Leather Defects Photos Required

[Tequila]

Who would use an app like that?  If you’re a customer you’d need to have the leather in front of you and I’d think I’d rely on my eyes and hands to find a defect.  The online retailers would post pictures if they wanted to show a defect.  And tanneries would reject a badly damaged hide and their master tanners know what is acceptable and what is not.  Your heart is in the right place, I just don’t see a practical application for this. 

[MarlinDave]

There is a popular weed ID app. Correct maybe 30 % of the time. People were always sticking this in my face. When I told them it was correct they would say “but the phone says so”. 

[honur]

Thank you to all, I already did go to tannery's and meet with people. They said this project would be great if I could do it. That's why I found this website and ask for photos. I was thinking maybe some of users already have this kind of photos but now I doubt  anyway thank you for your opinions. 

[MarlinDave]

Here is one example. Supposed to be fat wrinkles or dyed veg tan due to overfed cattle. 

[Domesed]

On 12/24/2022 at 1:30 PM, honur said:

Hello,
My name is Onur. I am a software developer and engineer. I'd like to pick my master degree project about leather defects and how to detect them with a regular phone camera.
For this reason, I need to train an artificial intelligence(AI) and I am planning to develop a phone app and let everybody to use it.
But training AI needs too much visual data. That's where I need your support.

Plus: I am open to all advices from valuable users of this website. I am planning to detect leather defects at the stage of "leather calcification" which I am not sure I translate it right to english.

Thank you guys, I need maybe 1000's of photos but I believe this project will be helpful for all leather workers. I can share my email adress for bulk photos if its not forbidden in website rules.


Also, if you are looking for a platform to manage all your AI data and have a streamlined communication flow, I highly recommend checking out https://www.overchat.ai/. It's a great tool for organizing data and collaborating effectively, especially for AI-related projects like yours. Best of luck with your app, it sounds like a valuable tool for the leather community!

Hi Onur,

That sounds like an incredible project, and it has a lot of potential to help the leather industry! Leather defect detection using AI could be a real game changer for quality control.

As for the issue with needing visual data, you could consider crowdsourcing photos through platforms like social media or leather working forums, or even partner with leather manufacturers or tanneries for access to their image data. Another option could be using publicly available datasets for training AI, though they might not be specific to leather.

In terms of your translation, “leather calcification” may refer to “leather hardening” or “leather curing” in English, but it depends on the context. You may want to consult with a leather expert to make sure you’ve got the right terminology.

Best of luck with your project! It sounds like a valuable tool for leather workers. Feel free to reach out if you need any advice or ideas as you move forward!

 

[bland]

Didn't realize how old this post was.  Masters project should already be done by now. 

 

 

Edited February 28 by bland
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