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This study enhances object detection for autonomous driving using an improved YOLOv8s system with a motion-temporal attention module (MTAM). The system achieves high accuracy in recognizing hazards in dynamic highway construction zones.

Keywords:
YOLOv8autonomous drivingconstruction vehicledata augmentationmotion-temporal attentionobject detectionwarning sign

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  • Computer Vision
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Robotics

Background:

  • Object detection is critical for autonomous driving safety, especially in dynamic highway construction zones.
  • Existing systems struggle with high-speed, occluded, or blurred objects common in these environments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an enhanced YOLOv8s object detection system with improved robustness for autonomous driving in construction zones.
  • To integrate a motion-temporal attention module (MTAM) for better detection of dynamic and occluded objects.

Main Methods:

  • An enhanced YOLOv8s architecture incorporating a CSP backbone, FPN-PAN feature fusion, and advanced loss functions.
  • Integration of a novel motion-temporal attention module (MTAM) utilizing temporal convolutions and attention mechanisms.
  • Training on a custom dataset of 34,240 images with extensive data augmentation and 9-Mosaic transformations.

Main Results:

  • Achieved high performance metrics: mAP(IoU[0.5]) of 90.77 ± 0.68% and mAP(IoU[0.5:0.95]) of 70.20 ± 0.33%.
  • Demonstrated strong real-world recognition rates: 96% for construction vehicles, 92% for warning signs, and 84% for flag bearers.
  • The MTAM effectively improved detection of blurred and partially occluded objects.

Conclusions:

  • The enhanced YOLOv8s system with MTAM significantly improves object detection reliability in challenging highway construction zones.
  • The framework shows strong potential for real-time deployment in intelligent transportation systems for enhanced safety.