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ARXIV:2603.17554 · OBJECT DETECTION · SUBMITTED 19 MAR · 21:58 UTC · FRESHNESS STALE
ARXIV:2603.17554OBJECT DETECTIONSUBMITTED 19 MAR · 21:58 UTCFRESHNESS STALEarXiv
A novel object detection network that identifies potential objects without relying on external prompts, enhancing flexibility across various applications.
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Pain A novel object detection network that identifies potential objects without relying on external prompts, enhancing flexibility across various applications.
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A novel object detection network that identifies potential objects without relying on external prompts, enhancing flexibility across various applications. Existing methods typically localize potential objects by relying on exemplar images, predefined categories, or textual…
Identifying potential objects is critical for object recognition and analysis across various computer vision applications. Existing methods typically localize potential objects by relying on exemplar images, predefined categories, or textual descriptions.
ScienceToStartup currently rates this 8.0/10 on the public viability pass. Experimental results across 19 datasets validate the effectiveness of our method. A public repository is linked, so build verification can inspect implementation evidence instead…
Object Detection moved forward this cycle; last verified April 2026. Public score 8.0/10. Implementation evidence is present through a linked repository.
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A novel object detection network that identifies potential objects without relying on external prompts, enhancing flexibility across various applications.
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10.48550/arXiv.2603.17554A novel object detection network that identifies potential objects without relying on external prompts, enhancing flexibility across various applications.
Abstract
Identifying potential objects is critical for object recognition and analysis across various computer vision applications. Existing methods typically localize potential objects by relying on exemplar images, predefined categories, or textual descriptions. However, their reliance on image and text prompts often limits flexibility, restricting adaptability in real-world scenarios. In this paper, we introduce a novel Prompt-Free Universal Region Proposal Network (PF-RPN), which identifies potential objects without relying on external prompts. First, the Sparse Image-Aware Adapter (SIA) module performs initial localization of potential objects using a learnable query embedding dynamically updated with visual features. Next, the Cascade Self-Prompt (CSP) module identifies the remaining potential objects by leveraging the self-prompted learnable embedding, autonomously aggregating informative visual features in a cascading manner. Finally, the Centerness-Guided Query Selection (CG-QS) module facilitates the selection of high-quality query embeddings using a centerness scoring network. Our method can be optimized with limited data (e.g., 5% of MS COCO data) and applied directly to various object detection application domains for identifying potential objects without fine-tuning, such as underwater object detection, industrial defect detection, and remote sensing image object detection. Experimental results across 19 datasets validate the effectiveness of our method. Code is available at https://github.com/tangqh03/PF-RPN.
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A novel object detection network that identifies potential objects without relying on external prompts, enhancing flexibility across various applications. Existing methods typically localize potential objects by relying on exemplar images, predefined categories, or textual descr...
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Identifying potential objects is critical for object recognition and analysis across various computer vision applications. Existing methods typically localize potential objects by relying on exemplar images, predefined categories, or textual descriptions.
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ScienceToStartup currently rates this 8.0/10 on the public viability pass. Experimental results across 19 datasets validate the effectiveness of our method. A public repository is linked, so build verification can inspect implementation evidence instead of treating the paper as...
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Object Detection moved forward this cycle; last verified April 2026. Public score 8.0/10. Implementation evidence is present through a linked repository.
introduce a novel Prompt-Free Universal Region Proposal Network (PF-RPN), which identifies potential objects without relying on external prompts
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Our method can be optimized with limited data (e.g., 5% of MS COCO data)
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applied directly to various object detection application domains for identifying potential objects without fine-tuning, such as underwater object detection, industrial defect detection, and remote sensing image object detection
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the Sparse Image-Aware Adapter (SIA) module performs initial localization of potential objects using a learnable query embedding dynamically updated with visual features
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the Cascade Self-Prompt (CSP) module identifies the remaining potential objects by leveraging the self-prompted learnable embedding, autonomously aggregating informative visual features in a cascading manner
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the Centerness-Guided Query Selection (CG-QS) module facilitates the selection of high-quality query embeddings using a centerness scoring network
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Experimental results across 19 datasets validate the effectiveness of our method
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their reliance on image and text prompts often limits flexibility, restricting adaptability in real-world scenarios
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A novel object detection network that identifies potential objects without relying on external prompts, enhancing flexibility across various applications.
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