AI system and method for automatic analog gauge reading

A system for automated analog gauge reading, the system comprising:

• a storage device that stores program instructions;
• and
• one or more processors operably connected to the storage device and configured to execute the program instructions to cause the system to:
• receive input of an image;
• identify at least one analog gauge in the image;
• correct orientation of the at least one analog gauge in the image;
• detect scene text and tick labels on the at least one analog gauge;
• determine a position of a pointer on the at least one analog gauge relative to the scene text;
• and
• output a gauge reading value based on an arithmetic progression of tick labels and angle of the pointer with respect to minimum and maximum values on the at least one analog gauge.

A computer program product for automated analog gauge reading, the computer program product comprising:

• a persistent storage medium having program instructions embodied thereon to perform the steps of:
• receiving input of an image;
• identifying at least one analog gauge in the image;
• correcting orientation of the at least one analog gauge in the image;
• detecting scene text and tick labels on the at least one analog gauge;
• determining a position of a pointer on the at least one analog gauge relative to the scene text;
• and
• outputting a gauge reading value based on an arithmetic progression of tick labels and angle of the pointer with respect to minimum and maximum values on the at least one analog gauge.