ICCK Transactions on Intelligent Systematics | Volume 3, Issue 2: 126-144, 2026 | DOI: 10.62762/TIS.2025.325163
Abstract
This paper proposes an enhanced U-Net-based segmentation framework for road crack detection that effectively addresses issues such as incomplete segmentation, detail loss, environmental complexity, and crack-pixel imbalance. The model integrates multiple functional modules to improve segmentation performance across varying crack types and scales. Specifically, an atrous residual convolution (ARC) module is embedded in the encoder to expand the receptive field and capture large-scale features. A multiple attention fusion module (MAFM), combined with an efficient channel attention mechanism, is introduced at the bridge stage to emphasize crack-relevant features. In the decoder, a defect correc... More >
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