Vehicle detection and classification for traffic management and autonomous systems using YOLOv10

With the continuous development of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), real-time vehicle detection and classification have become critical tasks for urban traffic management and autonomous driving. However, existing detection methods face challenges such as small target detection, severe occlu...

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Main Authors: Anning Ji, Xintao Ma
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-08-01
Series:Alexandria Engineering Journal
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description With the continuous development of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), real-time vehicle detection and classification have become critical tasks for urban traffic management and autonomous driving. However, existing detection methods face challenges such as small target detection, severe occlusion, and changing traffic conditions. The main purpose of this study is to address these challenges and improve vehicle detection in ITS environments. We propose a novel detection framework, YDFNet, that integrates the YOLOv10 algorithm for fast feature extraction, the BiFPN (Bidirectional Feature Pyramid Network) for multi-scale feature fusion, and the DETR (Detection Transformer) architecture for global feature modeling. Our approach leverages the advantages of each method to enhance detection accuracy and efficiency, especially in complex traffic scenarios. Experimental results on the UA-DETRAC and COCO datasets demonstrate that YDFNet outperforms existing methods in terms of detection accuracy, small target detection, and inference speed. The novelty of our work lies in the effective combination of YOLOv10, BiFPN, and DETR, which improves the model’s robustness to dynamic environments while maintaining real-time performance. This research provides a new solution for efficient and accurate vehicle detection in ITS and lays the foundation for future work on multimodal data fusion and model optimization.
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spelling doaj-art-2f1a8deaf37d41d18669b15d30214c8f2025-08-22T04:55:36ZengElsevierAlexandria Engineering Journal1110-01682025-08-0112780481610.1016/j.aej.2025.06.049Vehicle detection and classification for traffic management and autonomous systems using YOLOv10Anning Ji0Xintao Ma1Department of traffic management, Jilin Police College, 130117, Changchun, ChinaSchool of Management Science and Information Engineering, JiLin University of Finance and Economics, 130000, Changchun, China; Corresponding author.With the continuous development of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), real-time vehicle detection and classification have become critical tasks for urban traffic management and autonomous driving. However, existing detection methods face challenges such as small target detection, severe occlusion, and changing traffic conditions. The main purpose of this study is to address these challenges and improve vehicle detection in ITS environments. We propose a novel detection framework, YDFNet, that integrates the YOLOv10 algorithm for fast feature extraction, the BiFPN (Bidirectional Feature Pyramid Network) for multi-scale feature fusion, and the DETR (Detection Transformer) architecture for global feature modeling. Our approach leverages the advantages of each method to enhance detection accuracy and efficiency, especially in complex traffic scenarios. Experimental results on the UA-DETRAC and COCO datasets demonstrate that YDFNet outperforms existing methods in terms of detection accuracy, small target detection, and inference speed. The novelty of our work lies in the effective combination of YOLOv10, BiFPN, and DETR, which improves the model’s robustness to dynamic environments while maintaining real-time performance. This research provides a new solution for efficient and accurate vehicle detection in ITS and lays the foundation for future work on multimodal data fusion and model optimization.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110016825007999Real-time vehicle detectionIntelligent transportation systemMulti-scale feature fusionYOLOv10 algorithmDetection transformer architectureBidirectional feature pyramid network
spellingShingle Anning Ji
Xintao Ma
Vehicle detection and classification for traffic management and autonomous systems using YOLOv10
Alexandria Engineering Journal
Real-time vehicle detection
Intelligent transportation system
Multi-scale feature fusion
YOLOv10 algorithm
Detection transformer architecture
Bidirectional feature pyramid network
title Vehicle detection and classification for traffic management and autonomous systems using YOLOv10
title_full Vehicle detection and classification for traffic management and autonomous systems using YOLOv10
title_fullStr Vehicle detection and classification for traffic management and autonomous systems using YOLOv10
title_full_unstemmed Vehicle detection and classification for traffic management and autonomous systems using YOLOv10
title_short Vehicle detection and classification for traffic management and autonomous systems using YOLOv10
title_sort vehicle detection and classification for traffic management and autonomous systems using yolov10
topic Real-time vehicle detection
Intelligent transportation system
Multi-scale feature fusion
YOLOv10 algorithm
Detection transformer architecture
Bidirectional feature pyramid network
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110016825007999
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