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Object detection is a challenging task in remote sensing because objects only occupy a few pixels in the images, and the models are required to simultaneously learn object locations and detection. Even though the established approaches well…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-02-16 Pourya Shamsolmoali , Jocelyn Chanussot , Masoumeh Zareapoor , Huiyu Zhou , Jie Yang

Recently, infrared small target detection with single-point supervision has attracted extensive attention. However, the detection accuracy of existing methods has difficulty meeting actual needs. Therefore, we propose an innovative refined…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-08-07 Jinmiao Zhao , Zelin Shi , Chuang Yu , Yunpeng Liu

Infrared small target detection (ISTD) is one of the key techniques in image processing. Although deep unfolding networks (DUNs) have demonstrated promising performance in ISTD due to their model interpretability and data adaptability,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-09-11 Jingjing Liu , Yinchao Han , Xianchao Xiu , Jianhua Zhang , Wanquan Liu

Due to the limitation of the optical lens focal length and the resolution of the infrared detector, distant Closely-Spaced Infrared Small Target (CSIST) groups typically appear as mixing spots in the infrared image. In this paper, we…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-07-15 Ximeng Zhai , Bohan Xu , Yaohong Chen , Hao Wang , Kehua Guo , Yimian Dai

\textcolor{blue}{This is the pre-acceptance version, to read the final version please go to \href{https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11156113}{IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing on IEEE Xplore}.} Infrared small target…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-12-30 Guoyi Zhang , Guangsheng Xu , Siyang Chen , Han Wang , Xiaohu Zhang

Infrared small target detection (IRSTD) tasks are extremely challenging for two main reasons: 1) it is difficult to obtain accurate labelling information that is critical to existing methods, and 2) infrared (IR) small target information is…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-08-09 Jing Wu , Rixiang Ni , Feng Huang , Zhaobing Qiu , Liqiong Chen , Changhai Luo , Yunxiang Li , Youli Li

Small target detection is inherently challenging due to the minimal size, lack of distinctive features, and the presence of complex backgrounds. Heavy noise further complicates the task by both obscuring and imitating the target appearance.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-15 Nicholas Bampton , Tian J. Ma , Minh N. Do

Infrared small target detection (IRSTD) aims to identify and distinguish small targets from complex backgrounds. Leveraging the powerful multi-scale feature fusion capability of the U-Net architecture, IRSTD has achieved significant…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-27 Yingmei Zhang , Wangtao Bao , Yong Yang , Weiguo Wan , Qin Xiao , Xueting Zou

Small object detection under complex backgrounds remains a challenging task due to severe feature degradation, weak semantic representation, and inaccurate localization caused by downsampling operations and background interference. Existing…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-05 Wenguang Tao , Xiaotian Wang , Tian Yan , Yi Wang , Jie Yan

Infrared small target detection is crucial for the efficacy of infrared search and tracking systems. Current tensor decomposition methods emphasize representing small targets with sparsity but struggle to separate targets from complex…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-07-23 Fei Zhou , Maixia Fu , Yulei Qian , Jian Yang , Yimian Dai

Resolving closely-spaced small targets in dense clusters presents a significant challenge in infrared imaging, as the overlapping signals hinder precise determination of their quantity, sub-pixel positions, and radiation intensities. While…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-12-11 Shengdong Han , Shangdong Yang , Xin Zhang , Yuxuan Li , Xiang Li , Jian Yang , Ming-Ming Cheng , Yimian Dai

Small-object detection is a challenging problem. In the last few years, the convolution neural networks methods have been achieved considerable progress. However, the current detectors struggle with effective features extraction for…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-05-13 Pourya Shamsolmoali , Masoumeh Zareapoor , Eric Granger , Jocelyn Chanussot , Jie Yang

This paper investigates the potential of multipath exploitation for enhancing target detection in orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM)-based integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems. The study aims to improve target…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-15 Xiaohan Lv , Rang Liu , Ming Li , Qian liu

Infrared ship detection (IRSD) has received increasing attention in recent years due to the robustness of infrared images to adverse weather. However, a large number of false alarms may occur in complex scenes. To address these challenges,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-07-29 Chen Hu , Xiaogang Dong , Yian Huang Lele Wang , Liang Xu , Tian Pu , Zhenming Peng

Passive millimeter-wave (PMMW) is a significant potential technique for human security screening. Several popular object detection networks have been used for PMMW images. However, restricted by the low resolution and high noise of PMMW…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-07-10 Cheng Guo , Fei Hu , Yan Hu

In complex environments, detecting tiny infrared targets has always been challenging because of the low contrast and high noise levels inherent in infrared images. These factors often lead to the loss of crucial details during feature…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-09-30 Xiaojin Lu , Taoran yue , Jiaxi cai , Yuanping Chen , Cuihong Lv , Shibing Chu

Infrared small-target detection (ISTD) is an important computer vision task. ISTD aims at separating small targets from complex background clutter. The infrared radiation decays over distances, making the targets highly dim and prone to…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-07-20 Jingchao Peng , Haitao Zhao , Kaijie Zhao , Zhongze Wang , Lujian Yao

IRSTD (InfraRed Small Target Detection) detects small targets in infrared blurry backgrounds and is essential for various applications. The detection task is challenging due to the small size of the targets and their sparse distribution in…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-07-18 Pranav Singh , Pravendra Singh

Thermal infrared target tracking is crucial in applications such as surveillance, autonomous driving, and military operations. In this paper, we propose a novel tracker, SMTT, which effectively addresses common challenges in thermal…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-04-22 Shang Zhang , HuiPan Guan , XiaoBo Ding , Ruoyan Xiong , Yue Zhang

We address the detection of material defects, which are inside a layered material structure using compressive sensing based multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) wireless radar. Here, the strong clutter due to the reflection of the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-04-18 Udaya S. K. P. Miriya Thanthrige , Peter Jung , Aydin Sezgin