Using Explainable AI in Decision-Making Applications
Visual Inspection Use Cases
HEALTHCARE
In the fight against COVID-19, most airports and border crossings can now check passengers for signs of the disease.
Baidu, the large Chinese tech company, developed a large-scale visual inspection system based on AI. The system consists of computer vision-based cameras and infrared sensors that predict the temperatures of passengers. Now the technology, operational in Beijing’s Qinghe Railway Station, can screen up to 200 people per minute. The AI algorithm detects anyone who has a temperature above 37.3 degrees.
Another real-life case is the deep learning-based system developed by the Alibaba company. The system can detect the coronavirus in chest CT scans with 96% accuracy. With access to data from 5,000 COVID-19 cases, the system performs the test in 20 seconds. Moreover, it can differentiate between ordinary viral pneumonia and the coronavirus.
AIRLINE
According to Boeing, 70% of the $2.6 trillion aerospace services market is now dedicated to quality and maintenance. In 2018, Airbus introduced a new automated, drone-based aircraft inspection system that accelerates and facilitates visual inspections. This development reduces aircraft downtime while simultaneously increasing the quality of inspection reports.
AUTOMOTIVE
Toyota has recently agreed to a $1.3 billion settlement due to a defect that caused cars to accelerate even when drivers attempted to slow down, resulting in 6 deaths in the U.S. Using the cognitive capabilities of visual inspection systems like Cognex ViDi, automotive manufacturers can analyze and identify quality issues much more accurately and resolve them before they occur.
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING
The demand for smaller circuit board designs is growing. Fujitsu Laboratories has been spearheading the development of AI-enabled recognition systems for the electronics industry. They report significant progress in quality, cost, and delivery.
TEXTILE
The implementation of automated visual inspection, along with a deep learning approach, can now detect issues of texture, weaving, stitching, and color matching.
For example, Datacolor’s Wearable AI can consider historical data of past visual inspections to create custom tolerances that match more closely to the samples.
We will conclude with a quotation from the general manager we mentioned earlier: “It makes no difference to me whether the suggested technology is the best, but I do care how well it’s going to solve my problems.”
SOLAR PANELS
Solar panels are known to suffer from dust and microcracks. Automated inspection of solar panels during manufacturing as well as before and after installation is a good idea to prevent shipment of malfunctioning solar panels and quick detection of damaged panels on your solar farm. For example, DJI Enterprise uses drones for solar panels inspection.
