Improving Oil Pipeline Surveillance with a Novel 3D Drone Simulation Using Dynamically Constrained Accumulative Membership Fuzzy Logic Algorithm (DCAMFL) for Crack Detection

Abstract Cracks in oil pipelines pose significant risks to the environment, public safety, and the overall integrity of the infrastructure. In this paper, we propose a novel approach for crack detection in oil pipes using a combination of 3D drone simulation, convolutional neural network (CNN) featu...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Omar Saber Muhi, Hameed Mutlag Farhan, Sefer Kurnaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2025-05-01
Series:International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s44196-025-00818-3
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849309801221193728
author Omar Saber Muhi
Hameed Mutlag Farhan
Sefer Kurnaz
author_facet Omar Saber Muhi
Hameed Mutlag Farhan
Sefer Kurnaz
author_sort Omar Saber Muhi
collection DOAJ
description Abstract Cracks in oil pipelines pose significant risks to the environment, public safety, and the overall integrity of the infrastructure. In this paper, we propose a novel approach for crack detection in oil pipes using a combination of 3D drone simulation, convolutional neural network (CNN) feature extraction, and the dynamically constrained accumulative membership fuzzy logic algorithm (DCAMFL). The algorithm leverages the strengths of CNNs in extracting discriminative features from images and the DCAMFL’s ability to handle uncertainties and overlapping linguistic variables. We evaluated the proposed algorithm on a comprehensive dataset containing images of cracked oil pipes, achieving remarkable results. The precision, recall, and F1-score for crack detection were found to be 96.5%, 97.3%, and 95.6%, respectively. These high-performance metrics demonstrate the algorithm’s accuracy and reliability in identifying and classifying cracks. Our findings highlight the effectiveness of integrating advanced simulation techniques, deep learning, and fuzzy logic for crack detection in oil pipelines. The proposed algorithm holds promise for enhancing pipeline surveillance, improving safety measures, and extending the lifespan of oil infrastructure. Future work involves expanding the dataset, fine-tuning the CNN architecture, and validating the algorithm on large-scale pipelines to further enhance its performance and applicability.
format Article
id doaj-art-a5b46a69ec1b4534b6ed1dba73e86c50
institution Kabale University
issn 1875-6883
language English
publishDate 2025-05-01
publisher Springer
record_format Article
series International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems
spelling doaj-art-a5b46a69ec1b4534b6ed1dba73e86c502025-08-20T03:53:57ZengSpringerInternational Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems1875-68832025-05-0118113610.1007/s44196-025-00818-3Improving Oil Pipeline Surveillance with a Novel 3D Drone Simulation Using Dynamically Constrained Accumulative Membership Fuzzy Logic Algorithm (DCAMFL) for Crack DetectionOmar Saber Muhi0Hameed Mutlag Farhan1Sefer Kurnaz2Electrical and Computer Engineering, Altinbas UniversityElectrical and Computer Engineering, Altinbas UniversityElectrical and Computer Engineering, Altinbas UniversityAbstract Cracks in oil pipelines pose significant risks to the environment, public safety, and the overall integrity of the infrastructure. In this paper, we propose a novel approach for crack detection in oil pipes using a combination of 3D drone simulation, convolutional neural network (CNN) feature extraction, and the dynamically constrained accumulative membership fuzzy logic algorithm (DCAMFL). The algorithm leverages the strengths of CNNs in extracting discriminative features from images and the DCAMFL’s ability to handle uncertainties and overlapping linguistic variables. We evaluated the proposed algorithm on a comprehensive dataset containing images of cracked oil pipes, achieving remarkable results. The precision, recall, and F1-score for crack detection were found to be 96.5%, 97.3%, and 95.6%, respectively. These high-performance metrics demonstrate the algorithm’s accuracy and reliability in identifying and classifying cracks. Our findings highlight the effectiveness of integrating advanced simulation techniques, deep learning, and fuzzy logic for crack detection in oil pipelines. The proposed algorithm holds promise for enhancing pipeline surveillance, improving safety measures, and extending the lifespan of oil infrastructure. Future work involves expanding the dataset, fine-tuning the CNN architecture, and validating the algorithm on large-scale pipelines to further enhance its performance and applicability.https://doi.org/10.1007/s44196-025-00818-3Crack detectionOil pipelines3D drone simulationCNNFuzzy logic
spellingShingle Omar Saber Muhi
Hameed Mutlag Farhan
Sefer Kurnaz
Improving Oil Pipeline Surveillance with a Novel 3D Drone Simulation Using Dynamically Constrained Accumulative Membership Fuzzy Logic Algorithm (DCAMFL) for Crack Detection
International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems
Crack detection
Oil pipelines
3D drone simulation
CNN
Fuzzy logic
title Improving Oil Pipeline Surveillance with a Novel 3D Drone Simulation Using Dynamically Constrained Accumulative Membership Fuzzy Logic Algorithm (DCAMFL) for Crack Detection
title_full Improving Oil Pipeline Surveillance with a Novel 3D Drone Simulation Using Dynamically Constrained Accumulative Membership Fuzzy Logic Algorithm (DCAMFL) for Crack Detection
title_fullStr Improving Oil Pipeline Surveillance with a Novel 3D Drone Simulation Using Dynamically Constrained Accumulative Membership Fuzzy Logic Algorithm (DCAMFL) for Crack Detection
title_full_unstemmed Improving Oil Pipeline Surveillance with a Novel 3D Drone Simulation Using Dynamically Constrained Accumulative Membership Fuzzy Logic Algorithm (DCAMFL) for Crack Detection
title_short Improving Oil Pipeline Surveillance with a Novel 3D Drone Simulation Using Dynamically Constrained Accumulative Membership Fuzzy Logic Algorithm (DCAMFL) for Crack Detection
title_sort improving oil pipeline surveillance with a novel 3d drone simulation using dynamically constrained accumulative membership fuzzy logic algorithm dcamfl for crack detection
topic Crack detection
Oil pipelines
3D drone simulation
CNN
Fuzzy logic
url https://doi.org/10.1007/s44196-025-00818-3
work_keys_str_mv AT omarsabermuhi improvingoilpipelinesurveillancewithanovel3ddronesimulationusingdynamicallyconstrainedaccumulativemembershipfuzzylogicalgorithmdcamflforcrackdetection
AT hameedmutlagfarhan improvingoilpipelinesurveillancewithanovel3ddronesimulationusingdynamicallyconstrainedaccumulativemembershipfuzzylogicalgorithmdcamflforcrackdetection
AT seferkurnaz improvingoilpipelinesurveillancewithanovel3ddronesimulationusingdynamicallyconstrainedaccumulativemembershipfuzzylogicalgorithmdcamflforcrackdetection