Chengyu Wang, Xionglve Li, Tongqing Zhou, Zhiping Cai^*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.80, No.2, pp. 2657-2673, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.054061

Abstract Time series segmentation has attracted more interests in recent years, which aims to segment time series into different segments, each reflects a state of the monitored objects. Although there have been many surveys on time series segmentation, most of them focus more on change point detection (CPD) methods and overlook the advances in boundary detection (BD) and state detection (SD) methods. In this paper, we categorize time series segmentation methods into CPD, BD, and SD methods, with a specific focus on recent advances in BD and SD methods. Within the scope of BD and SD,… More >

Yunxiang Liu, Haili Ma, Jianlin Zhu^*, Qiangbo Zhang

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.80, No.2, pp. 2963-2978, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.053710

Abstract To enhance the efficiency and accuracy of environmental perception for autonomous vehicles, we propose GDMNet, a unified multi-task perception network for autonomous driving, capable of performing drivable area segmentation, lane detection, and traffic object detection. Firstly, in the encoding stage, features are extracted, and Generalized Efficient Layer Aggregation Network (GELAN) is utilized to enhance feature extraction and gradient flow. Secondly, in the decoding stage, specialized detection heads are designed; the drivable area segmentation head employs DySample to expand feature maps, the lane detection head merges early-stage features and processes the output through the Focal Modulation More >

Jing Wang^1,2,*, Chen Zhang¹, Tianwen Lin¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.80, No.2, pp. 1907-1925, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.052597

Abstract When existing deep learning models are used for road extraction tasks from high-resolution images, they are easily affected by noise factors such as tree and building occlusion and complex backgrounds, resulting in incomplete road extraction and low accuracy. We propose the introduction of spatial and channel attention modules to the convolutional neural network ConvNeXt. Then, ConvNeXt is used as the backbone network, which cooperates with the perceptual analysis network UPerNet, retains the detection head of the semantic segmentation, and builds a new model ConvNeXt-UPerNet to suppress noise interference. Training on the open-source DeepGlobe and CHN6-CUG… More >

Asifa Mehmood Qureshi¹, Abdul Haleem Butt¹, Abdulwahab Alazeb², Naif Al Mudawi², Mohammad Alonazi³, Nouf Abdullah Almujally⁴, Ahmad Jalal¹, Hui Liu^5,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.80, No.2, pp. 3315-3332, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.052582

Abstract Intelligent vehicle tracking and detection are crucial tasks in the realm of highway management. However, vehicles come in a range of sizes, which is challenging to detect, affecting the traffic monitoring system’s overall accuracy. Deep learning is considered to be an efficient method for object detection in vision-based systems. In this paper, we proposed a vision-based vehicle detection and tracking system based on a You Look Only Once version 5 (YOLOv5) detector combined with a segmentation technique. The model consists of six steps. In the first step, all the extracted traffic sequence images are subjected… More >

Shi Qiu¹, Hongbing Lu^1,*, Jun Shu², Ting Liang³, Tao Zhou⁴

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.80, No.2, pp. 2495-2510, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.052476

Abstract Colorectal cancer, a malignant lesion of the intestines, significantly affects human health and life, emphasizing the necessity of early detection and treatment. Accurate segmentation of colorectal cancer regions directly impacts subsequent staging, treatment methods, and prognostic outcomes. While colonoscopy is an effective method for detecting colorectal cancer, its data collection approach can cause patient discomfort. To address this, current research utilizes Computed Tomography (CT) imaging; however, conventional CT images only capture transient states, lacking sufficient representational capability to precisely locate colorectal cancer. This study utilizes enhanced CT images, constructing a deep feature network from the… More >

Xiaoli Yuan, Jianxun Zhang^*, Xuejie Wang, Zhuhong Chu

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.80, No.2, pp. 2443-2462, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.052285

Abstract Semantic segmentation of driving scene images is crucial for autonomous driving. While deep learning technology has significantly improved daytime image semantic segmentation, nighttime images pose challenges due to factors like poor lighting and overexposure, making it difficult to recognize small objects. To address this, we propose an Image Adaptive Enhancement (IAEN) module comprising a parameter predictor (Edip), multiple image processing filters (Mdif), and a Detail Processing Module (DPM). Edip combines image processing filters to predict parameters like exposure and hue, optimizing image quality. We adopt a novel image encoder to enhance parameter prediction accuracy by More >

Shujing Li, Zhangfei Li, Wenhui Cheng, Chenyang Qi, Linguo Li^*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.80, No.2, pp. 2049-2063, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.051928

Abstract To enhance the diversity and distribution uniformity of initial population, as well as to avoid local extrema in the Chimp Optimization Algorithm (CHOA), this paper improves the CHOA based on chaos initialization and Cauchy mutation. First, Sin chaos is introduced to improve the random population initialization scheme of the CHOA, which not only guarantees the diversity of the population, but also enhances the distribution uniformity of the initial population. Next, Cauchy mutation is added to optimize the global search ability of the CHOA in the process of position (threshold) updating to avoid the CHOA falling More >

Haotang Tan¹, Song Sun^2,*, Tian Cheng³, Xiyuan Shu²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.80, No.1, pp. 661-678, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.052208

Abstract Cloud detection from satellite and drone imagery is crucial for applications such as weather forecasting and environmental monitoring. Addressing the limitations of conventional convolutional neural networks, we propose an innovative transformer-based method. This method leverages transformers, which are adept at processing data sequences, to enhance cloud detection accuracy. Additionally, we introduce a Cyclic Refinement Architecture that improves the resolution and quality of feature extraction, thereby aiding in the retention of critical details often lost during cloud detection. Our extensive experimental validation shows that our approach significantly outperforms established models, excelling in high-resolution feature extraction and More >

Bing Li^1,2,*, Liangyu Wang¹, Xia Liu^1,2, Hongbin Fan¹, Bo Wang³, Shoudi Tong¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.80, No.1, pp. 1543-1561, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.052009

Abstract Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging of breasts often presents complex backgrounds. Breast tumors exhibit varying sizes, uneven intensity, and indistinct boundaries. These characteristics can lead to challenges such as low accuracy and incorrect segmentation during tumor segmentation. Thus, we propose a two-stage breast tumor segmentation method leveraging multi-scale features and boundary attention mechanisms. Initially, the breast region of interest is extracted to isolate the breast area from surrounding tissues and organs. Subsequently, we devise a fusion network incorporating multi-scale features and boundary attention mechanisms for breast tumor segmentation. We incorporate multi-scale parallel dilated convolution modules into… More >

Nouf Abdullah Almujally¹, Bisma Riaz Chughtai², Naif Al Mudawi³, Abdulwahab Alazeb³, Asaad Algarni⁴, Hamdan A. Alzahrani⁵, Jeongmin Park^6,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.80, No.1, pp. 1563-1580, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.049333

Abstract The recent advancements in vision technology have had a significant impact on our ability to identify multiple objects and understand complex scenes. Various technologies, such as augmented reality-driven scene integration, robotic navigation, autonomous driving, and guided tour systems, heavily rely on this type of scene comprehension. This paper presents a novel segmentation approach based on the UNet network model, aimed at recognizing multiple objects within an image. The methodology begins with the acquisition and preprocessing of the image, followed by segmentation using the fine-tuned UNet architecture. Afterward, we use an annotation tool to accurately label… More >