Xiangyan Tang^1,2, Chengchun Ruan^1,2,*, Xiulai Li^2,3, Binbin Li^1,2, Cebin Fu^1,2

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.79, No.1, pp. 983-1003, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.047541

Abstract Accurately identifying small objects in high-resolution aerial images presents a complex and crucial task in the field of small object detection on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This task is challenging due to variations in UAV flight altitude, differences in object scales, as well as factors like flight speed and motion blur. To enhance the detection efficacy of small targets in drone aerial imagery, we propose an enhanced You Only Look Once version 7 (YOLOv7) algorithm based on multi-scale spatial context. We build the MSC-YOLO model, which incorporates an additional prediction head, denoted as P2, to improve adaptability for small objects.… More >

Liqiu Ren, Zhanying Li^*, Xueyu He, Lingyan Kong, Yinghao Zhang

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.78, No.2, pp. 2829-2845, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.047028

Abstract For underwater robots in the process of performing target detection tasks, the color distortion and the uneven quality of underwater images lead to great difficulties in the feature extraction process of the model, which is prone to issues like error detection, omission detection, and poor accuracy. Therefore, this paper proposed the CER-YOLOv7(CBAM-EIOU-RepVGG-YOLOv7) underwater target detection algorithm. To improve the algorithm’s capability to retain valid features from both spatial and channel perspectives during the feature extraction phase, we have added a Convolutional Block Attention Module (CBAM) to the backbone network. The Reparameterization Visual Geometry Group (RepVGG) module is inserted into the… More >

Yongliang Yang, Linghua Xu^*, Maolin Luo, Xiao Wang, Min Cao

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.78, No.2, pp. 2741-2765, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.046768

Abstract Due to the complex environment of the university laboratory, personnel flow intensive, personnel irregular behavior is easy to cause security risks. Monitoring using mainstream detection algorithms suffers from low detection accuracy and slow speed. Therefore, the current management of personnel behavior mainly relies on institutional constraints, education and training, on-site supervision, etc., which is time-consuming and ineffective. Given the above situation, this paper proposes an improved You Only Look Once version 7 (YOLOv7) to achieve the purpose of quickly detecting irregular behaviors of laboratory personnel while ensuring high detection accuracy. First, to better capture the shape features of the target,… More >

Chao Dong, Xiangkui Jiang^*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.77, No.3, pp. 3015-3036, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.044735

Abstract To address the issue of imbalanced detection performance and detection speed in current mainstream object detection algorithms for optical remote sensing images, this paper proposes a multi-scale object detection model for remote sensing images on complex backgrounds, called DI-YOLO, based on You Only Look Once v7-tiny (YOLOv7-tiny). Firstly, to enhance the model’s ability to capture irregular-shaped objects and deformation features, as well as to extract high-level semantic information, deformable convolutions are used to replace standard convolutions in the original model. Secondly, a Content Coordination Attention Feature Pyramid Network (CCA-FPN) structure is designed to replace the Neck part of the original… More >

P. Kuppusamy^1,*, M. Sanjay¹, P. V. Deepashree¹, C. Iwendi²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.77, No.1, pp. 445-466, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.042675

Abstract The infrastructure and construction of roads are crucial for the economic and social development of a region, but traffic-related challenges like accidents and congestion persist. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) have been used in road infrastructure and construction, particularly with the Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Object detection in Computer Vision also plays a key role in improving road infrastructure and addressing traffic-related problems. This study aims to use You Only Look Once version 7 (YOLOv7), Convolutional Block Attention Module (CBAM), the most optimized object-detection algorithm, to detect and identify traffic signs, and analyze effective combinations of adaptive… More >

Abdulghani M. Abdulghani, Mokhles M. Abdulghani, Wilbur L. Walters, Khalid H. Abed^*

Journal on Artificial Intelligence, Vol.5, pp. 15-30, 2023, DOI:10.32604/jai.2023.041341

Abstract The object detection technique depends on various methods for duplicating the dataset without adding more images. Data augmentation is a popular method that assists deep neural networks in achieving better generalization performance and can be seen as a type of implicit regularization. This method is recommended in the case where the amount of high-quality data is limited, and gaining new examples is costly and time-consuming. In this paper, we trained YOLOv7 with a dataset that is part of the Open Images dataset that has 8,600 images with four classes (Car, Bus, Motorcycle, and Person). We used five different data augmentations… More >

Wei Wu¹, Xiulai Li², Zhuhua Hu¹, Xiaozhang Liu^3,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.76, No.1, pp. 489-498, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.039929

Abstract In this paper, an advanced YOLOv7 model is proposed to tackle the challenges associated with ship detection and recognition tasks, such as the irregular shapes and varying sizes of ships. The improved model replaces the fixed anchor boxes utilized in conventional YOLOv7 models with a set of more suitable anchor boxes specifically designed based on the size distribution of ships in the dataset. This paper also introduces a novel multi-scale feature fusion module, which comprises Path Aggregation Network (PAN) modules, enabling the efficient capture of ship features across different scales. Furthermore, data preprocessing is enhanced through the application of data… More >