Automotive · Production · OEM press release
Fast, efficient, reliable: Artificial intelligence in BMW Group Production (press shop crack control)
| Company / plant | BMW Group, Dingolfing press shop |
|---|---|
| Defect type | Fine cracks vs. pseudo-defects (dust, oil) |
| Part | Formed sheet-metal body parts |
| Material | Sheet metal |
| Vendor | BMW Group (in-house) |
| Camera / lighting | "A mobile standard camera is all that is needed" |
| Training data | "around 100 real images per feature – i.e. around 100 images of the perfect component, 100 images with dust particles, another 100 images with oil droplets" |
| Reported result (quoted) | "With the new AI application, these pseudo-defects no longer occur" |
| Notes | 2019 release. |
| Defect categories | Cracks |
| Source | https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0298650EN/fast-efficient-reliable:-artificial-intelligence-in-bmw-group-production?language=en |
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