Small-object detection and its applications

• Main Author: Ho, Yong Xian
• Other Authors: Cuong Dang
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
• Subjects: Computer and Information Science; Engineering; Small object detection; YOLO; Deep learning; Faster R-CNN; Autonomous vehicles; Neural networks; Slicing aided hyper inference
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/176733
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Small-object detection is a crucial task in computer vision with numerous applications ranging from medical imaging to autonomous driving. This report explores the efficacy of YOLOv8.1, a state-of-the-art single-stage object detector, specifically focusing on its capabilities in detecting small obje...