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Spiking Neural Networks Offer Energy-Efficient Object Detection for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

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Researchers have developed SpikeYOLO, a novel spiking neural network (SNN) designed for energy-efficient object detection in forward-looking sonar imagery. This approach offers significant energy savings compared to traditional convolutional neural networks (CNNs) like YOLOv8m, with SpikeYOLO T=2 achieving 3.3 times lower theoretical compute energy on the UATD dataset while maintaining competitive accuracy. The SNN also demonstrates superior robustness to noise and outperforms other CNN baselines on specific datasets, making it a promising solution for power-constrained autonomous underwater vehicles. AI

IMPACT This research could lead to more energy-efficient AI systems for underwater robotics, enabling longer missions and more sophisticated autonomous operations.

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Spiking Neural Networks Offer Energy-Efficient Object Detection for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

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  1. arXiv cs.CV TIER_1 English(EN) · Gwenevere Frank, Gert Cauwenberghs ·

    Spiking Neural Networks for Energy-Efficient Object Detection in Forward-Looking Sonar Imagery

    arXiv:2608.22072v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) are increasingly important tools in industries ranging from research, to energy, to defense. AUVs are power-constrained platforms operating in remote environments with fixed battery capacities, …

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