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Unmanned aerial vehicles serve as primary sensing platforms for surveillance, traffic monitoring, and disaster response, making aerial object detection a central problem in applied computer vision. Current detectors struggle with…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-02-17 Sohail Ali Farooqui , Zuhair Ahmed Khan Taha , Mohammed Mudassir Uddin , Shahnawaz Alam

This paper reports a visible and thermal drone monitoring system that integrates deep-learning-based detection and tracking modules. The biggest challenge in adopting deep learning methods for drone detection is the paucity of training…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-12-21 Ye Wang , Yueru Chen , Jongmoo Choi , C. -C. Jay Kuo

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 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) market has been significantly growing and Considering the availability of drones at low-cost prices the possibility of misusing them, for illegal purposes such as drug trafficking, spying, and terrorist…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-05-20 Kholoud AlDosari , AIbtisam Osman , Omar Elharrouss , Somaya AlMaadeed , Mohamed Zied Chaari

In this work, we present and evaluate a method to perform real-time multiple drone detection and three-dimensional localization using state-of-the-art tiny-YOLOv4 object detection algorithm and stereo triangulation. Our computer vision…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-02-21 Aryan Sharma , Nitik Jain , Mangal Kothari

Visual detection of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is a critical task in surveillance systems due to their small physical size and environmental challenges. Although deep learning models have achieved significant progress, deploying them…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-04-23 Amir Zamani , Zeinab Abedini

Satellite remote sensing images pose significant challenges for object detection due to their high resolution, complex scenes, and large variations in target scales. To address the insufficient detection accuracy of the YOLOv11n model in…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-17 Shuaiyu Zhu , Sergey Ablameyko

This work introduces a new preprocessing step for object detection applicable to UAV bird's eye view imagery, which we call Adaptive Resizing. By design, it helps alleviate the challenges coming with the vast variances in objects' scales,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-04-11 Martin Messmer , Benjamin Kiefer , Andreas Zell

The proliferation of drones in civilian airspace has raised urgent security concerns, necessitating robust real-time surveillance systems. In response to the 2025 VIP Cup challenge tasks - drone detection, tracking, and payload…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-07-31 Shahriar Kabir , Istiak Ahmmed Rifti , H. M. Shadman Tabib , Mushfiqur Rahman , Sadatul Islam Sadi , Hasnaen Adil , Ahmed Mahir Sultan Rumi , Ch Md Rakin Haider

In modern warfare, drones are becoming an essential part of intelligence gathering and carrying out precise attacks in different kinds of hostile environments. Their ability to operate in real-time and hostile environments from a safe…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-05-21 Sourov Roy Shuvo , Prajwal Panth , Rajesh Chowdhury , Sorup Chakraborty , Sudip Chakrabarty , Prasant Kumar Pattnaik

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

The increasing deployment of small drones as tools of conflict and disruption has amplified their threat, highlighting the urgent need for effective anti-drone measures. However, the compact size of most drones presents a significant…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-12-24 Hanfang Liang , Jinming Hu , Xiaohuan Ling , Bing Wang

The diffusion of drones presents significant security and safety challenges. Traditional surveillance systems, particularly conventional frame-based cameras, struggle to reliably detect these targets due to their small size, high agility,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-08-07 Gabriele Magrini , Lorenzo Berlincioni , Luca Cultrera , Federico Becattini , Pietro Pala

Aerial object detection in UAV imagery presents unique challenges due to the high prevalence of tiny objects, adverse environmental conditions, and strict computational constraints. Standard YOLO-based detectors fail to address these…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-04-16 Yann V. Bellec

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

Detecting small objects in complex scenes, such as those captured by drones, is a daunting challenge due to the difficulty in capturing the complex features of small targets. While the YOLO family has achieved great success in large target…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-01-14 Defan Chen , Luchan Zhang

Reliable drone detection is challenging due to limited annotated real-world data, large appearance variability, and the presence of visually similar distractors such as birds. To address these challenges, this paper introduces SimD3, a…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-01-22 Ami Pandat , Kanyala Muvva , Punna Rajasekhar , Gopika Vinod , Rohit Shukla

With the increasing utilization of Internet of Things (IoT) enabled drones in diverse applications like photography, delivery, and surveillance, concerns regarding privacy and security have become more prominent. Drones have the ability to…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-06-13 Jaskaran Singh

Object detection on drone-captured scenarios is a recent popular task. As drones always navigate in different altitudes, the object scale varies violently, which burdens the optimization of networks. Moreover, high-speed and low-altitude…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-08-31 Xingkui Zhu , Shuchang Lyu , Xu Wang , Qi Zhao

Predominant methods for image-based drone detection frequently rely on employing generic object detection algorithms like YOLOv5. While proficient in identifying drones against homogeneous backgrounds, these algorithms often struggle in…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-11-11 Tamara R. Lenhard , Andreas Weinmann , Stefan Jäger , Tobias Koch