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BFA-YOLO: A balanced multiscale object detection network for building elements detection

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Yangguang Chen
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Tong Wang
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Guanzhou Chen
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Kun Zhu
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Xiaoliang Tan
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Jiaqi Wang
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Wenchao Guo
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Qing Wang
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Xiaolong Luo
张晓东 (Xiao‐Dong Zhang)
DOI:10.1016/j.aei.2025.103289delete
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Abstract

Abstract

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The detection of fa & ccedil;ade elements on buildings, such as doors, windows, balconies, air conditioning units, billboards, and glass curtain walls, is a critical step in automating the creation of Building Information Modeling (BIM). However, this field faces significant challenges, including the uneven distribution of fa & ccedil;ade elements, the presence of small objects, and substantial background noise, which hamper detection accuracy. To address these issues, we developed the BFA-YOLO model and the BFA-3D dataset in this study. The BFA-YOLO model is an advanced architecture designed specifically for analyzing multi-view images of fa & ccedil;ade elements. It integrates three novel components: the Feature Balanced Spindle Module (FBSM) that tackles the issue of uneven object distribution; the Target Dynamic Alignment Task Detection Head (TDATH) that enhances the detection of small objects; and the Position Memory Enhanced Self-Attention Mechanism (PMESA), aimed at reducing the impact of background noise. These elements collectively enable BFA-YOLO to effectively address each challenge, thereby improving model robustness and detection precision. The BFA-3D dataset offers multi-view images with precise annotations across a wide range of fa & ccedil;ade element categories. This dataset is developed to address the limitations present in existing fa & ccedil;ade detection datasets, which often feature a single perspective and insufficient category coverage. Through comparative analysis, BFA-YOLO demonstrated improvements of 1.8% and 2.9% in mAP50 on the BFA-3D dataset and the public Fa & ccedil;ade-WHU dataset, respectively, when compared to the baseline YOLOv8 model. These results highlight the superior performance of BFA-YOLO in fa & ccedil;ade element detection and the advancement of intelligent BIM technologies. The dataset and code are available at https://github.com/CVEO/BFA-YOLO.
Keywords:
Building fa & ccedil
ade elements
Object detection
Deep learning

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Advanced Engineering Informatics cover
Advanced Engineering Informatics
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Informat Engn Univ
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214
Papers: 73
Citations: 10