Multi-scale edge information fusion with 3D attention for ship detection in complex SAR imagery
摘要
Ship detection in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery faces challenges due to complex maritime environments and varying ship sizes. Traditional deep learning methods often struggle with accuracy and computational efficiency, especially for small targets. This paper introduces ECM-YOLO, a detection framework based on YOLOv11, incorporating three key innovations: a multi-scale edge information fusion module (MSEIF) for enhanced feature extraction, a multi-scale attentional fusion module (MSAF) for improved small vessel detection, and a Shared Detail-enhanced Convolutional Detection Head (SDCD) for reduced complexity. Testing on HRSID and SSDD datasets showed ECM-YOLO achieves 93.3% and 98.0% mAP50, respectively, with an 8.5% parameter reduction, demonstrating superior accuracy and efficiency. The code is available at https://github.com/fciasth/EMO-YOLO.