Underwater Visual Multi-Target Tracking Algorithm Integrating Re-parameterization and Attention Mechanism

The complex underwater environment can severely impact the stability of imaging devices and the quality of captured images, posing significant challenges for visual multi-target tracking in underwater unmanned autonomous systems. To address the difficulties arising from underwater camera jitter and...

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Main Authors: Junyi LI, Mingle HE, Chang LIU, Yong XU
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Published: Science Press (China) 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://sxwrxtxb.xml-journal.net/cn/article/doi/10.11993/j.issn.2096-3920.2025-0012
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description The complex underwater environment can severely impact the stability of imaging devices and the quality of captured images, posing significant challenges for visual multi-target tracking in underwater unmanned autonomous systems. To address the difficulties arising from underwater camera jitter and image degradation, this paper proposed an underwater visual multi-target tracking algorithm that integrated re-parameterization and attention mechanisms, specifically tailored for underwater unmanned autonomous systems. First, to tackle the diversity of underwater targets and image degradation, an improved YOLOv8 algorithm based on re-parameterization and attention mechanism(RA-YOLOv8) was proposed. This algorithm effectively enhanced the network’s multi-scale feature extraction capability and improved the detection accuracy of the model by integrating a structurally re-parameterized multi-scale feature extraction convolutional structure(DBB-RFAConv) and the AMSCE-attention mechanism. Then, to address the challenges of real-time target tracking caused by underwater camera jitter, an Inner-PIoUv2-enhanced ByteTrack algorithm(IP2-ByteTrack) was proposed. Inner-PIoUv2 was used as the similarity measure in the matching process of the tracking algorithm, which enhanced the model’s performance in underwater detection and tracking tasks, improving the accuracy of tracking trajectory matching. Finally, based on the RA-YOLOv8 and IP2-ByteTrack algorithms, an underwater visual multi-target tracking algorithm that integrated re-parameterization and attention mechanisms for underwater autonomous systems was proposed. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm exhibits excellent performance in complex underwater environments and can effectively address the shortcomings of existing methods in underwater multi-target tracking.
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spelling doaj-art-7801bb5b0bd94da9b5ac8a6e800f5abc2025-08-20T03:29:10ZzhoScience Press (China)水下无人系统学报2096-39202025-04-0133224926010.11993/j.issn.2096-3920.2025-00122025-0012Underwater Visual Multi-Target Tracking Algorithm Integrating Re-parameterization and Attention MechanismJunyi LI0Mingle HE1Chang LIU2Yong XU3School of Automation, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaSchool of Automation, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaSchool of Automation, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaSchool of Automation, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaThe complex underwater environment can severely impact the stability of imaging devices and the quality of captured images, posing significant challenges for visual multi-target tracking in underwater unmanned autonomous systems. To address the difficulties arising from underwater camera jitter and image degradation, this paper proposed an underwater visual multi-target tracking algorithm that integrated re-parameterization and attention mechanisms, specifically tailored for underwater unmanned autonomous systems. First, to tackle the diversity of underwater targets and image degradation, an improved YOLOv8 algorithm based on re-parameterization and attention mechanism(RA-YOLOv8) was proposed. This algorithm effectively enhanced the network’s multi-scale feature extraction capability and improved the detection accuracy of the model by integrating a structurally re-parameterized multi-scale feature extraction convolutional structure(DBB-RFAConv) and the AMSCE-attention mechanism. Then, to address the challenges of real-time target tracking caused by underwater camera jitter, an Inner-PIoUv2-enhanced ByteTrack algorithm(IP2-ByteTrack) was proposed. Inner-PIoUv2 was used as the similarity measure in the matching process of the tracking algorithm, which enhanced the model’s performance in underwater detection and tracking tasks, improving the accuracy of tracking trajectory matching. Finally, based on the RA-YOLOv8 and IP2-ByteTrack algorithms, an underwater visual multi-target tracking algorithm that integrated re-parameterization and attention mechanisms for underwater autonomous systems was proposed. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm exhibits excellent performance in complex underwater environments and can effectively address the shortcomings of existing methods in underwater multi-target tracking.https://sxwrxtxb.xml-journal.net/cn/article/doi/10.11993/j.issn.2096-3920.2025-0012underwater visualmulti-target trackingyolobytetrackre-parameterization; attention mechanism
spellingShingle Junyi LI
Mingle HE
Chang LIU
Yong XU
Underwater Visual Multi-Target Tracking Algorithm Integrating Re-parameterization and Attention Mechanism
水下无人系统学报
underwater visual
multi-target tracking
yolo
bytetrack
re-parameterization; attention mechanism
title Underwater Visual Multi-Target Tracking Algorithm Integrating Re-parameterization and Attention Mechanism
title_full Underwater Visual Multi-Target Tracking Algorithm Integrating Re-parameterization and Attention Mechanism
title_fullStr Underwater Visual Multi-Target Tracking Algorithm Integrating Re-parameterization and Attention Mechanism
title_full_unstemmed Underwater Visual Multi-Target Tracking Algorithm Integrating Re-parameterization and Attention Mechanism
title_short Underwater Visual Multi-Target Tracking Algorithm Integrating Re-parameterization and Attention Mechanism
title_sort underwater visual multi target tracking algorithm integrating re parameterization and attention mechanism
topic underwater visual
multi-target tracking
yolo
bytetrack
re-parameterization; attention mechanism
url https://sxwrxtxb.xml-journal.net/cn/article/doi/10.11993/j.issn.2096-3920.2025-0012
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