An Image Detection Method for Image Stabilization Deviation of the Tank Gunner’s Primary Sight

The primary sight control system of a tank gunner has image stabilization as one of its primary functions. The image stabilization deviation in the aiming line is a key indicator for evaluating the operational status of Gunner’s Primary Sight control system. Employing image detection technology to measure image stabilization deviation enhances the effectiveness and accuracy of the detection process and allows for the evaluation of image stabilization functionality. Hence, this paper proposes an image detection method aimed at the Gunner’s Primary Sight control system of a specific tank which utilizes an enhanced You Only Look Once version 5 (YOLOv5) sight-stabilizing deviation algorithm. At first, a dynamic weight factor is integrated into SCYLLA-IoU (SIOU), creating δ-SIOU, which replaces Complete IoU (CIoU) as the loss function of YOLOv5. After that, the Spatial Pyramid Pool module of YOLOv5 was enhanced to improve the multi-scale feature fusion ability of the model, thereby elevating the performance of the detection model. Finally, the C3CA module was created by embedding the Coordinate Attention (CA) attention mechanism into the CSK-MOD-C3 (C3) module. The Bi-directional Feature Pyramid (BiFPN) network structure was also incorporated into the Neck network of YOLOv5 to improve the model’s ability to learn target location information and image detection accuracy. Based on data collected by a mirror control test platform, experimental results indicate an improvement in the detection accuracy of the model by 2.1%. These findings offer valuable insights into measuring the image stabilization deviation in the aiming line and facilitating the development of the parameter measurement system for Gunner’s Primary Sight control system.