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ArticleScientific reports2025

Dual-stage feature specialization network for robust visual object detection in autonomous vehicles.

Ze Liu, Junhua Wu, Yingfeng Cai, Hai Wang, Long Chen, Qingchao Liu

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Ze LiuAutomotive Engineering Research Institute, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, China. liuzee1314@foxmail.com.
Junhua WuAutomotive Engineering Research Institute, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, China.
Yingfeng CaiAutomotive Engineering Research Institute, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, China.
Hai WangSchool of Automotive and Traffic Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, China.
Long ChenAutomotive Engineering Research Institute, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, China.
Qingchao LiuAutomotive Engineering Research Institute, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, China.

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Natural Science Research of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China 23KJB520005This research is supported by National Key R&D Program of China 2023YFB2504400
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Abstract

Efficient feature representation is critical for accurate visual perception in autonomous vehicles. Existing two-stage object detection methods often suffer from feature interference between candidate region generation and classification regression tasks, leading to suboptimal performance in complex scenes. To address this, we propose a Dual-Stage Feature Specialization Network (DSFSN) that decouples feature extraction: MobileNetV3 is employed for lightweight candidate region generation, while ResNet-FPN enhances multi-scale feature fusion for precise classification. Extensive experiments on PASCAL VOC and MS COCO datasets demonstrate state-of-the-art performance, achieving 81.6% mAP (9.3% higher than Faster R-CNN) and 29.3% AP on MS COCO, with a 14.9% improvement in small object detection. Real-world tests under diverse conditions (e.g., rain, night) validate the robustness of our method for autonomous driving applications. This work provides a novel framework for balancing accuracy and efficiency in visual perception systems.

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Autonomous vehicleComplex environment perceptionComplex problem applicationTwo-stage feature extractionVisual object detection

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