Summary of Vehicle Detection Performance in Nordic Region, by Hamam Mokayed et al.
Vehicle Detection Performance in Nordic Region
by Hamam Mokayed, Rajkumar Saini, Oluwatosin Adewumi, Lama Alkhaled, Bjorn Backe, Palaiahnakote Shivakumara, Olle Hagner, Yan Chai Hum
First submitted to arxiv on: 22 Mar 2024
Categories
- Main: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This study tackles the longstanding issue of vehicle detection in Nordic winter conditions, where snowfall, reduced visibility, and low lighting exacerbate traditional methods’ limitations. The proposed deep learning architectures have shown promise, but existing solutions struggle with environmental distortions and occlusions. To address this challenge, researchers evaluated state-of-the-art vehicle detection algorithms using the Nordic Vehicle Dataset (NVD), which comprises UAV images from northern Sweden. The study’s methodology involves comprehensive evaluations of single-stage, two-stage, and transformer-based detectors against the NVD. Additionally, the authors propose enhancements tailored to each detection framework, including data augmentation, hyperparameter tuning, transfer learning, and novel strategies for the DETR model. Findings highlight current detection systems’ limitations in Nordic environments and provide promising directions for enhancing these algorithms for improved robustness and accuracy. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This study is about making it easier to detect vehicles in snowy and icy conditions. Traditionally, vehicle detectors don’t work well in harsh winter weather because of reduced visibility and lighting issues. The researchers used a special dataset with pictures taken by drones in Sweden to test the performance of different vehicle detection algorithms under these challenging conditions. They found that current methods struggle, but they also came up with ways to improve their accuracy and robustness. This study is important because it can help us develop better technology for detecting vehicles in winter environments. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Data augmentation * Deep learning * Hyperparameter * Transfer learning * Transformer
