Semi-Supervised Structural Prior-Guided Network for Space Target Component Segmentation in ISAR Images

Yonghua He, Aoxiang Pan, Yonggang Li, Jiahao Wang, Wei Qu, Weigang Zhu, Wenhang Ji · 2026

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Yonghua He and co-authors introduce SSPNet in 2026, a network that segments parts of space objects in radar images while needing few hand labels. Analysts use inverse synthetic aperture radar pictures to identify satellite components, yet pixel level labels are scarce and costly. Similar looking parts also confuse standard models.

The design adds shape and edge hints drawn from domain knowledge into channels that respond weakly. A gated transformer encoder widens the feature space so classes separate more cleanly. Across several label budgets, SSPNet beat rival methods on segmentation scores. It stayed robust even with very few labels and heavy noise. The authors argue that built in structural knowledge, not just more data, drives the gain.

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CREATORYonghua He, Aoxiang Pan, Yonggang Li, Jiahao Wang, Wei Qu, Weigang Zhu, Wenhang Ji
YEAR2026
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE80 KB
LICENSEhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/article/MED/PMC13469483

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