Application of improved and efficient image repair algorithm in rock damage experimental research

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 14849 - 27
• Main Authors: Xu, Mingzhe, Qi, Xianyin, Geng, Diandong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 27.06.2024; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 639/166; 639/166/986; Acoustic emission; Acoustics; Algorithms; Coal industry; Data processing; Deep learning; Digital image; Experimental research; Humanities and Social Sciences; Image processing; Image restoration; multidisciplinary; Neural network; Petroleum industry; Rock damage; Rock properties; Rocks; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Transformer algorithm; Rock damage; Transformer algorithm; Digital image; Image restoration; Neural network
• ISSN: 2045-2322; 2045-2322
• DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-65790-y

In the petroleum and coal industries, digital image technology and acoustic emission technology are employed to study rock properties, but both exhibit flaws during data processing. Digital image technology is vulnerable to interference from fractures and scaling, leading to potential loss of image data; while acoustic emission technology is not hindered by these issues, noise from rock destruction can interfere with the electrical signals, causing errors. The monitoring errors of these techniques can undermine the effectiveness of rock damage analysis. To address this issue, this paper focuses on the restoration of image data acquired through digital image technology, leveraging deep learning techniques, and using soft and hard rocks made of similar materials as research subjects, an improved Incremental Transformer image algorithm is employed to repair distorted or missing strain nephograms during uniaxial compression experiments. The concrete implementation entails using a comprehensive training set of strain nephograms derived from digital image technology, fabricating masks for absent image segments, and predicting strain nephograms with full strain detail. Additionally, we adopt deep separable convolutional networks to optimize the algorithm’s operational efficiency. Based on this, the analysis of rock damage is conducted using the repaired strain nephograms, achieving a closer correlation with the actual physical processes of rock damage compared to conventional digital image technology and acoustic emission techniques. The improved incremental Transformer algorithm presented in this paper will contribute to enhancing the efficiency of digital image technology in the realm of rock damage, saving time and money, and offering an innovative approach to traditional rock damage analysis.