Small object detection (SOD) in optical images and videos is a challenging problem that
even state-of-the-art generic object detection methods fail to accurately localize and identify …

Accurate detection of sea-surface objects is vital for the safe navigation of autonomous
ships. With the continuous development of artificial intelligence, electro-optical (EO) sensors …

The canal waterways of China still play an important role in the logistics and transportation
industry. Unmanned technology helps to reduce costs and improve the safety of navigation …

Abstract In recent years, Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) have been widely used in
water surface monitoring and management. The main problems of the USVs-based water …

In maritime scenes, instance segmentation of small object ships is of vital importance. Small
ship objects in images have the characteristics of smaller size, lower image cover rate and …

Lightweight detection methods are frequently utilized for unmanned system sensing;
however, when put in complicated water surface environments, they suffer from insufficient …

Intelligent identification and monitoring of floating materials is extremely crucial in water
environment management as floating pollution severely damages water ecosystems …

We examine the current state of the art and the related research on the automated detection
and tracking of small objects—or persons—in the context of a person-overboard (POB) …

Visual object detection is an essential task for the intelligent navigation of an Unmanned
Surface Vehicle (USV), which can sense the obstacles while navigating. However, the harsh …

The perception of waterways based on human intent is significant for autonomous
navigation and operations of Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) in water environments …