Enhancing small object detection: a transformer-based middleware approach
摘要
Small object detection remains a significant challenge in computer vision due to the minimal size and vulnerability to overshadowing by larger objects. Current approaches often suffer from limited perspectives and inadequate feature collaboration. In this study, we introduce MicroSight, an efficient transformer-based middleware designed to enhance small object detection. By incorporating global attention interaction and local-range optimization, MicroSight extracts and enriches features from both global and refined perspectives. Additionally, a semantic attention contribution matrix is introduced to facilitate multi-perspective feature collaboration. Our experiments on the COCO dataset demonstrate that MicroSight improves detection accuracy on small objects by up to 21.3% AP and accelerates training speed by 5.0x. These findings underscore the potential of transformer-based approaches in advancing small object detection. Code address: https://github.com/Dazi11/MicroSight.