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New AERODet model exploits RGB-Event data asymmetry for superior object detection

Researchers have developed a new object detection model called AERODet that leverages the distinct strengths of RGB and Event data. Unlike previous methods that symmetrically fuse these modalities, AERODet recognizes that Event data is better for class-agnostic localization, while RGB data excels at fine-grained classification. The model incorporates a Scale-wise Uncertainty-aware Reliability Estimation (SURE) mechanism to dynamically weigh the modalities during localization and a Task-Decoupled Semantic Refinement (TDSR) component for improved classification. Experiments on the FRED and NeRDD datasets show AERODet significantly outperforms existing RGB-Event baselines, achieving a 10.7 mAP improvement on the FRED challenging split. AI

IMPACT This research could lead to more accurate and efficient object detection systems by better utilizing complementary sensor data.

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  1. arXiv cs.CV TIER_1 English(EN) · Ziheng Wang, Chaolang Li, Yutong Yang, Xiaohan Xu, Chongxiang Yang, Hengxuan Zhong, Zhen Liang, Pengwen Dai ·

    Beyond Symmetric Fusion: Exploiting Task-Dependent Modality Strengths for RGB-Event Small Object Detection

    arXiv:2608.01302v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: State-of-the-art RGB-Event detectors improve the detection of small, fast-moving objects by combining complementary features from RGB and Event data, yet they typically fuse the two modalities into a unified representation for both …