Identification of fabric defects based on discrete wavelet transform and back-propagation neural network

Detection of fabric defects can be considered as a texture segmentation and identification problem, since textile faults normally have textural features that are different from features of the original fabric. A feasible approach for the recognition of fabric defects based on discrete wavelet transform and back-propagation neural network is proposed in this article, the indispensable processes of which are defect image preprocessing, wavelet transform, feature extraction, principal component analysis of the extracted feature parameters, and defect identification. Under the experimental condition, the average recognition accuracy of defects and nondefects are 99.2% and 100%, respectively. Experimental results show the advantages with high identification correctness and high inspection speed.