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Journal of ZheJiang University (Engineering Science)  2026, Vol. 60 Issue (8): 1782-1791    DOI: 10.3785/j.issn.1008-973X.2026.08.017
    
Cross-modal semantic segmentation algorithm with edge-assisted and multi-level feature fusion
Guangqiu CHEN(),Tianrong REN,Jin DUAN*(),Dandan HUANG
College of Electronic Information Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
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Abstract  

Existing cross-modal semantic segmentation networks ignore the complementarity among cross-modal features and the correlation among features of different scales, resulting in blurred boundaries and poor segmentation accuracy for distant small targets under complex lighting conditions. A new cross-modal semantic segmentation algorithm (EMFFNet) was proposed. In the encoder, based on the different semantic characteristics of shallow and deep layers, a multi-scale attention fusion module and a cross-modal feature weighted fusion module were designed to capture detailed texture information and high-order semantic information, respectively. A channel enhancement module and edge supervision strategy were introduced into the decoder to assist training, and the target boundary perception ability was strengthened. Compared with the mainstream algorithms, EMFFNet achieves the best evaluation metrics on the MFNet urban street view dataset, with mean accuracy and mean intersection-over-union of 76.1% and 59.4%, respectively. Experimental results show that EMFFNet effectively alleviates edge blurring and enhances segmentation accuracy of distant small targets under varying illumination.



Key wordsmulti-level feature fusion      edge-assisted supervision      multi-scale attention      cross-modality      semantic segmentation     
Received: 12 June 2025      Published: 16 July 2026
CLC:  TP 391.41  
  TN 215  
Fund:  国家自然科学基金重大仪器专项(62127813);吉林省科技发展计划项目(20210203181SF).
Corresponding Authors: Jin DUAN     E-mail: guangqiu_chen@126.com;duanjin@vip.sina.com
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Guangqiu CHEN,Tianrong REN,Jin DUAN,Dandan HUANG. Cross-modal semantic segmentation algorithm with edge-assisted and multi-level feature fusion. Journal of ZheJiang University (Engineering Science), 2026, 60(8): 1782-1791.

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结合边缘辅助与多级特征融合的跨模态语义分割算法

现有跨模态语义分割网络忽略跨模态特征间的互补性和不同尺度特征间的关联性,在复杂光照条件下存在边界模糊、远处小目标分割准确性差的问题,为此提出新的跨模态语义分割算法(EMFFNet). 在编码器中,基于浅层与深层的语义特性差异,设计多尺度注意力融合模块和跨模态特征加权融合模块,分别捕获细节纹理信息和高阶语义信息. 在解码器中,引入通道增强模块和边缘监督策略辅助训练,强化目标边界感知能力. 相比主流算法,EMFFNet在MFNet城市街景数据集上的各项评估指标均为最优,平均准确率和平均交并比分别为76.1%和59.4%. 实验结果表明,在光照变化条件下,EMFFNet能够有效缓解目标边缘模糊问题,提高远处小目标分割精度.


关键词: 多级特征融合,  边缘辅助监督,  多尺度注意力,  跨模态,  语义分割 
Fig.1 Architecture of cross-modal semantic segmentation network with edge-assisted and multi-level feature fusion
Fig.2 Multi-scale attention fusion module
Fig.3 Cross-modal feature weighted fusion module
Fig.4 Dense block
Fig.5 Decoder structure
Fig.6 Edge-assisted supervision structure
算法IoU/%mIoU/%
色锥行人车挡曲线自行车护栏车辆凸起
MFNet25.258.99.929.942.90.065.927.739.7
RTFNet29.170.329.845.362.70.087.455.753.2
FuseSeg46.971.722.744.864.66.487.947.954.5
EGFNet48.369.833.842.858.87.087.647.154.8
ABMDRNet47.469.633.145.160.35.187.650.054.8
SFAF-MA45.773.029.545.661.35.588.153.855.5
CSRPNet43.772.328.147.661.48.087.857.156.0
CMX(B2)52.474.830.147.364.78.189.459.458.2
EMFFNet49.275.340.447.765.212.489.755.859.4
Tab.1 Intersection over union of different algorithms on MFNet dataset
算法Acc/%mAcc/%
色锥行人车挡曲线自行车护栏车辆凸起
MFNet30.367.012.536.253.90.177.230.045.1
RTFNet45.579.338.560.776.80.093.074.763.1
FuseSeg55.881.429.168.478.563.793.166.470.6
EGFNet65.389.048.771.580.633.695.871.172.7
ABMDRNet61.790.044.164.075.731.094.366.269.5
SFAF-MA57.982.537.563.673.942.294.074.469.6
CSRPNet57.387.838.968.578.958.993.571.272.7
EMFFNet60.987.449.872.981.764.395.973.476.1
Tab.2 Accuracy of different algorithms on MFNet dataset
算法日间夜间
mAccmIoUmAccmIoU
SegFormer50.643.2
MFNet42.636.141.436.8
RTFNet60.045.860.754.8
FuseSeg62.147.867.354.6
SFAF-MA71.147.068.754.9
EGFNet74.447.368.055.0
CSRPNet72.949.168.255.6
ABMDRNet58.446.768.355.5
CMX70.251.367.457.8
EMFFNet75.656.975.959.7
Tab.3 Segmentation performance of various algorithms on daytime and nighttime images %
算法Np↓/106FLOPs↓/109RF↑/(帧/s?1mIoU↑
Segformer(B2)64.195.715.453.2
MFNet0.78.4468.439.7
EGFNet208.8198.652.954.8
CMX139.9134.383.258.2
EMFFNet135.1109.469.659.4
Tab.4 Results of model complexity and real-time performance
算法IoU/%mIoU/%
背景手钻背包灭火器幸存者
MFNet98.8541.1364.2729.9042.9039.70
RTFNet99.027.0774.1751.9370.1160.46
PSTNet98.8553.6069.2070.1250.0368.36
CSRPNet99.2271.6182.0267.8954.1074.97
EMFFNet 99.4185.2083.7173.6777.3883.87
Tab.5 Intersection over union of different algorithms on PST900 dataset
算法Acc/%mAcc/%
背景手钻背包灭火器幸存者
MFNet30.3067.0012.5036.2053.9045.10
RTFNet99.787.7979.9662.3978.5165.69
CSRPNet99.8086.1486.7877.7155.1981.12
EMFFNet99.8290.1087.9385.2683.7089.36
Tab.6 Accuracy of different algorithms on PST900 dataset
Fig.7 Visual comparison of segmentation performance acrass algorithms on MFNet dataset
Fig.8 Visual comparison of distant small target segmentation across different algorithms
组别基线模型MAFMCFWFmAcc /%mIoU/%
168.954.2
274.957.2
375.357.5
476.159.4
Tab.7 Ablation analysis of algorithm modules
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