It is verified to have better noise immunity and robustness. Regarding the number of model parameters, the proposed method involves only 2.90 M, which is 30.17% less than that of MobileNetV3. The method can provide a model reference for further concrete crack lightweight identification research.
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spelling doaj-art-5fac74a7294344879dfee2ac6a504cd92025-08-20T03:09:35ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-05-0115111210.1038/s41598-025-00468-7Lightweight concrete crack recognition model based on improved MobileNetV3Rui Wang0Ruiqi Chen1Hao Yan2Xinxin Guo3College of Engineering, Sichuan Normal UniversityCollege of Engineering, Sichuan Normal UniversityCollege of Engineering, Sichuan Normal UniversityState Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironmental Protection, Chengdu University of TechnologyAbstract This study created the C//Sim attention mechanism employing the parallel connection of the CA attention mechanism and the SimAm attention mechanism to detect cracks in lightweight concrete. MobileNetV3 was improved using the above method, and a lightweight concrete crack recognition model, MobileNetV3-C//Sim, was established. To validate the model’s practicality, this paper has been tested on self-built and public datasets. The improved model performs higher accuracy, recall, precision, and F1 values than Mobilenetv3 in both datasets, with increases of 0.44–0.69% and 0.46–0.89% for the binary and multi classification tasks, respectively. For the CA attention mechanism, SimAm attention mechanism, and ablation tests with different combinations of each other showed that the parallel connection combination was superior to the single-type, front-to-back concatenation combination. In noise testing with different attention mechanisms, the C//Sim reduction is the smallest. It is verified to have better noise immunity and robustness. Regarding the number of model parameters, the proposed method involves only 2.90 M, which is 30.17% less than that of MobileNetV3. The method can provide a model reference for further concrete crack lightweight identification research.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-00468-7Crack recognitionClassificationMobileNetV3C//Sim attention mechanisms
spellingShingle Rui Wang
Ruiqi Chen
Hao Yan
Xinxin Guo
Lightweight concrete crack recognition model based on improved MobileNetV3
Scientific Reports
Crack recognition
Classification
MobileNetV3
C//Sim attention mechanisms
title Lightweight concrete crack recognition model based on improved MobileNetV3
title_full Lightweight concrete crack recognition model based on improved MobileNetV3
title_fullStr Lightweight concrete crack recognition model based on improved MobileNetV3
title_full_unstemmed Lightweight concrete crack recognition model based on improved MobileNetV3
title_short Lightweight concrete crack recognition model based on improved MobileNetV3
title_sort lightweight concrete crack recognition model based on improved mobilenetv3
topic Crack recognition
Classification
MobileNetV3
C//Sim attention mechanisms
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-00468-7
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