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Object detection has been used in a wide range of industries. For example, in autonomous driving, the task of object detection is to accurately and efficiently identify and locate a large number of predefined classes of object instances…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-08-09 Tianhao Lin

With the advancement of aerospace technology and the increasing demands of military applications, the development of low false-alarm and high-precision infrared small target detection algorithms has emerged as a key focus of research…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-09-30 Taoran Yue , Xiaojin Lu , Jiaxi Cai , Yuanping Chen , Shibing Chu

Technological advancements have normalized the usage of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in every sector, spanning from military to commercial but they also pose serious security concerns due to their enhanced functionalities and easy access…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-11-30 Maham Misbah , Misha Urooj Khan , Zhaohui Yang , Zeeshan Kaleem

Small object detection via UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) images captured from drones and radar is a complex task with several formidable challenges. This domain encompasses numerous complexities that impede the accurate detection and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-09-28 Vipin Gautam , Shitala Prasad , Sharad Sinha

The real-time detection of small objects in complex scenes, such as the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) photography captured by drones, has dual challenges of detecting small targets (<32 pixels) and maintaining real-time efficiency on…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-09-29 Defan Chen , Yaohua Hu , Luchan Zhang

The use of aerial drones for commercial and defense applications has benefited in many ways and is therefore utilized in several different application domains. However, they are also increasingly used for targeted attacks, posing a…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-01-14 Dapinder Kaur , Neeraj Battish , Arnav Bhavsar , Shashi Poddar

Drones or general Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), endowed with computer vision function by on-board cameras and embedded systems, have become popular in a wide range of applications. However, real-time scene parsing through object…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-05-04 Pengyi Zhang , Yunxin Zhong , Xiaoqiong Li

Aerial object detection presents challenges from small object sizes, high density clustering, and image quality degradation from distance and motion blur. These factors create an information bottleneck where limited pixel representation…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-07-10 Ragib Amin Nihal , Benjamin Yen , Takeshi Ashizawa , Katsutoshi Itoyama , Kazuhiro Nakadai

Identifying drones and birds correctly is essential for keeping the skies safe and improving security systems. Using the VIP CUP 2025 dataset, which provides both RGB and infrared (IR) images, this study presents EGD-YOLOv8n, a new…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-10-14 Sudipto Sarkar , Mohammad Asif Hasan , Khondokar Ashik Shahriar , Fablia Labiba , Nahian Tasnim , Sheikh Anawarul Haq Fattah

In precision crop protection, (target-orientated) object detection in image processing can help navigate Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV, crop protection drones) to the right place to apply the pesticide. Unnecessary application of non-target…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-03-09 Zhenwang Qin , Wensheng Wang , Karl-Heinz Dammer , Leifeng Guo , Zhen Cao

Maintaining roadway infrastructure is essential for ensuring a safe, efficient, and sustainable transportation system. However, manual data collection for detecting road damage is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and poses safety risks.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-10-14 Vung Pham , Lan Dong Thi Ngoc , Duy-Linh Bui

Detecting small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from a ground-to-air (G2A) perspective presents significant challenges, including extremely low pixel occupancy, cluttered aerial backgrounds, and strict real-time constraints. Existing…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-27 Pengyu Chen , Haotian Sa , Yiwei Hu , Yuhan Cheng , Junbo Wang

Deep Learning has become exceptionally popular in the last few years due to its success in computer vision and other fields of AI. However, deep neural networks are computationally expensive, which limits their application in low power…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-10-25 Marton Szemenyei , Vladimir Estivill-Castro

The rapid proliferation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has highlighted the importance of robust and efficient object detection in diverse aerial scenarios. Detecting small objects under complex conditions, however, remains a significant…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-01-06 Kunwei Lv , Zhiren Xiao , Hang Ren , Ping Lan

As mobile computing technology rapidly evolves, deploying efficient object detection algorithms on mobile devices emerges as a pivotal research area in computer vision. This study zeroes in on optimizing the YOLOv7 algorithm to boost its…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-03-05 Wenkai Gong

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are becoming more popular in various sectors, offering many benefits, yet introducing significant challenges to privacy and safety. This paper investigates state-of-the-art solutions for detecting and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-10-02 Mohssen E. Elshaar , Zeyad M. Manaa , Mohammed R. Elbalshy , Abdul Jabbar Siddiqui , Ayman M. Abdallah

With the rapid advancement of autonomous driving technology, efficient and accurate object detection capabilities have become crucial factors in ensuring the safety and reliability of autonomous driving systems. However, in low-visibility…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-10-24 Xiguang Li , Jiafu Chen , Yunhe Sun , Na Lin , Ammar Hawbani , Liang Zhao

With the continuous advancement of industrial automation, product quality inspection has become increasingly important in the manufacturing process. Traditional inspection methods, which often rely on manual checks or simple machine vision…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-12-24 Zhen Qi , Liwei Ding , Xiangtian Li , Jiacheng Hu , Bin Lyu , Ao Xiang

Small targets are particularly difficult to detect due to their low pixel count, complex backgrounds, and varying shooting angles, which make it hard for models to extract effective features. While some large-scale models offer high…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-03-07 Xuerui Zhang

Object detection is a computer vision field that has applications in several contexts ranging from biomedicine and agriculture to security. In the last years, several deep learning techniques have greatly improved object detection models.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-09-11 Ángela Casado , Jónathan Heras