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SAM3-guided framework enhances UAV target segmentation with limited data

Researchers have developed a novel framework for improving Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) target segmentation, particularly in scenarios with limited annotated data. This approach leverages the Segment Anything Model 3 (SAM3) to generate pseudo-labels, which are then used to train a lightweight segmentation network called IPS-Seg. The framework employs a two-stage process: initial coarse mask generation followed by a refinement step on localized image patches to achieve more accurate object boundaries. Experiments indicate that this method effectively balances segmentation accuracy with computational efficiency, highlighting the utility of large foundation models for training specialized vision networks in low-label environments. AI

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SAM3-guided framework enhances UAV target segmentation with limited data

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  1. arXiv cs.CV TIER_1 English(EN) · Le-Anh Tran ·

    Exploring SAM Supervision for Fine-Grained UAV Target Segmentation under Data Scarcity

    arXiv:2607.03754v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) target segmentation remains challenging due to the small size of objects, appearance variations, cluttered backgrounds, and the scarcity of densely annotated data. These factors hinder the performance a…