Sw-YoloX: An anchor-free detector based transformer for sea surface object detection

Jiangang Ding, Wei Li, Lili Pei, Ming Yang, Chao Ye, Bo Yuan

Abstract: Highlights•We constructed the XM-10000 benchmark dataset based on actual measurements.•Joint transformer and anchor free mechanism to break the performance bottleneck.•Add CBAM and ASPP modules to improve the original neck performance.•Improving detector generalization using extensive heuristic training methods.