Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Volume. 44, Issue 3, 335(2025)

Infrared UAV detection based on multi-channel interactive attention mechanism and edge contour enhancement

Su-Zhen NIE1, Jie CAO2, Qun HAO2、*, and Xu-Ye ZHUANG1、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China
  • 2School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Infrared Physics, Materials and Devices

    Received: Sep. 9, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 9, 2025

    The Author Email: Qun HAO (qhao@bit.edu.cn), Xu-Ye ZHUANG (zxye@sdut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2025.03.002

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