Improved YOLOv8n based helmet wearing inspection method

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Title: Improved YOLOv8n based helmet wearing inspection method
Authors: Xinying Chen, Zhisheng Jiao, Yuefan Liu
Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2025)
Publisher Information: Nature Portfolio, 2025.
Publication Year: 2025
Collection: LCC:Medicine
LCC:Science
Subject Terms: YOLOv8n, SCConv, CA attention mechanism, PC-Head decoupling head, WIoU, Medicine, Science
More Details: Abstract This paper proposes the YOLOv8n_H method to address issues regarding parameter redundancy, slow inference speed, and suboptimal detection precision in contemporary helmet-wearing target recognition algorithms. The YOLOv8 C2f module is enhanced with a new SC_Bottleneck structure, incorporating the SCConv module, now termed SC_C2f, to mitigate model complexity and computational costs. Additionally, the original Detect structure is substituted with the PC-Head decoupling head, leading to a significant reduction in parameter count and an enhancement in model efficiency. Moreover, the original Detect structure is replaced by the PC-Head decoupling head, significantly reducing parameter count and enhancing model efficiency. Finally, regression accuracy and convergence speed are boosted by the dynamic non-monotonic focusing mechanism introduced through the WIoU boundary loss function. Experimental results on the expanded SHWD dataset demonstrate a 46.63% reduction in model volume, a 44.19% decrease in parameter count, a 54.88% reduction in computational load, and an improvement in mean Average Precision (mAP) to 93.8% compared to the original YOLOv8 algorithm. In comparison to other algorithms, the model proposed in this paper markedly reduces model size, parameter count, and computational load while ensuring superior detection accuracy.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2045-2322
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-84555-1
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/34b178e0903f4a7783468adcc1b96505
Accession Number: edsdoj.34b178e0903f4a7783468adcc1b96505
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:20452322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-024-84555-1
Published in:Scientific Reports
Language:English