Depth Jitter: Seeing through the Depth
Md Sazidur Rahman, David Cabecinhas, Ricard Marxer

TL;DR
Depth-Jitter is a novel depth-based augmentation method that enhances model robustness and generalization in depth-sensitive environments by simulating natural depth variations through adaptive perturbations.
Contribution
It introduces a new depth-aware augmentation technique that simulates natural depth variations, improving model stability in depth-sensitive tasks.
Findings
Depth-Jitter improves model stability under diverse depth conditions.
It enhances generalization in depth-sensitive environments.
The method is effective across multiple datasets and model configurations.
Abstract
Depth information is essential in computer vision, particularly in underwater imaging, robotics, and autonomous navigation. However, conventional augmentation techniques overlook depth aware transformations, limiting model robustness in real world depth variations. In this paper, we introduce Depth-Jitter, a novel depth-based augmentation technique that simulates natural depth variations to improve generalization. Our approach applies adaptive depth offsetting, guided by depth variance thresholds, to generate synthetic depth perturbations while preserving structural integrity. We evaluate Depth-Jitter on two benchmark datasets, FathomNet and UTDAC2020 demonstrating its impact on model stability under diverse depth conditions. Extensive experiments compare Depth-Jitter against traditional augmentation strategies such as ColorJitter, analyzing performance across varying learning rates,…
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Taxonomy
TopicsAdvanced Vision and Imaging · Generative Adversarial Networks and Image Synthesis · Image Enhancement Techniques
