Real Time Scheduling Framework for Multi Object Detection via Spiking Neural Networks

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Main Authors: Kang, Donghwa, Shin, Woojin, Hong, Cheol-Ho, Koo, Minsuk, Kang, Brent ByungHoon, Lee, Jinkyu, Baek, Hyeongboo
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author Kang, Donghwa
Shin, Woojin
Hong, Cheol-Ho
Koo, Minsuk
Kang, Brent ByungHoon
Lee, Jinkyu
Baek, Hyeongboo
author_facet Kang, Donghwa
Shin, Woojin
Hong, Cheol-Ho
Koo, Minsuk
Kang, Brent ByungHoon
Lee, Jinkyu
Baek, Hyeongboo
contents Given the energy constraints in autonomous mobile agents (AMAs), such as unmanned vehicles, spiking neural networks (SNNs) are increasingly favored as a more efficient alternative to traditional artificial neural networks. AMAs employ multi-object detection (MOD) from multiple cameras to identify nearby objects while ensuring two essential objectives, (R1) timing guarantee and (R2) high accuracy for safety. In this paper, we propose RT-SNN, the first system design, aiming at achieving R1 and R2 in SNN-based MOD systems on AMAs. Leveraging the characteristic that SNNs gather feature data of input image termed as membrane potential, through iterative computation over multiple timesteps, RT-SNN provides multiple execution options with adjustable timesteps and a novel method for reusing membrane potential to support R1. Then, it captures how these execution strategies influence R2 by introducing a novel notion of mean absolute error and membrane confidence. Further, RT-SNN develops a new scheduling framework consisting of offline schedulability analysis for R1 and a run-time scheduling algorithm for R2 using the notion of membrane confidence. We deployed RT-SNN to Spiking-YOLO, the SNN-based MOD model derived from ANN-to-SNN conversion, and our experimental evaluation confirms its effectiveness in meeting the R1 and R2 requirements while providing significant energy efficiency.
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spellingShingle Real Time Scheduling Framework for Multi Object Detection via Spiking Neural Networks
Kang, Donghwa
Shin, Woojin
Hong, Cheol-Ho
Koo, Minsuk
Kang, Brent ByungHoon
Lee, Jinkyu
Baek, Hyeongboo
Systems and Control
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Neural and Evolutionary Computing
Given the energy constraints in autonomous mobile agents (AMAs), such as unmanned vehicles, spiking neural networks (SNNs) are increasingly favored as a more efficient alternative to traditional artificial neural networks. AMAs employ multi-object detection (MOD) from multiple cameras to identify nearby objects while ensuring two essential objectives, (R1) timing guarantee and (R2) high accuracy for safety. In this paper, we propose RT-SNN, the first system design, aiming at achieving R1 and R2 in SNN-based MOD systems on AMAs. Leveraging the characteristic that SNNs gather feature data of input image termed as membrane potential, through iterative computation over multiple timesteps, RT-SNN provides multiple execution options with adjustable timesteps and a novel method for reusing membrane potential to support R1. Then, it captures how these execution strategies influence R2 by introducing a novel notion of mean absolute error and membrane confidence. Further, RT-SNN develops a new scheduling framework consisting of offline schedulability analysis for R1 and a run-time scheduling algorithm for R2 using the notion of membrane confidence. We deployed RT-SNN to Spiking-YOLO, the SNN-based MOD model derived from ANN-to-SNN conversion, and our experimental evaluation confirms its effectiveness in meeting the R1 and R2 requirements while providing significant energy efficiency.
title Real Time Scheduling Framework for Multi Object Detection via Spiking Neural Networks
topic Systems and Control
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Neural and Evolutionary Computing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.18412