Real-Time Search and Rescue with Drones: A Deep Learning Approach for Small-Object Detection Based on YOLO

Unmanned aerial vehicles are increasingly used in civil Search and Rescue operations due to their rapid deployment and wide-area coverage capabilities. However, detecting missing persons from aerial imagery remains challenging due to small object sizes, cluttered backgrounds, and limited onboard com...

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Published in:	Drones
Main Authors:	Francesco Ciccone, Alessandro Ceruti
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2025-07-01
Subjects:	search and rescue unmanned aerial vehicles small-object detection YOLO model optimization real-time inference
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/9/8/514

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