Opto-Electronic Engineering, Volume. 52, Issue 5, 240287(2025)

Multi-level refined UAV image target detection

Zhenjiu Xiao1, Siyu Lai1、*, and Haicheng Qu1
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  • 1School of Software, Liaoning Technical University, Huludao, Liaoning 125105, China
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    Category: Article

    Received: Dec. 5, 2024

    Accepted: Mar. 17, 2025

    Published Online: Jul. 18, 2025

    The Author Email: Siyu Lai (赖思宇)

    DOI:10.12086/oee.2025.240287

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