Research Article

A Multi-Feature Extraction and Selection Framework for High-Accuracy Surface Defect Classification in Industrial Casting Parts

Volume: 7 Number: 2 December 23, 2025
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A Multi-Feature Extraction and Selection Framework for High-Accuracy Surface Defect Classification in Industrial Casting Parts

Abstract

This study presents an automated quality inspection approach for detecting surface defects in industrial casting parts using image processing and machine learning techniques. A total of ten different feature extraction methods—Histogram of Oriented Gradients (HOG), Local Binary Patterns (LBP), Scale-Invariant Feature Transform (SIFT), Gray Level Co-occurrence Matrix (GLCM), Gabor filters, color histogram, wavelet transform, Hu moments, Zernike moments, and Fourier transform—were applied to 300×300 grayscale images. To evaluate the effect of spatial resolution, features were extracted at five different cell sizes: 25×25, 50×50, 100×100, 150×150, and 300×300. Dimensionality reduction was performed using minimum Redundancy Maximum Relevance (mRMR) and Chi-square (χ²) feature selection techniques. The resulting feature sets were classified with six different algorithms in MATLAB Classification Learner, including Fine Tree, Fine KNN, Wide Neural Network, Bagged Trees, Fine Gaussian SVM, and Binary GLM. Experimental results demonstrated that the highest accuracy rate of 99.7% was achieved with the Wide Neural Network model trained on the complete feature set at a 25×25 cell size. These findings indicate that smaller cell sizes preserve critical surface details and enhance classification performance. The study highlights that the proposed methodology can serve as a highly accurate, efficient, and practical solution for automated defect detection in the casting industry, offering strong potential for real-world industrial applications.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Machine Learning Algorithms, Classification Algorithms

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 23, 2025

Submission Date

November 4, 2025

Acceptance Date

December 10, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 7 Number: 2

APA
Büber, M., & Yasar, A. (2025). A Multi-Feature Extraction and Selection Framework for High-Accuracy Surface Defect Classification in Industrial Casting Parts. Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi Mühendislik Ve Doğa Bilimleri Dergisi, 7(2), 82-87. https://doi.org/10.55213/kmujens.1817251
AMA
1.Büber M, Yasar A. A Multi-Feature Extraction and Selection Framework for High-Accuracy Surface Defect Classification in Industrial Casting Parts. KMUJENS. 2025;7(2):82-87. doi:10.55213/kmujens.1817251
Chicago
Büber, Mustafa, and Ali Yasar. 2025. “A Multi-Feature Extraction and Selection Framework for High-Accuracy Surface Defect Classification in Industrial Casting Parts”. Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi Mühendislik Ve Doğa Bilimleri Dergisi 7 (2): 82-87. https://doi.org/10.55213/kmujens.1817251.
EndNote
Büber M, Yasar A (December 1, 2025) A Multi-Feature Extraction and Selection Framework for High-Accuracy Surface Defect Classification in Industrial Casting Parts. Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Dergisi 7 2 82–87.
IEEE
[1]M. Büber and A. Yasar, “A Multi-Feature Extraction and Selection Framework for High-Accuracy Surface Defect Classification in Industrial Casting Parts”, KMUJENS, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 82–87, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.55213/kmujens.1817251.
ISNAD
Büber, Mustafa - Yasar, Ali. “A Multi-Feature Extraction and Selection Framework for High-Accuracy Surface Defect Classification in Industrial Casting Parts”. Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Dergisi 7/2 (December 1, 2025): 82-87. https://doi.org/10.55213/kmujens.1817251.
JAMA
1.Büber M, Yasar A. A Multi-Feature Extraction and Selection Framework for High-Accuracy Surface Defect Classification in Industrial Casting Parts. KMUJENS. 2025;7:82–87.
MLA
Büber, Mustafa, and Ali Yasar. “A Multi-Feature Extraction and Selection Framework for High-Accuracy Surface Defect Classification in Industrial Casting Parts”. Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi Mühendislik Ve Doğa Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 7, no. 2, Dec. 2025, pp. 82-87, doi:10.55213/kmujens.1817251.
Vancouver
1.Mustafa Büber, Ali Yasar. A Multi-Feature Extraction and Selection Framework for High-Accuracy Surface Defect Classification in Industrial Casting Parts. KMUJENS. 2025 Dec. 1;7(2):82-7. doi:10.55213/kmujens.1817251

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