Optics and Precision Engineering, Volume. 32, Issue 23, 3457(2024)

Aero-engine nacelle acoustic hole detection system integrating improved semi-supervised segmentation method

Qingyu DONG1... Biao MEI2,*, Yun FU3, Rongjin YANG1 and Weidong ZHU1 |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Polytechnic Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou3005, China
  • 2Quanzhou Institute of Equipment Manufacturing, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Quanzhou36100, China
  • 3Xizi Spirit Aerospace Industry (Zhejiang) Ltd., Hangzhou11222, China
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    To address the need for large-scale drilling of acoustic holes in aero-engine nacelle composite liners, as well as challenges posed by complex material surfaces and the small size and high density of holes, a visual detection system was developed for a robotic multi-spindle drilling system. To overcome the lack of labeled data for composite acoustic holes, a semi-supervised segmentation method was introduced for precise segmentation. Based on these results, a reference hole detection scheme was designed using a geometric parameter fitting algorithm to accurately identify reference holes prior to drilling. Porosity detection was achieved using a porosity calculation formula combined with segmentation outcomes. A visual detection system, integrating LabVIEW and Python, was developed to automate the detection of acoustic hole porosity and reference holes.Tests on composite liner samples demonstrated that the improved semi-supervised method reduces labeled data requirements by 70% while achieving an mIoU of 95.70%. Training and detection parameters were significantly reduced. The visual detection system, incorporating the semi-supervised method, achieved a porosity detection variance of only 0.023% compared to manual results and demonstrated higher accuracy in reference hole detection.The visual detection system satisfies the high-quality manufacturing standards of aero-engine nacelles and meets efficiency demands for drilling and detection. The integration of semi-supervised methods into the system is a significant advancement for multi-spindle robotic drilling in scenarios with limited labeled data.

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    Qingyu DONG, Biao MEI, Yun FU, Rongjin YANG, Weidong ZHU. Aero-engine nacelle acoustic hole detection system integrating improved semi-supervised segmentation method[J]. Optics and Precision Engineering, 2024, 32(23): 3457

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    Received: Jul. 1, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Mar. 10, 2025

    The Author Email: MEI Biao (mechme@126.com)

    DOI:10.37188/OPE.20243223.3457

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