COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION

A method includes obtaining a test image captured by a camera of a mobile device, the image including a test component; processing the test image using a machine learning model, wherein the machine learning model has been trained by obtaining a 3D model file representing a 3D model of a training component, generating a plurality of images of the training component based on the 3D model file, the plurality of images differing from one another in at least one of orientation, background, or texture, determining locations of the training component, and training the machine learning model using the plurality of images and the locations of the training component, wherein the machine learning model is trained to detect the training component in photographs captured by mobile devices; and presenting one or more candidate identities of the test component based on an output of the machine learning model.