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Digital image analysis in the study of geometric structures of machine parts and engineering materials is a complex issue that the author tries to systematize and generalize, treating it as a process. The article proposes a comprehensive approach independent of the observation scale, material type, and purpose of analysis. Key stages of analysis have been identified, from determining technological needs and the research goal to selecting the scale, devices, and methods of assessing the structures of the tested object based on digital images, which leads to obtaining results. The process approach proposed in the article, identification of key objects, their features, and mutual relations, will allow for creating an expert system that, regardless of the researcher's experience, will enable consulting in selecting the optimal research plan.
Keywords: Image processing, material structure geometry, expert system© This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.