Experimentation Prompts for Anomaly Generation (AG)

So that reviewers and readers can reproduce the results for this IEEE paper, please find the various "Experimentation Prompts for Anomaly Generation (AG)" below (rather than in the paper). They are numbered AG #1 through AG #17.

AG #1

(as referenced in Section IIIC. Experimentation)

Prospective Value-added Proposition: Front-loaded scene lock.

Generate an image with the exact same background, objects, lighting, shadows, camera angle, and framing as the original image. Do not alter the perspective or modify the background. Add a subtle, well-known power engineering anomaly (e.g., a small, unexpected object or feature like a misplaced electrical component, unusual shadowing, or an out-of-place signal, as commonly found in power engineering scenarios). The anomaly should be realistic, align with established power engineering anomalies from the literature, and stand out without disrupting the integrity of the scene. Ensure the anomaly is identifiable but does not drastically alter the original context.

 

AG #2

(as referenced in Section IIIC. Experimentation)

Prospective Value-added Proposition: Front-loaded scene lock.

Generate an image with the exact same background, objects, lighting, shadows, camera angle, and framing as the original image. Do not alter the perspective or modify the background. Add a subtle, well-known power engineering anomaly in the form of damaged wiring, as commonly found in power engineering scenarios. The anomaly should be realistic, align with established power engineering anomalies from the literature, and stand out without disrupting the integrity of the scene. Ensure the anomaly is identifiable but does not drastically alter the original context.

 

AG #3

(as referenced in Section IIIC. Experimentation)

Prospective Value-added Proposition: Front-loaded scene lock.

Reproduce the image with the background, objects, lighting, shadows, camera angle, perspective, and framing unchanged. The scene should appear visually identical to the original.

 

Introduce one small, realistic power-engineering wiring anomaly consistent with real electrical infrastructure faults (e.g., slight insulation fray, minor conductor nick, loose terminal strand, or localized discoloration from overheating).

 

The anomaly must:

- affect only a very small portion of a single wire or connector

- occupy less than 2–3% of the image area

- appear physically plausible and consistent with engineering literature

- not change the layout, composition, or lighting of the scene

 

The modification should be subtle enough that the scene still appears normal at first glance, but the anomaly becomes visible upon closer inspection.

 

AG #4

(as referenced in Section IIIC. Experimentation)

Prospective Value-added Proposition: Front-loaded scene lock.

Generate an output image that is pixel-wise identical to the input scene except for one localized anomaly.

 

Preserve all background elements, geometry, perspective, lighting, shadows, and object placement exactly.

Insert one realistic power-engineering wiring defect such as:

- minor insulation abrasion

- slightly exposed conductor strands

- small burn mark from overheating

- subtle connector looseness

 

Constraints:

- the anomaly must be localized to a single wire segment

- no other visual changes to the scene

- no new objects

- no changes to composition

- anomaly size <3% of total image area

 

The resulting image should look almost identical to the original, with only a small engineering-relevant defect detectable.

 

AG #5

(as referenced in Section IIIC. Experimentation)

Prospective Value-added Proposition: Front-loaded scene lock.

Replicate the image exactly. Treat the input as a fixed photograph.

 

Make only one micro-edit: add a small, physically realistic wiring defect typical in electrical infrastructure (e.g., slight insulation wear or a single exposed conductor strand).

 

The edit must:

- be confined to a single location

- be smaller than a fingertip relative to the image

- not change surrounding wires, geometry, or lighting

- not introduce new objects or change composition

 

The overall scene must remain visually indistinguishable from the original except for this small defect.

 

AG #6

(as referenced in Section IIIC. Experimentation)

Prospective Value-added Proposition: Front-loaded scene lock.

Use the provided image as a fixed reference scene. Reproduce the image so that all global properties remain unchanged, including background, objects, geometry, camera angle, perspective, lighting, shadows, color balance, and framing. The output should appear visually identical to the original photograph.

 

Introduce exactly one localized power-engineering wiring anomaly that is physically plausible and consistent with faults documented in electrical engineering literature.

 

Valid anomaly types include:

- slight insulation abrasion or fraying

- a small exposed conductor strand

- minor connector looseness

- localized discoloration from overheating

- a subtle insulation crack

 

Strict constraints:

- Only one anomaly may be present.

- The anomaly must affect a single wire segment or connection point only.

- The anomaly must occupy <2% of the total image area.

- No new objects may be introduced.

- No existing objects may be moved, removed, resized, or replaced.

- The background, lighting, shadows, and scene layout must remain unchanged.

 

- The anomaly should be realistic and physically consistent, but subtle enough that the image appears normal at first glance and the defect becomes noticeable only upon closer inspection.

 

If the anomaly is visually dominant or easily noticeable from a distance, reduce its severity.

 

AG #7

(as referenced in Section IIIC. Experimentation)

Prospective Value-added Proposition: Front-loaded scene lock.

Reproduce the image with the same background, objects, lighting, shadows, camera angle, perspective, and framing as the original image. The overall scene should remain visually identical.

 

Introduce exactly one localized power-engineering wiring anomaly consistent with realistic electrical infrastructure faults (e.g., minor insulation abrasion, a single exposed conductor strand, small connector looseness, or slight overheating discoloration).

 

Constraints:

- Only one anomaly may be present.

- The anomaly must affect only a small portion of a single wire or connector.

- The anomaly must occupy less than 2% of the image area.

- No objects may be added, removed, or repositioned.

- Background, lighting, perspective, and scene geometry must remain unchanged.

 

Edit scope restriction:

At least 98–99% of the image pixels must remain unchanged.

 

Engineering realism constraint:

The anomaly should represent early-stage degradation typical of routine inspection findings.

 

First-glance constraint:

The scene should appear normal at first glance. The defect should only become noticeable upon closer inspection.

 

Negative instruction:

Do not generate: broken cables, large exposed wires, sparks, smoke, severe burns, or dramatic damage.

 

Output:
1. Annotated simplified image.
2. Object table (category, location, confidence, anomaly).
3. Uncertain detections.
4. False positives.
5. False negatives.
6. Assumptions.
7. Final synthesis based on the most consistent evidence.

 

AG #8

(as referenced in Section IIIC. Experimentation)

Prospective Value-added Proposition: Front-loaded scene lock.

Stage 1 — Scene Preservation

Recreate the input image so that the scene is visually identical to the original.

Preserve all background elements, objects, textures, materials, lighting, shadows, reflections, camera angle, perspective, and framing exactly.

 

Do not add, remove, move, resize, or replace any objects.

Do not alter any surface textures, materials, or colors.

 

The output should appear indistinguishable from the original photograph.

 

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Stage 2 — Controlled Micro-Anomaly Edit

 

Starting from the preserved image, introduce exactly one subtle power-engineering wiring anomaly that is physically realistic and consistent with faults observed during infrastructure inspections.

 

Valid anomaly examples include:

- slight insulation fray

- a single exposed conductor strand

- a small insulation crack

- mild discoloration from localized overheating

- minor connector looseness

 

Strict constraints:

- Modify only one small region of a single wire or connector.

- The anomaly must occupy less than 2% of the total image area.

- 98–99% of the image pixels must remain unchanged.

 

Preservation rules:

- Do not add any new objects.

- Do not remove any objects.

- Do not change object shapes, sizes, or positions.

- Do not alter any textures, materials, or surface patterns.

- Do not change lighting, shadows, reflections, or color balance.

 

Realism constraint:

The anomaly must represent early-stage degradation, not severe damage.

 

Visibility constraint:

The scene should appear normal at first glance. The defect should only be noticeable upon careful inspection.

 

Negative Constraint:

Do not generate broken wires, sparks, smoke, severe burns, melted insulation, missing components, new cables, tools, labels, debris, or structural damage.

 

AG #9

(as referenced in Section IIIC. Experimentation)

Prospective Value-added Proposition: Front-loaded scene lock.

Reproduce the image so that the background, objects, textures, materials, lighting, shadows, camera angle, perspective, and framing remain identical to the original image.

 

Define a very small edit region (≤2% of the image area) on an existing wire or connector.

 

All areas outside this region must remain pixel-identical.

 

Within this small region, introduce exactly one realistic power-engineering wiring anomaly such as minor insulation abrasion, a single exposed conductor strand, a small insulation crack, mild overheating discoloration, or slight connector looseness.

 

Strict preservation rules:

- Do not add any new objects.

- Do not remove any objects.

- Do not modify textures, materials, or surface patterns.

- Do not move or reshape objects.

- Do not change lighting, shadows, reflections, or perspective.

 

The anomaly must represent early-stage degradation typical of routine electrical inspections.

 

The scene should appear normal at first glance, with the defect only visible upon careful inspection.

 

AG #10

(as referenced in Section IIIC. Experimentation)

Prospective Value-added Proposition: Front-loaded scene lock.

Treat the input image as a fixed reference scene and reproduce it so that the background, objects, textures, materials, lighting, shadows, camera angle, perspective, framing, and color balance remain unchanged. Preserve at least 99% of the original pixels.

 

Define a small edit region (≤2% of the image area) on an existing wire or connector. All pixels outside this region must remain unchanged. Within this region, introduce exactly one realistic power-engineering wiring anomaly such as minor insulation fray, a single exposed conductor strand, a small insulation crack, slight overheating discoloration, or minor connector looseness. The anomaly should represent early-stage degradation typical of routine inspections. The scene should appear normal at first glance, with the defect only visible upon close inspection.

 

Strict rules:

- Do not add or remove objects.

- Do not move or resize objects.

- Do not modify textures or surface materials anywhere in the image.

- Do not change lighting, shadows, reflections, or perspective.

 

Self-verification instruction:

Verify that no objects, textures, or scene properties outside the anomaly region have changed.

 

AG #11

(as referenced in Section IIIC. Experimentation)

Prospective Value-added Proposition: Front-loaded scene lock.

Treat the input image as a fixed reference scene and reproduce it so that background elements, object geometry, textures, materials, lighting, shadows, reflections, camera angle, perspective, framing, and color balance remain unchanged.

 

Preserve at least 99% of the original pixels.

 

Select a very small edit region (≤2% of the image area) on an existing wire or connector. All other pixels must remain unchanged. Within this region, randomly generate one realistic wiring anomaly such as slight insulation abrasion, a small insulation crack, a single exposed conductor strand, subtle overheating discoloration, or minor connector looseness.

 

The anomaly must represent early-stage degradation typical of routine electrical inspections.

 

The scene should appear normal at first glance, with the defect visible only upon careful inspection.

 

Strict rules:

- Do not add or remove objects.

- Do not move or resize objects.

- Do not alter textures or materials.

- Do not change lighting, shadows, or perspective.

 

Generate insulation abrasion with 40% probability, discoloration with 25%, exposed strand with 20%, connector looseness with 15%.

 

AG #12

(as referenced in Section IIIC. Experimentation)

Prospective Value-added Proposition: Front-loaded scene lock.

Structural preservation rule:

The geometry and shape of all objects must remain identical to the reference image.

Do not change:

- wire thickness

- cable curvature

- connector geometry

- spacing between objects

 

Treat the input image as a fixed reference scene.

 

Reproduce the image so that background elements, objects, geometry, lighting, shadows, camera perspective, and framing remain unchanged.

 

Texture preservation rule:

All surface textures, materials, and patterns must remain identical to the original image.

 

Structural preservation again:

Object shapes, sizes, and positions must not change. The geometry and shape of all objects must remain identical to the reference image. Do not change:

- wire thickness

- cable curvature

- connector geometry

- spacing between objects

 

Editing principle:

Perform a copy of the original image and apply only a tiny localized modification.

 

Define a very small edit region on an existing wire or connector covering no more than 1–2% of the image area. Within this region introduce exactly one realistic power-engineering wiring anomaly such as:

- minor insulation abrasion

- a single exposed conductor strand

- a small insulation crack

- subtle overheating discoloration

- slight connector looseness

 

The anomaly must represent early-stage degradation typical of routine inspection.

 

Strict rules:

- do not add objects

- do not remove objects

- do not modify textures or materials outside the anomaly region

- do not change lighting or shadows

- do not change perspective

 

Verification requirement:

Ensure that at least 99% of the pixels remain unchanged and that no textures or scene elements outside the anomaly region were modified.

If unintended scene changes appear, revert them and reduce the anomaly size.

 

AG #13

(as referenced in Section IIIC. Experimentation)

Prospective Value-added Proposition: Front-loaded scene lock.

Treat the input image as a fixed reference scene.

 

Editing principle:

Perform a copy of the original image and apply only a tiny localized modification.

 

Preserve at least 99% of the original pixels unchanged.

 

Texture preservation rule:

All textures, materials, and surface patterns must remain identical to the reference image except within the anomaly region.

 

Define a very small edit region on a wire or connector covering no more than 1–2% of the image area. Within this region introduce exactly one subtle wiring anomaly such as minor insulation abrasion, a single exposed conductor strand, a small insulation crack, slight overheating discoloration, or minor connector looseness.

 

Strict rules:

- Do not add or remove objects.

- Do not change object geometry.

- Do not change lighting or shadows.

- Do not modify textures outside the anomaly region.

 

AG #14

(as referenced in Section IIIC. Experimentation)

Prospective Value-added Proposition: Front-loaded scene lock.

The output must remain visually identical to the input image.

 

Preserve at least 99% of the original pixels and keep all objects, textures, materials, lighting, shadows, perspective, and geometry unchanged.

 

Perform a copy of the image and apply only a tiny localized modification.

 

Define a very small edit region on an existing wire or connector covering no more than 1–2% of the image area. Within this region introduce exactly one realistic early-stage wiring anomaly such as minor insulation abrasion, a single exposed conductor strand, a small insulation crack, or slight overheating discoloration.

 

Do not add or remove objects and do not modify textures outside the anomaly region.

 

This is an image editing task, not a new image generation task.

 

AG #15

(as referenced in Section IIIC. Experimentation)

Prospective Value-added Proposition: Front-loaded scene lock.

The output must remain visually identical to the input image.

 

Preserve at least 99% of the original pixels and keep all objects, textures, materials, lighting, shadows, perspective, and geometry unchanged.

 

Perform a copy of the image and apply only a tiny localized modification.

 

Define a very small edit region on an existing wire or connector, covering no more than 1–2% of the total image area. All pixels outside this region must remain unchanged.

 

Within this region, introduce exactly one subtle and realistic wiring anomaly, such as minor insulation abrasion, a single exposed conductor strand, a small insulation crack, slight overheating discoloration, or minor connector looseness. The anomaly must represent early-stage degradation typical of routine inspections.

 

Do not add or remove objects. Do not change object geometry. Do not modify textures outside the anomaly region. Do not alter lighting, shadows, or perspective.

 

If unintended scene changes occur, revert them and reduce the anomaly size.

 

AG #16

(as referenced in Section IIIC. Experimentation)

Prospective Value-added Proposition: Front-loaded scene lock; randomized anomaly placement.

The output must remain visually identical to the input image. Preserve at least 99% of pixels and all objects, textures, materials, lighting, shadows, and perspective.

 

Perform a copy of the image and apply only a tiny localized modification.

 

Define a very small edit region on an existing wire or connector (≤2% of image area). Pixels outside this region must remain unchanged.

 

Within this region, randomly introduce exactly one subtle realistic wiring anomaly, selecting from: minor insulation abrasion, single exposed conductor strand, small insulation crack, slight overheating discoloration, or minor connector looseness. Represent early-stage degradation.

 

Do not add or remove objects, change geometry, textures outside the region, or alter lighting or perspective.

 

If unintended changes occur, revert them and reduce the anomaly size.

 

AG #17

(as referenced in Section IIIC. Experimentation)

Prospective Value-added Proposition: Front-loaded scene lock; randomized selection from predefined anomaly set.

The output must remain visually identical to the input image. Preserve at least 99% of pixels and all objects, textures, materials, lighting, shadows, and perspective.

 

Perform a copy of the image and apply only a tiny localized modification.

 

Randomly select a small region on an existing wire or connector (≤2% of image area) for the anomaly. Pixels outside this region must remain unchanged.

 

Within this region, introduce exactly one subtle realistic wiring anomaly, randomly choosing from: minor insulation abrasion, single exposed conductor strand, small insulation crack, slight overheating discoloration, or minor connector looseness. Represent early-stage degradation.

 

Do not add or remove objects, change geometry, textures outside the region, or alter lighting or perspective.

 

If unintended changes occur, revert them and reduce the anomaly size.