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A Novel Foreign Object Detection Method in Transmission Lines Based on Improved YOLOv8n

Yakui Liu1,2,3,*, Xing Jiang1, Ruikang Xu1, Yihao Cui1, Chenhui Yu1, Jingqi Yang1, Jishuai Zhou1

1 School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266520, China
2 State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710049, China
3 Key Lab of Industrial Fluid Energy Conservation and Pollution Control, Qingdao University of Technology, Ministry of Education, Qingdao, 266520, China

* Corresponding Author: Yakui Liu. Email: email

Computers, Materials & Continua 2024, 79(1), 1263-1279. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2024.048864

Abstract

The rapid pace of urban development has resulted in the widespread presence of construction equipment and increasingly complex conditions in transmission corridors. These conditions pose a serious threat to the safe operation of the power grid. Machine vision technology, particularly object recognition technology, has been widely employed to identify foreign objects in transmission line images. Despite its wide application, the technique faces limitations due to the complex environmental background and other auxiliary factors. To address these challenges, this study introduces an improved YOLOv8n. The traditional stepwise convolution and pooling layers are replaced with a spatial-depth convolution (SPD-Conv) module, aiming to improve the algorithm’s efficacy in recognizing low-resolution and small-size objects. The algorithm's feature extraction network is improved by using a Large Selective Kernel (LSK) attention mechanism, which enhances the ability to extract relevant features. Additionally, the SIoU Loss function is used instead of the Complete Intersection over Union (CIoU) Loss to facilitate faster convergence of the algorithm. Through experimental verification, the improved YOLOv8n model achieves a detection accuracy of 88.8% on the test set. The recognition accuracy of cranes is improved by 2.9%, which is a significant enhancement compared to the unimproved algorithm. This improvement effectively enhances the accuracy of recognizing foreign objects on transmission lines and proves the effectiveness of the new algorithm.

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APA Style
Liu, Y., Jiang, X., Xu, R., Cui, Y., Yu, C. et al. (2024). A novel foreign object detection method in transmission lines based on improved yolov8n. Computers, Materials & Continua, 79(1), 1263-1279. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2024.048864
Vancouver Style
Liu Y, Jiang X, Xu R, Cui Y, Yu C, Yang J, et al. A novel foreign object detection method in transmission lines based on improved yolov8n. Comput Mater Contin. 2024;79(1):1263-1279 https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2024.048864
IEEE Style
Y. Liu et al., "A Novel Foreign Object Detection Method in Transmission Lines Based on Improved YOLOv8n," Comput. Mater. Contin., vol. 79, no. 1, pp. 1263-1279. 2024. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2024.048864



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