The YOLO Framework: A Comprehensive Review of Evolution, Applications, and Benchmarks in Object Detection

This paper provides a comprehensive review of the YOLO (You Only Look Once) framework up to its latest version, YOLO 11. As a state-of-the-art model for object detection, YOLO has revolutionized the field by achieving an optimal balance between speed and accuracy. The review traces the evolution of...

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Main Authors: Momina Liaqat Ali, Zhou Zhang
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Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
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description This paper provides a comprehensive review of the YOLO (You Only Look Once) framework up to its latest version, YOLO 11. As a state-of-the-art model for object detection, YOLO has revolutionized the field by achieving an optimal balance between speed and accuracy. The review traces the evolution of YOLO variants, highlighting key architectural improvements, performance benchmarks, and applications in domains such as healthcare, autonomous vehicles, and robotics. It also evaluates the framework’s strengths and limitations in practical scenarios, addressing challenges like small object detection, environmental variability, and computational constraints. By synthesizing findings from recent research, this work identifies critical gaps in the literature and outlines future directions to enhance YOLO’s adaptability, robustness, and integration into emerging technologies. This review provides researchers and practitioners with valuable insights to drive innovation in object detection and related applications.
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spelling doaj-art-81f1be0e27d148a3bbe0b33f8cbd86102024-12-27T14:19:04ZengMDPI AGComputers2073-431X2024-12-01131233610.3390/computers13120336The YOLO Framework: A Comprehensive Review of Evolution, Applications, and Benchmarks in Object DetectionMomina Liaqat Ali0Zhou Zhang1Department of Computer Science, Middle Tennessee State University, 1301 E Main St., Murfreesboro, TN 37132, USAFarmingdale State College, State University of New York, 2350 NY-110, Farmingdale, NY 11735, USAThis paper provides a comprehensive review of the YOLO (You Only Look Once) framework up to its latest version, YOLO 11. As a state-of-the-art model for object detection, YOLO has revolutionized the field by achieving an optimal balance between speed and accuracy. The review traces the evolution of YOLO variants, highlighting key architectural improvements, performance benchmarks, and applications in domains such as healthcare, autonomous vehicles, and robotics. It also evaluates the framework’s strengths and limitations in practical scenarios, addressing challenges like small object detection, environmental variability, and computational constraints. By synthesizing findings from recent research, this work identifies critical gaps in the literature and outlines future directions to enhance YOLO’s adaptability, robustness, and integration into emerging technologies. This review provides researchers and practitioners with valuable insights to drive innovation in object detection and related applications.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-431X/13/12/336YOLOsingle stage detectionYOLOv10YOLOv11performance evaluationdeep neural network
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The YOLO Framework: A Comprehensive Review of Evolution, Applications, and Benchmarks in Object Detection
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performance evaluation
deep neural network
title The YOLO Framework: A Comprehensive Review of Evolution, Applications, and Benchmarks in Object Detection
title_full The YOLO Framework: A Comprehensive Review of Evolution, Applications, and Benchmarks in Object Detection
title_fullStr The YOLO Framework: A Comprehensive Review of Evolution, Applications, and Benchmarks in Object Detection
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title_short The YOLO Framework: A Comprehensive Review of Evolution, Applications, and Benchmarks in Object Detection
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single stage detection
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YOLOv11
performance evaluation
deep neural network
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-431X/13/12/336
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