Enhancing ball detection in football videos using attention mechanisms in FPN-based CNNS

• Date: 2025
• Main Authors: Ivasenko, I.B., Bishyr, S.S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: PROBLEMS IN PROGRAMMING 2025
• Subjects: ball Detection; deep learning; football video analysis; object detection; attention mechanisms; feature pyramid network; UDC 004.932.2:796.332
• Online Access: https://pp.isofts.kiev.ua/index.php/ojs1/article/view/837
• Journal Title: Problems in programming

While deep learning models have significantly advanced player detection in sports analytics, accurately identi fying the football remains a persistent challenge due to its small size, rapid movement, frequent occlusions, and visual similarity to other elements such as player socks, logos, and field...