journal article·2025Open access

An Efficient Instance Segmentation Based on Layer Aggregation and Lightweight Convolution

Hui Jin, Shuaiqi Xu, Chengyi Duan, Ruixue He, Ji Zhang

Computers, Materials & Continua· Volume 83· Issue 1

Abstract

Instance segmentation is crucial in various domains, such as autonomous driving and robotics. However, there is scope for improvement in the detection speed of instance-segmentation algorithms for edge devices. Therefore, it ... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on Tech Science Press
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