UK and European materials-sector collaborators
Materials and Industrial Technology
Testing computer vision for material classification
A prototype for distinguishing material categories from images
Period
2025
Scale / geography
Cross-market experimental image dataset
Work type
Proof of concept
Status
Prototype
Market
United Kingdom and Europe
Engagement
Computer-vision prototype
Delivery areas
Capabilities
Challenge
Materials-sector collaborators wanted to test whether image-based classification could support faster, more consistent identification under real-world variation.
What we did
We prepared an experimental image set, evaluated model approaches and built a prototype that exposes confidence and failure cases for expert review.
Outcomes
The prototype demonstrates candidate classification approaches
Error patterns and data limitations are visible to domain experts
No production performance claim is made