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REVIEW article

Front. Robot. AI

Sec. Industrial Robotics and Automation

Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/frobt.2025.1554196

This article is part of the Research Topic Innovations in Industry 4.0: Advancing Mobility and Manipulation in Robotics View all 3 articles

A Systematic Survey: Role of Deep Learning-Based Image Anomaly Detection In Industrial Inspection Contexts

Provisionally accepted
Vinita Shukla Vinita Shukla *Amit Shukla Amit Shukla Surya Prakash S K Surya Prakash S K Shraddha Shukla Shraddha Shukla
  • Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Mandi, India

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    Industrial automation is rapidly evolving, encompassing tasks from initial assembly to final product quality inspection. Accurate anomaly detection is crucial for ensuring the reliability and robustness of automated systems. The intelligence of an industrial automation system is directly linked to its ability to detect and rectify abnormalities, thereby maintaining optimal performance. To advance intelligent manufacturing, sophisticated methods for high-quality process inspection are indispensable. This paper presents a systematic review of existing deep learning methodologies specifically designed for image anomaly detection in the context of industrial manufacturing. Through a comprehensive comparison, traditional techniques are evaluated against state-of-theart advancements in deep learning-based anomaly detection methodologies, including supervised, unsupervised, and semi-supervised learning methods. Addressing inherent challenges such as real-time processing constraints and imbalanced datasets, this review offers a systematic analysis and mitigation strategies. Additionally, we explore popular anomaly detection datasets for surface defect detection and industrial anomaly detection, along with a critical examination of common evaluation metrics used in image anomaly detection. This review includes an analysis of the performance of current anomaly detection methods on various datasets, elucidating strengths and limitations across different scenarios. Moreover, we delve into the domain of dronebased, manipulator-based and AGV-based anomaly detections using deep learning techniques, highlighting the innovative applications of these methodologies. Lastly, the paper offers scholarly rigor and foresight by addressing emerging challenges and charting a course for future research opportunities, providing valuable insights to researchers in the field of deep learning-based surface defect detection and industrial image anomaly detection.

    Keywords: Image anomaly detection, Industrial Anomaly Detection, deep learning, Anomaly Dataset Analysis, Surface defect detection

    Received: 01 Jan 2025; Accepted: 03 Mar 2025.

    Copyright: © 2025 Shukla, Shukla, S K and Shukla. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Vinita Shukla, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Mandi, India

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