Stress and Corrosion Defect Identification in Weak Magnetic Leakage Signals Using Multi-Graph Splitting and Fusion Graph Convolution Networks

• Published in: Machines (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 70
• Main Authors: Zhang, Shaoxuan, Lu, Senxiang, Dong, Xu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.01.2023
• Subjects: Convolution; Corrosion; Deep learning; Defects; Engineering; graph convolutional networks (GCNs); Graphs; Identification; Leak detection; Machine learning; Machine vision; Magnetic fields; Magnetic flux; Measurement methods; Neural networks; non-destructive testing; Nondestructive testing; Pipelines; Sensors; Splitting; stress defects of corrosion defects; Wavelet transforms; weak magnetic flux leakages
• ISSN: 2075-1702; 2075-1702
• DOI: 10.3390/machines11010070

Weak magnetic flux leak detection is one of the most important non-destructive testing and measurement methods for pipelines. Since different defects cause different damage, it is necessary to classify the different types of defects. Traditional machine learning methods of defect type identification mainly use feature analysis methods and rely on expert a priori knowledge and the ability of designers. These methods have the following weaknesses: a priori knowledge needs to be designed iteratively, and a priori knowledge design relies on expert experience. In recent years, the rapid development of deep learning methods in the field of machine vision has led to the development of defect analysis in the industry. However, most deep learning methods lack the ability to analyze both detailed information and the overall structure. In this paper, we propose graph convolution networks for splitting and fusing multiple graphs of detail graphs and a root graph. Detail information (detail graphs) provides detailed information for the detection of WMFLs. The structure information (root graph) provides structural information for the detection of WMFLs. This paper uses simulation data and experimental data to verify that the proposed method can identify stress defects and corrosion defects well. The paper explains the experimental results in detail to demonstrate the superiority of the method in industrial methods.