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Guided multi-scale refinement network for camouflaged object detection.

Xiuqi Xu¹, Shuhan Chen¹, Xiao Lv²

¹School of Information Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.

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Summary

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This study introduces a new guided multi-scale refinement network for camouflaged object detection (COD). The model accurately identifies hidden objects in complex scenes, outperforming existing methods with enhanced detail and efficiency.

Keywords:

Camouflaged object detection Guided multi-scale refinement Multi-scale global perception

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Area of Science:

Computer Vision
Artificial Intelligence
Image Processing

Background:

Camouflaged object detection (COD) is challenging due to complex scenes with low contrast and similar foreground/background.
Existing methods struggle with accurately segmenting hidden objects in these difficult conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a novel guided multi-scale refinement network for improved camouflaged object detection.
To enhance the accuracy and detail of object localization in challenging visual environments.

Main Methods:

Designed a global perception module using multi-scale residual blocks for initial object localization.
Proposed a guided multi-scale refinement module with a prediction-to-feature fusion strategy for progressive refinement.
Integrated multi-level side-output features for multi-scale guidance to correct missing parts and false detections.

Main Results:

The proposed network achieved more accurate camouflaged object detection compared to state-of-the-art approaches.
The model demonstrated superior localization of salient objects with sharpened details.
Experimental results confirmed the network's effectiveness in handling complex scenes.

Conclusions:

The novel guided multi-scale refinement network effectively addresses the challenges in camouflaged object detection.
The model offers improved accuracy, detail, and efficiency, enabling potential real-world applications.
This approach provides a significant advancement in identifying hidden objects in images.