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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are gaining popularity in civil and military applications. However, uncontrolled access to restricted areas threatens privacy and security. Thus, prevention and detection of UAVs are pivotal to guarantee…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-03-19 Jakub Mandula , Jonas Kühne , Luca Pascarella , Michele Magno

Deep learning inference that needs to largely take place on the 'edge' is a highly computational and memory intensive workload, making it intractable for low-power, embedded platforms such as mobile nodes and remote security applications.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-07-23 Andres Ussa , Chockalingam Senthil Rajen , Deepak Singla , Jyotibdha Acharya , Gideon Fu Chuanrong , Arindam Basu , Bharath Ramesh

Neuromorphic imaging is an emerging technique that imitates the human retina to sense variations in dynamic scenes. It responds to pixel-level brightness changes by asynchronous streaming events and boasts microsecond temporal precision…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-23 Pei Zhang , Shuo Zhu , Chutian Wang , Yaping Zhao , Edmund Y. Lam

Tracking and acquiring simultaneous optical images of randomly moving targets obscured by scattering media remains a challenging problem of importance to many applications that require precise object localization and identification. In this…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-06-12 Ning Zhang , Timothy Shea , Arto Nurmikko

This paper explores the process of designing an automatic multi-sensor drone detection system. Besides the common video and audio sensors, the system also includes a thermal infrared camera, which is shown to be a feasible solution to the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-10-20 Fredrik Svanstrom , Cristofer Englund , Fernando Alonso-Fernandez

As drone use has become more widespread, there is a critical need to ensure safety and security. A key element of this is robust and accurate drone detection and localization. While cameras and other optical sensors like LiDAR are commonly…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-08-26 Yuan Fang , Fangzhan Shi , Xijia Wei , Qingchao Chen , Kevin Chetty , Simon Julier

Neuromorphic imaging reacts to per-pixel brightness changes of a dynamic scene with high temporal precision and responds with asynchronous streaming events as a result. It also often supports a simultaneous output of an intensity image.…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-03-25 Pei Zhang , Haosen Liu , Zhou Ge , Chutian Wang , Edmund Y. Lam

Anomaly detection is essential for the safety and reliability of autonomous driving systems. Current methods often focus on detection accuracy but neglect response time, which is critical in time-sensitive driving scenarios. In this paper,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-06-24 Dong Xiao , Guangyao Chen , Peixi Peng , Yangru Huang , Yifan Zhao , Yongxing Dai , Yonghong Tian

Automatic detection of flying drones is a key issue where its presence, especially if unauthorized, can create risky situations or compromise security. Here, we design and evaluate a multi-sensor drone detection system. In conjunction with…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-10-17 Fredrik Svanström , Fernando Alonso-Fernandez , Cristofer Englund

Manufacturing requires reliable object detection methods for precise picking and handling of diverse types of manufacturing parts and components. Traditional object detection methods utilize either only 2D images from cameras or 3D data…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-07-01 Nazanin Mahjourian , Vinh Nguyen

Multi-object tracking (MOT) on static platforms, such as by surveillance cameras, has achieved significant progress, with various paradigms providing attractive performances. However, the effectiveness of traditional MOT methods is…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-07-15 Peng Wang , Yongcai Wang , Deying Li

Neural rendering has garnered substantial attention owing to its capacity for creating realistic 3D scenes. However, its applicability to extensive scenes remains challenging, with limitations in effectiveness. In this work, we propose the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-08-31 Zhihao Jia , Bing Wang , Changhao Chen

Quasi-bimodal objects, such as text, road signs, and barcodes, play a basic yet vital role in daily visual communication. By boiling these down to clear silhouettes, binarization uses a minimal language to convey essential vision cues for…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-19 Pei Zhang , Shijie Lin , Zhou Ge , Jinpeng Chen , Wei Pu

Bio-inspired neuromorphic cameras sense illumination changes on a per-pixel basis and generate spatiotemporal streaming events within microseconds in response, offering visual information with high temporal resolution over a high dynamic…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-03-22 Pei Zhang , Shuo Zhu , Edmund Y. Lam

The rapid deployment of drones poses significant challenges for airspace management, security, and surveillance. Current detection and classification technologies, including cameras, LiDAR, and conventional radar systems, often struggle to…

Applied Physics · Physics 2026-01-14 O. Yerushalimov , D. Vovchuk , A. Glam , P. Ginzburg

The Dynamic Vision Sensor (DVS) has many attributes that allow it to be well suited to the task for UAV Detection. This paper is the first to look at exploiting the features of an Event Camera solely for Drone Detection while combining it…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-04-30 Paul Kirkland

The proliferation of drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has raised significant safety concerns due to their potential misuse in activities such as espionage, smuggling, and infrastructure disruption. This paper addresses the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-11-08 Stefan Glüge , Matthias Nyfeler , Ahmad Aghaebrahimian , Nicola Ramagnano , Christof Schüpbach

There has been a rapid growth in the deployment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in various applications ranging from vital safety-of-life such as surveillance and reconnaissance at nuclear power plants to entertainment and hobby…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-11-09 Alireza Famili , Angelos Stavrou , Haining Wang , Jung-Min , Park , Ryan Gerdes

UAVs, commonly referred to as drones, have witnessed a remarkable surge in popularity due to their versatile applications. These cyber-physical systems depend on multiple sensor inputs, such as cameras, GPS receivers, accelerometers, and…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-10-21 Ivan Tan , Wei Minn , Christopher M. Poskitt , Lwin Khin Shar , Lingxiao Jiang

As a core step in structure-from-motion and SLAM, robust feature detection and description under challenging scenarios such as significant viewpoint changes remain unresolved despite their ubiquity. While recent works have identified the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-12-09 Gonglin Chen , Tianwen Fu , Haiwei Chen , Wenbin Teng , Hanyuan Xiao , Yajie Zhao