3 research outputs found
Real-time semantic segmentation for autonomous driving: A review of CNNs, Transformers, and Beyond
No full textReal-time semantic segmentation is a crucial component of autonomous driving systems, where accurate and efficient scene interpretation is essential to ensure both safety and operational reliability. This review provides an in-depth analysis of state-of-the-art approaches in real-time semantic segmentation, with a particular focus on Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), Transformers, and hybrid models. We systematically evaluate these methods and benchmark their performance in terms of frames per second (FPS), memory consumption, and CPU runtime. Our analysis encompasses a wide range of architectures, highlighting their novel features and the inherent trade-offs between accuracy and computational efficiency. Additionally, we identify emerging trends, and propose future directions to advance the field. This work aims to serve as a valuable resource for both researchers and practitioners in autonomous driving, providing a clear roadmap for future developments in real-time semantic segmentation. More resources and updates can be found at our GitHub repository: https://github.com/mohamedac29/Real-time-Semantic-Segmentation-Surve
Pinching Antenna Systems Versus Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces in mmWave
No full textpeer reviewedFlexible and intelligent antenna designs, such as pinching antenna systems and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS), have gained extensive research attention due to their potential to enhance the wireless channels. This letter, for the first time, presents a comparative study between the emerging pinching antenna systems and RIS in millimeter wave (mmWave) bands. Our results reveal that RIS requires an extremely large number of elements (in the order of 104) to outperform pinching antenna systems in terms of spectral efficiency, which severely impact the energy efficiency performance of RIS. Moreover, pinching antenna systems demonstrate greater robustness against hardware impairments and severe path loss typically encountered in high-frequency mmWave bands
Toward Smart Traffic Management With 3D Placement Optimization in UAV-Assisted NOMA IIoT Networks
No full textNext generation networks will involve huge number of industrial internet of things (IIoT) sensors which require reliable connectivity with low latency to manage the data transmission and processing. The design of these networks entails a lot of challenges. This article describes the 3D placement of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in an IIoT network that supports non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA). UAVs act as decode and forward (DF) relays. The 3D UAV placement problem is formulated which is highly non-convex in the coordinates. Therefore, we employ an improved adaptive whale optimization algorithm (IAWOA) to handle the problem. Even with its improved performance, IAWOA is not suitable for real-time application. Hence, we propose path aggregation network (PANet) to handle the 3D UAV placement. The simulation results show that PANet is more suitable for the online-learning
