Vision-based target detection in marine search and rescue

Shining Wang; Xiujuan Yu

doi:10.1117/12.2053260

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20 June 2014 Vision-based target detection in marine search and rescue

Shining Wang, Xiujuan Yu

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Proceedings Volume 9091, Signal Processing, Sensor/Information Fusion, and Target Recognition XXIII; 90911H (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2053260
Event: SPIE Defense + Security, 2014, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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In this paper, we propose a vision-based target detection scheme based on video saliency to find the rescue targets automatically. A new definition of video saliency is first proposed to comprehend the target properties based on structure similarity among adjacent video frames. Then, a cascaded target detection is devised with the local image feature and regional video saliency. We treat the salient objects in aerial images as a basic feature and filter the false candidates based on the region-based video saliency. The propose method can improve the search and rescue of targets, and reduce the economical losses in marine accidents.

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Shining Wang and Xiujuan Yu "Vision-based target detection in marine search and rescue", Proc. SPIE 9091, Signal Processing, Sensor/Information Fusion, and Target Recognition XXIII, 90911H (20 June 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2053260

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