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not-yet-known not-yet-known not-yet-known unknown Real-Time Object Detection for Unmanned Vehicles in Bangladesh: Dataset, Implementation and Evaluation
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  • Muhammad Liakat Ali,
  • Topu Biswas,
  • Shahin Akter,
  • Mohammed Farhan Jawad,
  • Hadaate Ullah
Muhammad Liakat Ali
Southern University Bangladesh
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Topu Biswas
University of Science and Technology Chittagong
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Shahin Akter
Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology
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Mohammed Farhan Jawad
University of Delaware
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Hadaate Ullah
University of Science and Technology Chittagong

Corresponding Author:sendbablu.apee@gmail.com

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Abstract

Intelligent identification of road vehicles in a densely populated country like Bangladesh is challenging due to irregular traffic patterns, highly diverse vehicle types, and a cluttered environment. This study proposes a system that utilizes computer vision technology to identify road vehicles with greater speed and accuracy. Firstly, dataset was collected and organized in Roboflow to identify 21 classes of Bangladeshi native vehicle images, along with two additional classes for people and animals. Subsequently, YOLOv5 model underwent training on the dataset. This process produced bounding boxes, which were then refined using NMS technique. The loss function CIoU is employed to obtain the accurate regression bounding box of the vehicles. MS CO-CO dataset weights are included in the YOLOv5 deep learning network for transfer learning. Finally, Python TensorBoard was used to evaluate and visualize the model’s performance. The model was developed and validated on Google Colab platform. A set of experimental evaluations demonstrate that the proposed method is effective and efficient in recognizing Bangladeshi Vehicles. In all test road scenarios, the proposed computer vision system for road vehicle identification achieved 95.8% accuracy and 0.3ms processing time for 200 epochs. This research could lead to intelligent transportation systems and driverless vehicles in Bangladesh.
15 Sep 2024Submitted to The Journal of Engineering
17 Sep 2024Submission Checks Completed
17 Sep 2024Assigned to Editor
18 Sep 2024Reviewer(s) Assigned
06 Oct 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
08 Oct 2024Editorial Decision: Revise Major