MSP U-Net: Crack Segmentation for Low-Resolution Images Based on Multi-Scale Parallel Attention U-Net

As the expected lifespans of structures and road approaches, as well as the importance of road maintenance, increase globally, safety inspections have emerged as a crucial task. Nonetheless, the existing crack detection models focus on multi-scale feature loss and performance degradation in learning...

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Main Authors: Joon-Hyeok Kim, Ju-Hyeon Noh, Jun-Young Jang, Hee-Deok Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/24/11541
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Summary:As the expected lifespans of structures and road approaches, as well as the importance of road maintenance, increase globally, safety inspections have emerged as a crucial task. Nonetheless, the existing crack detection models focus on multi-scale feature loss and performance degradation in learning various types of cracks. We propose the Multi-Scale Parallel Attention U-Net (MSP U-Net) as a network designed for low-resolution images that considers the irregular characteristics of cracks. MSP U-Net applies a large receptive field flock to an attention U-Net, minimizing feature loss across multiple scales. Using the Crack500 dataset, our network achieved a mean intersection of union (mIoU) of 0.7752, outperforming the existing methods on low-resolution images.
ISSN:2076-3417