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SAR-LtYOLOv8: A Lightweight YOLOv8 Model for Small Object Detection in SAR Ship Images

Conghao Niu^1,*, Dezhi Han¹, Bing Han², Zhongdai Wu²

1 School of Information Engineering, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, 201306, China
2 Shanghai Ship and Shipping Research Institute Co., Ltd., Shanghai, 200135, China

* Corresponding Author: Conghao Niu. Email: