PROPOSAL OF A CRACK PATTERN EXTRACTION METHOD FROM DIGITAL IMAGES USING AN INTERACTIVE GENETIC ALGORITHM

Abstract

This paper describes a novel approach for developing a system that extracts a crack pattern from digital images. A characteristic feature of the system is the use of an interactive genetic algorithm to optimize some parameters involved in the digital image processing. The algorithm prevents the system user from adjusting the parameters by trial and error. The user only evaluates some images produced by the system. The effectiveness of the system is verified by comparison of the results processed by trial and error and those obtained by using the proposed system.