Fabric Defect Detection Using GMRF Model

It has been testified that the Gauss Markov random field model is most suitable for the characterization of fabric texture among a variety of available models because of its approximately constant character and the normality of the gray - level distribution found with typical fabric images. However, the general Gauss - Markov random field(GMRF) method for fabric defect detection is not always ideal in practice since in some cases, the estimated model parameters make the Markov error covariance not positively definite, which may render the method to fail thoroughly. In this paper, the use of the GMRF model for defect detection of fabric is discussed and an approach to this problem is proposed. Some detailed texture may be overlooked in this way, but good detection results can still be expected as far as fabric defect detection is concerned.