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Dr. Tao Xu

at Univ of Jinan

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SPIE Journal Paper | 16 August 2024

LGD-FCOS: driver distraction detection using improved FCOS based on local and global knowledge distillation

Kunbiao Li, Xiaohui Yang, Jing Wang, Feng Zhang, Tao Xu

JEI, Vol. 33, Issue 04, 043046, (August 2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JEI.33.4.043046

KEYWORDS: Object detection, Education and training, Detection and tracking algorithms, Data modeling, Sensors, Roads, Safety, Performance modeling, Convolution, Feature extraction

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SPIE Journal Paper | 25 May 2021 Open Access

Improved semantic segmentation method using edge features for winter wheat spatial distribution extraction from Gaofen-2 images

Hao Yin, Chengming Zhang, Yingjuan Han, Yonglan Qian, Tao Xu, Ziyun Zhang, Ailing Kong

JARS, Vol. 15, Issue 02, 028501, (May 2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JRS.15.028501

KEYWORDS: Image segmentation, Feature extraction, Edge detection, Convolution, Remote sensing, Detection and tracking algorithms, Data modeling, Computer programming, Agriculture, Roads

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In the final feature map obtained using a convolutional neural network for remote sensing image segmentation, there are great differences between the feature values of the pixels near the edge of the block and those inside the block; ensuring consistency between these feature values is the key to improving the accuracy of segmentation results. The proposed model uses an edge feature branch and a semantic feature branch called the edge assistant feature network (EFNet). The EFNET model consists of one semantic branch, one edge branch, one shared decoder, and one classifier. The semantic branch extracts semantic features from remote sensing images, whereas the edge branch extracts edge features from remote sensing images and edge images. In addition, the two branches extract five-level features through five sets of feature extraction units. The shared decoder sets up five levels of shared decoding units, which are used to further integrate edge features and deep semantic features. This strategy can reduce the feature differences between the edge pixels and the inner pixels of the object, obtaining a per-pixel feature vector with high inter-class differentiation and intra-class consistency. Softmax is used as the classifier to generate the final segmentation result. We selected a representative winter wheat region in China (Feicheng City) as the study area and established a dataset for experiments. The comparison experiment included three original models and two models modified by adding edge features: SegNet, UNet, and ERFNet, and edge-UNet and edge-ERFNet, respectively. EFNet’s recall (91.01%), intersection over union (81.39%), and F1-Score (91.68%) were superior to those of the other methods. The results clearly show that EFNET improves the accuracy of winter wheat extraction from remote sensing images. This is an important basis not only for crop monitoring, yield estimation, and disaster assessment but also for calculating land carrying capacity and analyzing the comprehensive production capacity of agricultural resources.

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