Monitoring of barnacle growth on the underwater hull of an FRP boat using image processing
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Article Title | Monitoring of barnacle growth on the underwater hull of an FRP boat using image processing |
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ERA Journal ID | 124626 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Ismail, S. B., Salleh, Z., Yusop, M. Y.M. and Fakhruradzi, F. H. |
Journal Title | Procedia Computer Science |
Journal Citation | 23, pp. 146-151 |
Number of Pages | 6 |
Year | 2013 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Place of Publication | Netherlands |
ISSN | 1877-0509 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2013.10.019 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187705091301154X |
Abstract | In this research, photos of barnacles were analysed using image processing. The images of barnacles were taken from the CITRA MOSTI boat made from fibre-glass reinforced plastic (FRP) for monitoring purpose. The photos were taken within a period of three (3) months. Results showed that the barnacles' growth in terms of their size and quantity might be due to the effect of saltwater. Results obtained through SCILAB programming were analysed and comprehensive data were tabulated. From images recorded on February 2013, it was observed that the barnacles had been growing aggressively achieving the highest pixel count of 3000 as compared to images captured in December that only amounted to 2600 pixels. The barnacles were growing at a rate of approximately 10% from the first image analysis. The highest recorded pixels were in the month of the March 2013, attaining about 3500 pixel counts. These changes in growth rate throughout the stipulated period may be due to numerous factors such as the fluctuating of seawater temperature and weather. © 2013 The Authors. |
Keywords | barnacles; fibre-glass; image monitoring |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 460306. Image processing |
Event | 4th International Conference on Computational Systems-Biology and Bioinformatics, CSBio 2013 |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Byline Affiliations | University of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Centre of Excellence in Engineered Fibre Composites | |
Event Details | 4th International Conference on Computational Systems-Biology and Bioinformatics, CSBio 2013 Event Date 07 to end of 09 Nov 2013 Event Location Seoul; South Korea |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q25ww/monitoring-of-barnacle-growth-on-the-underwater-hull-of-an-frp-boat-using-image-processing
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