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New benchmark tackles UAV detection with event cameras in motion

Researchers have introduced M$^2$E-UAV, a new benchmark and analysis framework designed to tackle the challenge of detecting small UAVs using onboard event cameras, particularly in complex motion-on-motion scenarios. This setup addresses difficulties arising when both the observer and the target are moving simultaneously, causing background clutter to obscure the UAV. The benchmark includes a substantial dataset with over 87,000 training samples and nearly 22,000 validation samples across diverse environmental conditions. Initial analysis with a point-based event model, M$^2$E-Point, shows promising results, achieving a high F1 score, though conditioning on inertial measurement unit (IMU) data provided only minor improvements. AI

IMPACT Introduces a new dataset and baseline for event-based UAV detection, potentially improving autonomous systems in complex environments.

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New benchmark tackles UAV detection with event cameras in motion

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  1. arXiv cs.CV TIER_1 English(EN) · Cheng Wang ·

    M$^2$E-UAV: A Benchmark and Analysis for Onboard Motion-on-Motion Event-Based Tiny UAV Detection

    Tiny UAV detection from an onboard event camera is difficult when the observer and target move at the same time. In this motion-on-motion regime, ego-motion activates background edges across buildings, vegetation, and horizon structures, while the UAV may appear as a sparse event…