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ArticleEntropy (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Crack-Detection Algorithm Integrating Multi-Scale Information Gain with Global-Local Tight-Loose Coupling.

Yun Bai, Zhiyao Li, Runqi Liu, Jiayi Feng, Biao Li

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Yun BaiSchool of Aviation, Inner Mongolia University of Technology, Hohhot 010021, China.
Zhiyao LiSchool of Aviation, Inner Mongolia University of Technology, Hohhot 010021, China.
Runqi LiuSchool of Aviation, Inner Mongolia University of Technology, Hohhot 010021, China.
Jiayi FengSchool of Aviation, Inner Mongolia University of Technology, Hohhot 010021, China.
Biao LiSchool of Aviation, Inner Mongolia University of Technology, Hohhot 010021, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study, an improved target-detection model based on information theory is proposed to address the difficulties of crack-detection tasks, such as slender target shapes, blurred boundaries, and complex backgrounds. By introducing a multi-scale information gain mechanism and a global-local feature coupling strategy, the model has significantly improved feature extraction and expression capabilities. Experimental results show that, on a single-crack dataset, the model's mAP@50 and mAP@50-95 are 1.6% and 0.8% higher than the baseline model RT-DETR, respectively; on a multi-crack dataset, these two indicators are improved by 1.2% and 1.0%, respectively. The proposed method shows good robustness and detection accuracy in complex scenarios, providing new ideas and technical support for in-depth research in the field of crack detection.

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conditional entropy minimizationcrack detectionmulti-scale information gainmutual information optimization

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PMID40003162
PMCPMC11854598

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