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AINeutralarXiv – CS AI · Jun 236/10

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A Digital Twin Framework for Traffic-Aware UAV Pavement Monitoring without Lane Closure

Researchers developed a Unity-based digital twin framework to test UAV-based pavement inspection strategies in simulated traffic conditions without requiring lane closures. The system achieved 99.26% accuracy in detecting road defects using YOLOv8n detection and classification, and identified hover-and-recheck as the most effective strategy for maintaining inspection coverage in high-traffic scenarios.

AINeutralarXiv – CS AI · Jun 46/10

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Real-Time Automatic License Plate Recognition Using YOLOv8, SORT Tracking, and Temporal Data Interpolation

Researchers present an automated license plate recognition system combining YOLOv8 object detection, SORT multi-object tracking, and temporal data interpolation to improve real-time video processing in traffic monitoring. The five-stage pipeline addresses challenges like variable lighting, high vehicle speeds, and occlusion that traditionally degrade recognition accuracy and tracking consistency.

AINeutralarXiv – CS AI · Jun 25/10

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Understanding Identity Continuity in Thermal Video through Scene-Level Consistency

Researchers demonstrate that robust identity tracking in thermal video pedestrian detection can be achieved through lightweight post-processing with scene-level spatial-temporal consistency rather than complex re-identification models. By adding modular identity-repair components to YOLOv8 and SORT baselines, they improved IDF1 scores from 82.25 to 84.93 on thermal MOT benchmarks, suggesting that conservative trajectory relinking outperforms increasing tracker complexity.

AIBullisharXiv – CS AI · Jun 26/10

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Train, Test, Re-evaluate: Schedule-Sensitive Evaluation of Generative Data for Hand Detection

Researchers demonstrate that synthetic data generated through inpainting can effectively augment hand detection models for safety-critical applications when trained using multi-stage scheduling approaches. The study shows that combining real and synthetic data with strategic fine-tuning improves detection accuracy on out-of-distribution scenarios like gloved hands, addressing a critical gap in occupational safety systems.