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Autori principali: Yermukan, Arsen, Machado, Pedro, Domingos, Feliciano, Ihianle, Isibor Kennedy, Bird, Jordan J., Kaburu, Stefano S. K., Ward, Samantha J.
Natura: Preprint
Pubblicazione: 2025
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Accesso online:https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.17987
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author Yermukan, Arsen
Machado, Pedro
Domingos, Feliciano
Ihianle, Isibor Kennedy
Bird, Jordan J.
Kaburu, Stefano S. K.
Ward, Samantha J.
author_facet Yermukan, Arsen
Machado, Pedro
Domingos, Feliciano
Ihianle, Isibor Kennedy
Bird, Jordan J.
Kaburu, Stefano S. K.
Ward, Samantha J.
contents Traditional monitoring of bearded dragon (Pogona Viticeps) behaviour is time-consuming and prone to errors. This project introduces an automated system for real-time video analysis, using You Only Look Once (YOLO) object detection models to identify two key behaviours: basking and hunting. We trained five YOLO variants (v5, v7, v8, v11, v12) on a custom, publicly available dataset of 1200 images, encompassing bearded dragons (600), heating lamps (500), and crickets (100). YOLOv8s was selected as the optimal model due to its superior balance of accuracy (mAP@0.5:0.95 = 0.855) and speed. The system processes video footage by extracting per-frame object coordinates, applying temporal interpolation for continuity, and using rule-based logic to classify specific behaviours. Basking detection proved reliable. However, hunting detection was less accurate, primarily due to weak cricket detection (mAP@0.5 = 0.392). Future improvements will focus on enhancing cricket detection through expanded datasets or specialised small-object detectors. This automated system offers a scalable solution for monitoring reptile behaviour in controlled environments, significantly improving research efficiency and data quality.
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spellingShingle Bearded Dragon Activity Recognition Pipeline: An AI-Based Approach to Behavioural Monitoring
Yermukan, Arsen
Machado, Pedro
Domingos, Feliciano
Ihianle, Isibor Kennedy
Bird, Jordan J.
Kaburu, Stefano S. K.
Ward, Samantha J.
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Traditional monitoring of bearded dragon (Pogona Viticeps) behaviour is time-consuming and prone to errors. This project introduces an automated system for real-time video analysis, using You Only Look Once (YOLO) object detection models to identify two key behaviours: basking and hunting. We trained five YOLO variants (v5, v7, v8, v11, v12) on a custom, publicly available dataset of 1200 images, encompassing bearded dragons (600), heating lamps (500), and crickets (100). YOLOv8s was selected as the optimal model due to its superior balance of accuracy (mAP@0.5:0.95 = 0.855) and speed. The system processes video footage by extracting per-frame object coordinates, applying temporal interpolation for continuity, and using rule-based logic to classify specific behaviours. Basking detection proved reliable. However, hunting detection was less accurate, primarily due to weak cricket detection (mAP@0.5 = 0.392). Future improvements will focus on enhancing cricket detection through expanded datasets or specialised small-object detectors. This automated system offers a scalable solution for monitoring reptile behaviour in controlled environments, significantly improving research efficiency and data quality.
title Bearded Dragon Activity Recognition Pipeline: An AI-Based Approach to Behavioural Monitoring
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.17987