24.8.4.4.1 Small Ship Detection, Small Objects in Water

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Small Ship Detection. Ship Detection.
See also Small Objects, Detect Small Objects.
See also ATR -- Small Targets IR, Infra-Red, Thermal, Applications.

Hu, J.M.[Jian-Ming], Zhi, X.Y.[Xi-Yang], Shi, T.J.[Tian-Jun], Zhang, W.[Wei], Cui, Y.[Yang], Zhao, S.G.[Sheng-Gang],
PAG-YOLO: A Portable Attention-Guided YOLO Network for Small Ship Detection,
RS(13), No. 16, 2021, pp. xx-yy.
DOI Link 2109
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Xie, X.Z.[Xiao-Zhu], Li, L.H.[Lin-Hao], An, Z.[Zhe], Lu, G.[Gang], Zhou, Z.Q.[Zhi-Qiang],
Small Ship Detection Based on Hybrid Anchor Structure and Feature Super-Resolution,
RS(14), No. 15, 2022, pp. xx-yy.
DOI Link 2208
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Xi, C.P.[Cai-Ping], Liu, R.Q.[Ren-Qiao],
Detection of Small Floating Target on Sea Surface Based on Gramian Angular Field and Improved EfficientNet,
RS(14), No. 17, 2022, pp. xx-yy.
DOI Link 2209
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Rucinski, M.[Marek], Wozniak, E.[Edyta], Kulczyk, S.[Sylwia], Derek, M.[Marta],
Small Recreational Boat Detection Using Sentinel-1 Data for the Monitoring of Recreational Ecosystem Services,
RS(15), No. 7, 2023, pp. 1807.
DOI Link 2304
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Guo, H.N.[Hui-Nan], Ren, L.[Long],
A Marine Small-Targets Classification Algorithm Based on Improved Convolutional Neural Networks,
RS(15), No. 11, 2023, pp. 2917.
DOI Link 2306
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Yao, J.P.[Ji-Ping], Xiao, S.Z.[Shan-Zhu], Deng, Q.[Qiuqun], Wen, G.J.[Gong-Jian], Tao, H.M.[Hua-Min], Du, J.M.[Jin-Ming],
An Infrared Maritime Small Target Detection Algorithm Based on Semantic, Detail, and Edge Multidimensional Information Fusion,
RS(15), No. 20, 2023, pp. 4909.
DOI Link 2310
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Sun, Y.X.[Yu-Xin], Su, L.[Li], Yuan, S.Z.[Shou-Zheng], Meng, H.[Hao],
DANet: Dual-Branch Activation Network for Small Object Instance Segmentation of Ship Images,
CirSysVideo(33), No. 11, November 2023, pp. 6708-6720.
IEEE DOI 2311
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Guan, J.[Jian], Jiang, X.Y.[Xing-Yu], Liu, N.[Ningbo], Ding, H.[Hao], Dong, Y.L.[Yun-Long], Guo, Z.P.[Zhong-Ping],
A Small Maritime Target Detection Method Using Nonlinear Dimensionality Reduction and Feature Sample Distance,
RS(16), No. 16, 2024, pp. 2901.
DOI Link 2408
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Xu, S.W.[Shu-Wen], Niu, X.Q.[Xiao-Qing], Ru, H.T.[Hong-Tao], Chen, X.L.[Xiao-Long],
Classification of Small Targets on Sea Surface Based on Improved Residual Fusion Network and Complex Time-Frequency Spectra,
RS(16), No. 18, 2024, pp. 3387.
DOI Link 2410
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Guo, F.[Feng], Ma, H.B.[Hong-Bing], Li, L.L.[Liang-Liang], Lv, M.[Ming], Jia, Z.H.[Zhen-Hong],
FCNet: Flexible Convolution Network for Infrared Small Ship Detection,
RS(16), No. 12, 2024, pp. 2218.
DOI Link 2406
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Li, L.Y.[Ling-Ya], Hou, Z.X.[Zhi-Xing], Ma, M.[Ming], Xiang, J.[Jing], Yuan, C.X.[Chuang-Xin], Xia, G.H.[Gui-Hua],
Spotlight on Small-scale Ship Detection: Empowering YOLO with Advanced Techniques and a Novel Dataset,
ACCV24(VI: 3-17).
Springer DOI 2412
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Zeng, Y.L.[Yi-Liang], Wang, X.H.[Xiu-Hong], Zou, J.L.[Jin-Lin], Wu, H.T.[Hong-Tao],
YOLO-Ssboat: Super-Small Ship Detection Network for Large-Scale Aerial and Remote Sensing Scenes,
RS(17), No. 11, 2025, pp. 1948.
DOI Link 2506
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Shi, S.[Sainan], Wang, J.J.[Jia-Jun], Wang, J.[Jie], Li, T.[Tao],
False-Alarm-Controllable Detection of Marine Small Targets via Improved Concave Hull Classifier,
RS(17), No. 11, 2025, pp. 1808.
DOI Link 2506
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Hu, Z.H.[Zhu-Hua], Wu, W.[Wei], Yang, Z.Q.[Zi-Qi], Zhao, Y.C.[Yao-Chi], Xu, L.W.[Le-Wei], Kong, L.K.[Ling-Kai], Chen, Y.P.[Yun-Pei], Chen, L.[Lihang], Liu, G.S.[Gao-Sheng],
A Cost-Sensitive Small Vessel Detection Method for Maritime Remote Sensing Imagery,
RS(17), No. 14, 2025, pp. 2471.
DOI Link 2508
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Sun, Y.T.[Yi-Tong], Lian, J.[Jie],
IRSD-Net: An Adaptive Infrared Ship Detection Network for Small Targets in Complex Maritime Environments,
RS(17), No. 15, 2025, pp. 2643.
DOI Link 2508
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Liu, Q.[Qi], Yu, H.Y.[Hai-Yang], Zhang, P.[Ping], Geng, T.T.[Ting-Ting], Yuan, X.[Xinru], Ji, B.Q.[Bing-Qian], Zhu, S.[Shengmin], Ma, R.[Ruopu],
MFEF-YOLO: A Multi-Scale Feature Extraction and Fusion Network for Small Object Detection in Aerial Imagery over Open Water,
RS(17), No. 24, 2025, pp. 3996.
DOI Link 2512
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Yin, J.C.[Jian-Chuan], Xu, G.[Guokang], Wang, N.[Ning], Wang, N.[Nini], Zhang, Z.[Zeguo],
A Survey of Small Sea-Surface Target Detection for Maritime Search and Rescue,
ITS(27), No. 1, January 2026, pp. 211-231.
IEEE DOI 2601
Survey, Small Ships. Object detection, Autonomous aerial vehicles, Sea surface, Marine vehicles, Reviews, Feature extraction, Accuracy, deep learning BibRef


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