• Optoelectronics Letters
  • Vol. 20, Issue 4, 243 (2024)
Yongchang ZHU1, Sen YANG1, Jigang TONG1,*, and Zenghui WANG2,3
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
  • 2Center of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, University of South Africa, Florida 1709, South Africa
  • 3Department of Electrical Engineering, University of South Africa, Florida 1709, South Africa
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    DOI: 10.1007/s11801-024-3126-1 Cite this Article
    ZHU Yongchang, YANG Sen, TONG Jigang, WANG Zenghui. Multi-scale detector optimized for small target[J]. Optoelectronics Letters, 2024, 20(4): 243 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    The effectiveness of deep learning networks in detecting small objects is limited, thereby posing challenges in addressing practical object detection tasks. In this research, we propose a small object detection model that operates at multiple scales. The model incorporates a multi-level bidirectional pyramid structure, which integrates deep and shallow networks to simultaneously preserve intricate local details and augment global features. Moreover, a dedicated multi-scale detection head is integrated into the model, specifically designed to capture crucial information pertaining to small objects. Through comprehensive experimentation, we have achieved promising results, wherein our proposed model exhibits a mean average precision (mAP) that surpasses that of the well-established you only look once version7 (YOLOv7) model by 1.1%. These findings validate the improved performance of our model in both conventional and small object detection scenarios.
    ZHU Yongchang, YANG Sen, TONG Jigang, WANG Zenghui. Multi-scale detector optimized for small target[J]. Optoelectronics Letters, 2024, 20(4): 243
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