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MDeepLab: a real-time lightweight network for accurate road crack segmentation

Jul 2026 · Journal of Real-Time Image Processing · Vol 23 · 0 citations · 58 references
Computer Science

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Experimental results demonstrate that, compared with mainstream semantic segmentation models, MDeepLab significantly reduces the number of parameters while maintaining high segmentation accuracy, exhibiting promising engineering application value for automated road crack detection.

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