Intelligent quantification of natural gas pipeline defects using improved sparrow search algorithm and deep extreme learning machine

Abstract

Accurate damage degree prediction is important to ensure the safety, stability, and economic operation of the natural gas pipeline in service, especially those in long-term service. In order to maintain the efficiency and safety of natural gas pipeline transportation, the intelligent diagnosis and evaluation technology of pipeline is very important. In this paper, The opposition-based learning strategy and adaptive T-distribution mutation operator are introduced to optimize the sparrow search algorithm (SSA),improve the search ability,convergence speed and accuracy of SSA algorithm. 12 classical benchmark functions are used to evaluate the performance of the improved algorithm. Experimental results demonstrate the feasibility and validity of ISSA compared with the original Sparrow search algorithm. Based on its excellent performance, ISSA is used to optimize the input layer weight and bias parameters of deep extreme learning machine (DELM). Therefore, a comprehensive ISSA-DELM network model is constructed for intelligent quantitative evaluation of natural gas pipeline defects. The results show that the model can effectively overcome the problem that the DELM effect is affected by the random input weight and random bias of each ELM-AE, and improve the quantitative prediction performance. This will facilitate the assessment of the integrity and safety status of natural gas pipelines.