Wildfire Identification Based on an Improved Two-Channel Convolutional Neural Network

The identification of wildfires is a very complex task due to their different shapes, textures, and colours. Traditional image processing methods need to manually design feature extraction algorithms based on prior knowledge, and because fires at different stages have different characteristics, manu...

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Main Authors: Ying-Qing Guo, Gang Chen, Yi-Na Wang, Xiu-Mei Zha, Zhao-Dong Xu
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/8/1302
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author Ying-Qing Guo
Gang Chen
Yi-Na Wang
Xiu-Mei Zha
Zhao-Dong Xu
author_facet Ying-Qing Guo
Gang Chen
Yi-Na Wang
Xiu-Mei Zha
Zhao-Dong Xu
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description The identification of wildfires is a very complex task due to their different shapes, textures, and colours. Traditional image processing methods need to manually design feature extraction algorithms based on prior knowledge, and because fires at different stages have different characteristics, manually designed feature extraction algorithms often have insufficient generalization capabilities. A convolutional neural network (CNN) can automatically extract the deeper features of an image, avoiding the complexity and blindness of the feature extraction phase. Therefore, a wildfire identification method based on an improved two-channel CNN is proposed in this paper. Firstly, in order to solve the problem of the insufficient dataset, the dataset is processed by using PCA_Jittering, transfer learning is used to train the model and then the accuracy of the model is improved by using segmented training. Secondly, in order to achieve the effective coverage of the model for fire scenes of different sizes, a two-channel CNN based on feature fusion is designed, in which the fully connected layers are replaced by a support vector machine (SVM). Finally, in order to reduce the delay time of the model, Lasso_SVM is designed to replace the SVM in the original model. The results show that the method has the advantages of high accuracy and low latency. The accuracy of wildfire identification is 98.47% and the average delay time of fire identification is 0.051 s/frame. The wildfire identification method designed in this paper improves the accuracy of identifying wildfires and reduces the delay time in identifying them.
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spelling doaj.art-1ba2d31028684a35865544b31afe53e42023-11-30T21:25:22ZengMDPI AGForests1999-49072022-08-01138130210.3390/f13081302Wildfire Identification Based on an Improved Two-Channel Convolutional Neural NetworkYing-Qing Guo0Gang Chen1Yi-Na Wang2Xiu-Mei Zha3Zhao-Dong Xu4College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, ChinaChina-Pakistan Belt and Road Joint Laboratory on Smart Disaster Prevention of Major Infrastructures, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, ChinaThe identification of wildfires is a very complex task due to their different shapes, textures, and colours. Traditional image processing methods need to manually design feature extraction algorithms based on prior knowledge, and because fires at different stages have different characteristics, manually designed feature extraction algorithms often have insufficient generalization capabilities. A convolutional neural network (CNN) can automatically extract the deeper features of an image, avoiding the complexity and blindness of the feature extraction phase. Therefore, a wildfire identification method based on an improved two-channel CNN is proposed in this paper. Firstly, in order to solve the problem of the insufficient dataset, the dataset is processed by using PCA_Jittering, transfer learning is used to train the model and then the accuracy of the model is improved by using segmented training. Secondly, in order to achieve the effective coverage of the model for fire scenes of different sizes, a two-channel CNN based on feature fusion is designed, in which the fully connected layers are replaced by a support vector machine (SVM). Finally, in order to reduce the delay time of the model, Lasso_SVM is designed to replace the SVM in the original model. The results show that the method has the advantages of high accuracy and low latency. The accuracy of wildfire identification is 98.47% and the average delay time of fire identification is 0.051 s/frame. The wildfire identification method designed in this paper improves the accuracy of identifying wildfires and reduces the delay time in identifying them.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/8/1302fire identificationtwo-channel convolutional neural networktransfer learning
spellingShingle Ying-Qing Guo
Gang Chen
Yi-Na Wang
Xiu-Mei Zha
Zhao-Dong Xu
Wildfire Identification Based on an Improved Two-Channel Convolutional Neural Network
Forests
fire identification
two-channel convolutional neural network
transfer learning
title Wildfire Identification Based on an Improved Two-Channel Convolutional Neural Network
title_full Wildfire Identification Based on an Improved Two-Channel Convolutional Neural Network
title_fullStr Wildfire Identification Based on an Improved Two-Channel Convolutional Neural Network
title_full_unstemmed Wildfire Identification Based on an Improved Two-Channel Convolutional Neural Network
title_short Wildfire Identification Based on an Improved Two-Channel Convolutional Neural Network
title_sort wildfire identification based on an improved two channel convolutional neural network
topic fire identification
two-channel convolutional neural network
transfer learning
url https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/8/1302
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