INFRARED, Volume. 46, Issue 7, 12(2025)

An Infrared Small Target Detection Algorithm for Aerial UAVs Based on Multi-Frame Set Prediction

Han WU* and Jia-wei LI
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  • School of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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    Received: Apr. 17, 2025

    Accepted: Aug. 12, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 12, 2025

    The Author Email: WU Han (zzuwuhan@zzu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1672-8785.2025.07.002

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