Content Adaptive Signal Compression for Remote SHM and NDT Operation

M. SCHAARSCHMIDT, C. WESTERKAMP, A. HENNEWIG, D. PIEPER, H. SPECKMANN, W. BISLE

Abstract


Remote engineering systems are valuable tools to give visual assistance and remote support e.g. in Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) or Non-destructive Testing (NDT). They allow discussing a second opinion with a remote expert and thus reducing the human factor during testing and monitoring. For an optimal impression of the situation, the second person requires both a camera view of the location and the screen view of the SHM/NDT system used. The Online Maintenance Assistance (OMA) system implements this two-view collaboration. Remote partners can see and actively control measuring equipment, while observing details of the location in the camera window. Due to varying screen signals and communication properties, an adaption for optimal visual quality of the camera and screen signal compression is required. The adaption is performed in a Machine Learning System (MLS), which uses an adapted k-nearest neighbors algorithm to adapt signal compression parameters to the measurement task and the communication channel.

doi: 10.12783/SHM2015/148


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