Drill bit cutter identification and grading

A computing system, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory system comprising one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause the computing system to perform operations, the operations comprising:
• capturing a plurality of frames of a plurality of blades on a drill bit;
• identifying a plurality of cutters on each of the blades in the frames;
• identifying a first subset of the cutters that are primary cutters and arranging the primary cutters in a first order;
• identifying a second subset of the cutters that are secondary cutters and arranging the secondary cutters in a second order based upon the first order of the primary cutters;
• extracting one or more thumbnail images of each of the cutters from the frames in the first order and/or the second order;
• identifying cracks and/or erosion damage on the cutters based upon the one or more extracted thumbnail images;
• and
• displaying the one or more extracted thumbnail images including the cracks and/or erosion damage.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a computing system, cause the computing system to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• capturing a plurality of frames of a plurality of blades on a drill bit;
• identifying a plurality of cutters on each of the blades in the frames;
• identifying a first subset of the cutters that are primary cutters and arranging the primary cutters in a first order;
• identifying a second subset of the cutters that are secondary cutters and arranging the secondary cutters in a second order based upon the first order of the primary cutters;
• extracting one or more thumbnail images of each of the cutters from the frames, wherein the one or more thumbnail images of the primary cutters are extracted in the first order, wherein the one or more thumbnail images of the secondary cutters are extracted in the second order, and wherein the one or more thumbnail images are extracted based on a weighted score that includes a blur score, a BRISQUE score, and/or a brightness score;
• identifying cracks and/or erosion damage on the cutters based upon the one or more extracted thumbnail images;
• and
• displaying the one or more extracted thumbnail images including the cracks and/or erosion damage.