Infrared Technology, Volume. 47, Issue 3, 342(2025)

Infrared Weak Target Detection Method Based on Sparse Attention

Xingwang ZHANG1, Dawei LI1、*, Suzhen LIN2, and Xiaofei LU3
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Electrical and Control Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
  • 2College of Data Science and Technology, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
  • 3Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Jiuquan 735000, China
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    Received: Mar. 4, 2024

    Accepted: Apr. 18, 2025

    Published Online: Apr. 18, 2025

    The Author Email: LI Dawei (lidawei@nuc.edu.cn)

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