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Jun Chen^1,2,3, Honghua Tang^1,4, Dongmei Yan¹

¹Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.

|May 14, 2026

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This study introduces an unsupervised, mask-based method for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) image stitching. The approach enhances visual fidelity and significantly reduces processing time for complex remote sensing data.

Area of Science:

Computer Vision
Remote Sensing
Artificial Intelligence

Background:

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based remote sensing image stitching faces challenges like parallax, high resolution, and scene complexity.
Conventional methods often result in visible seams or high computational costs, limiting their practical application.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an unsupervised, mask-based image stitching approach for UAV remote sensing data.
To address limitations of conventional methods by improving seam visibility and reducing computational overhead.

Main Methods:

Proposed an unsupervised, mask-based image stitching approach reframing the task as 2D dense prediction.
Introduced the Siamese-Residual Mask Network (SRMN) for generating seamless binary masks using multi-level features and loss constraints.

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Implemented Accelerated Inference via Scale Decoupling (AISD) to predict low-resolution masks, enabling efficient full-resolution restoration without retraining.

Main Results:

The proposed approach achieved superior performance compared to state-of-the-art methods on four UAV image datasets.
Demonstrated significant improvements in Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio (PSNR) by up to 28.58% and Structural Similarity Index Measure (SSIM) by up to 56.00%.
Achieved a reduction in processing time by up to 88.9%, showcasing enhanced computational efficiency.

Conclusions:

The developed unsupervised, mask-based image stitching method offers a robust solution for large-scale UAV remote sensing.
Successfully balances high visual fidelity with computational efficiency, overcoming limitations of existing techniques.
Validates the effectiveness of the SRMN and AISD components in achieving seamless and efficient image stitching.