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Object detection and classification are crucial tasks across various application domains, particularly in the development of safe and reliable Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). Existing deep learning-based methods such as…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-07-25 Rashed Al Amin , Roman Obermaisser

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

As drone-based object detection technology continues to evolve, the demand is shifting from merely detecting objects to enabling users to accurately identify specific targets. For example, users can input particular targets as prompts to…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-02-24 Hyun-Ki Jung

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

Manual pruning of radiata pine trees poses significant safety risks due to extreme working heights and challenging terrain. This paper presents a computer vision framework that integrates YOLO object detection with Semi-Global Block…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-12-08 Yida Lin , Bing Xue , Mengjie Zhang , Sam Schofield , Richard Green

Achieving a balance between computational efficiency and detection accuracy in the realm of rotated bounding box object detection within aerial imagery is a significant challenge. While prior research has aimed at creating lightweight…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-12-18 Zhifei Shi , Zongyao Yin , Sheng Chang , Xiao Yi , Xianchuan Yu

Object detection in 3D with stereo cameras is an important problem in computer vision, and is particularly crucial in low-cost autonomous mobile robots without LiDARs. Nowadays, most of the best-performing frameworks for stereo 3D object…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-03-18 Yuxuan Liu , Lujia Wang , Ming Liu

This is the paper for the first place winning solution of the Drone vs. Bird Challenge, organized by AVSS 2021. As the usage of drones increases with lowered costs and improved drone technology, drone detection emerges as a vital object…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-05-23 Fatih Cagatay Akyon , Ogulcan Eryuksel , Kamil Anil Ozfuttu , Sinan Onur Altinuc

In this study a model pipeline is proposed that combines computer vision with control-theoretic methods and utilizes low cost sensors. The proposed work enables perception-aware motion control for a quadrotor UAV to detect and navigate to…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-07-23 Konstantinos Gounis , Nikolaos Passalis , Anastasios Tefas

Drones have proven to be useful in many industry segments such as security and surveillance, where e.g. on-board real-time object tracking is a necessity for autonomous flying guards. Tracking and following suspicious objects is therefore…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-04-04 Maarten Vandersteegen , Kristof Vanbeeck , Toon goedeme

This research focuses on the development of a drone equipped with pruning tools and a stereo vision camera to accurately detect and measure the spatial positions of tree branches. YOLO is employed for branch segmentation, while two depth…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-10-08 Yida Lin , Bing Xue , Mengjie Zhang , Sam Schofield , Richard Green

YOLO is a deep neural network (DNN) model presented for robust real-time object detection following the one-stage inference approach. It outperforms other real-time object detectors in terms of speed and accuracy by a wide margin.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-07-09 Mohammadamin Baghbanbashi , Mohsen Raji , Behnam Ghavami

We envision that in the near future, humanoid robots would share home space and assist us in our daily and routine activities through object manipulations. One of the fundamental technologies that need to be developed for robots is to…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-02-11 Sayantan Chatterjee , Faheem H. Zunjani , Souvik Sen , Gora C. Nandi

In image processing, it is essential to detect and track air targets, especially UAVs. In this paper, we detect the flying drone using a fisheye camera. In the field of diagnosis and classification of objects, there are always many problems…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-07-06 Fatemeh Mahdavi , Roozbeh Rajabi

Although advances in deep learning and aerial surveillance technology are improving wildlife conservation efforts, complex and erratic environmental conditions still pose a problem, requiring innovative solutions for cost-effective small…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-03-07 Aditya Prashant Naidu , Hem Gosalia , Ishaan Gakhar , Shaurya Singh Rathore , Krish Didwania , Ujjwal Verma

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

Drone detection in visually complex environments remains challenging due to background clutter, small object scale, and camouflage effects. While generic object detectors like YOLO exhibit strong performance in low-texture scenes, their…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-09-18 Tamara R. Lenhard , Andreas Weinmann , Tobias Koch

Detection of pedestrians in aerial imagery captured by drones has many applications including intersection monitoring, patrolling, and surveillance, to name a few. However, the problem is involved due to continuouslychanging camera…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-05-17 Mohamed Afifi , Yara Ali , Karim Amer , Mahmoud Shaker , Mohamed ElHelw

A new robust and accurate approach for the detection and localization of flying objects with the purpose of highly dynamic aerial interception and agile multi-robot interaction is presented in this paper. The approach is proposed for use on…

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