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However, CNN methods with raw image data require a high-performance hardware configuration and cost machine time. To reduce machine time and to apply the detection methods in common scenarios, the CNN structure with preprocessed image data needs to be simplified. In this work, a detection method based on a CNN and the combination of the grayscale and histogram of oriented gradients (HOG) features is proposed. First, the Gamma correction was employed to highlight the grayscale distribution of the damage area, which compresses the space of normal pavement. The preprocessed image was then divided into several unit cells, whose grayscale and HOG were calculated, respectively. The grayscale and HOG of each unit cell were combined to construct the grayscale-weighted HOG (GHOG) feature patterns. These feature patterns were input to the CNN with a specific structure and parameters. The trained indices suggested that the performance of the GHOG-based method was significantly improved, compared with the traditional HOG-based method. Furthermore, the GHOG-feature-based CNN technique exhibited flexibility and effectiveness under the same accuracy, in comparison to those deep learning techniques that directly deal with raw data. Since the grayscale has a definite physical meaning, the present detection method possesses a potential application for the further detection of damage details in the future.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s22072455","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,3,23]],"date-time":"2022-03-23T22:08:06Z","timestamp":1648073286000},"page":"2455","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":20,"title":["Detection of Highway Pavement Damage Based on a CNN Using Grayscale and HOG Features"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"22","author":[{"given":"Guo-Hong","family":"Chen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Information and Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University City College, 51 Huzhou Street, Hangzhou 310015, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jie","family":"Ni","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Information and Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University City College, 51 Huzhou Street, Hangzhou 310015, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhuo","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Information and Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University City College, 51 Huzhou Street, Hangzhou 310015, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hao","family":"Huang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hubei Key Laboratory of Ferro- & Piezoelectric Materials and Devices, Faculty of Physics and Electronic Science, Hubei University, 368 Youyi Street, Wuhan 430062, China"},{"name":"Key Laboratory of Wireless Sensor Network & Communication, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 865 Changning Road, Shanghai 200050, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6078-5143","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yun-Lei","family":"Sun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Information and Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University City College, 51 Huzhou Street, Hangzhou 310015, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wai Hung","family":"Ip","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kai Leung","family":"Yung","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,3,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"172","article-title":"Research progress on automatic processing technology for pavement distress","volume":"19","author":"Xu","year":"2019","journal-title":"J. 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