Hyundai Mobis Employs Ai to Detect Defects

Hyundai Mobis has begun using an artificial intelligence (AI) system to detect defective products before their launch, in an effort to improve product quality and manufacturing efficiency, the auto parts maker said Tuesday.

According to the Hyundai Motor Group unit, it developed an algorithm recently in which an AI can detect faulty steering parts, and began applying the algorithm at its plant in Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province.

Under the system, the AI computer can detect faulty products by looking into the image data of the part ? an electronic control unit (ECU) of motor-driven power steering products.

ECU is a chip on which many micro elements are sitting. To check whether it is working properly, Hyundai Mobis has been using a camera-based system to check whether those elements are in the right place.

However, many faulty cases turned out to be functioning properly in actual tests, thus Hyundai Mobis' engineers personally had to inspect those parts found to be faulty with their eyes again.

The company said such a process was inefficient so it had the AI computer learn various types of functioning cases, so it can reduce the workload of engineers.

"Currently, the algorithm logs a 98 percent proving rate and the rate will be improved when the AI learns more correct samples," a Hyundai Mobis official said.

Since the algorithm is applicable to manufacturing lines for...