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EFCNet for small object detection in remote sensing images.

Yutong Wang¹, Zhensong Li², Shiliang Zhu¹

¹Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Optoelectronic Measurement Technology and Instrument, Beijing Information Science and Technology University, Beijing, 100192, China.

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This study enhances object detection in remote sensing images by introducing a novel YOLOv5-based model. The improved network excels at identifying small objects like bridges and ships, offering a significant advancement for image analysis.

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Area of Science:

Computer Vision
Remote Sensing Image Processing
Deep Learning

Background:

Object detection is vital in remote sensing, with deep learning advancements driving its adoption.
Detecting small objects in remote sensing imagery presents a persistent technical challenge.
Existing methods often struggle with the scale and resolution variations inherent in remote sensing data.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an enhanced object detection model specifically for improving the identification of small objects in remote sensing images.
To address the limitations of current deep learning models in accurately detecting diminutive targets within complex remote sensing scenes.
To provide a more robust and efficient solution for small object detection in aerial and satellite imagery.

Main Methods:

A novel backbone network, ODCSP-Darknet53, was developed to improve feature extraction efficiency.
A small object enhancement bi-directional feature pyramid network (STEBIFPN) was integrated for optimized scaling of small object information.
A specialized four-head detection network incorporating adaptively spatial feature fusion (ASFF) was implemented in the detection head.

Main Results:

The proposed model achieved a mean average precision of 75.9% on the DOTA dataset and 80.5% on the DIOR dataset.
Significant performance improvements were observed in detecting small objects such as 'Bridge' and 'Ship' compared to the original YOLOv5s model.
The model maintains reasonable computational requirements (13.4M parameters, 30.2 GFLOPs).

Conclusions:

The enhanced YOLOv5-based model effectively improves small object detection in remote sensing images.
The integration of ODCSP-Darknet53, STEBIFPN, and ASFF contributes to superior performance in identifying small-scale targets.
This research offers a valuable contribution to the field of remote sensing image analysis, particularly for applications requiring precise small object recognition.