The Effect of SRCNN-Based Preprocessing on YOLOv8 Performance in Ship Detection with SAR Images

Abstract

This study investigates the effect of SRCNN-based preprocessing on the performance of the YOLOv8 model used for ship detection in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images. Comparative experiments were conducted on raw and enhanced images by using the open-source SSDD dataset. The findings indicate that models trained with preprocessed data provide improvements in precision, recall, mAP@0,50 and mAP@0,50:0,95 metrics, and generate more stable detections especially in scenes with complex backgrounds. 

Keywords

• Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
• Ship Detection
• YOLOv8
• SRCNN
• Deep Learning

SAR Görüntüleri ile Gemi Tespitinde SRCNN Tabanlı Ön İşlemenin YOLOv8 Performansına Etkisi

Abstract

Bu çalışma, Sentetik Açıklıklı Radar (SAR) görüntülerinde gemi tespiti için kullanılan YOLOv8 modelinin performansı üzerinde SRCNN tabanlı ön işlemenin etkisini incelemektedir. Açık kaynaklı SSDD veri seti kullanılarak ham ve iyileştirilmiş görüntüler üzerinde karşılaştırmalı deneyler yürütülmüştür. Elde edilen bulgular, ön işleme uygulanan verilerle eğitilen modellerin kesinlik, duyarlılık ve mAP@0,50 ve mAP@0,50:0,95 ölçütlerinde iyileşme sağladığını ve özellikle yoğun arka plan içeren sahnelerde daha kararlı tespitler ürettiğini göstermektedir. 

Keywords

• Sentetik Açıklıklı Radar (SAR)
• Gemi Tespiti
• YOLOv8
• SRCNN
• Derin Öğrenme

Ethical Statement

Bu çalışma etik kurul izni gerektiren insan veya hayvan deneyi içermemektedir. Araştırma açık erişimli veri setleri kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir.

Thanks

Bu çalışmanın, 3-5 Şubat 2026 tarihleri arasında gerçekleşen Akademik Bilişim-2026 konferansında bildiri olarak sunumu yapılmış olup, emeği geçen tüm kurum, kuruluş ve kişilere teşekkürlerimi sunarım.

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