A Review of Real-Time Deep Learning–Based Object Detection Models for Resource-Constrained Embedded Systems

Computer vision relies heavily on object detection; from autonomous drones to industry monitoring it is everywhere. However, despite these advances when one wants to implement these cutting-edge object detection models in embedded system it proves to be difficult due to the limitations in processing power, memory and energy consumption. A detailed examination of real-time object detection models designed for resource-constrained devices is presented in this paper. We investigate widely used one stage detectors like SSD (Single Shot Multi Box) and YOLO (You Only Look Once). In addition, we also discuss model compression methods like knowledge distillation, pruning and quantization, which enable efficient deployment on embedded systems