ESA-YOLO: An efficient scale-aware traffic sign detection algorithm based on YOLOv11 under adverse weather conditions

ChenHao Li; ShuXian Liu; ZiNuo Peng

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0336863

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ESA-YOLO: An efficient scale-aware traffic sign detection algorithm based on YOLOv11 under adverse weather conditions

ChenHao Li,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Computer Science and Technology, XinJiang University, Urumqi City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China
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ShuXian Liu ,

Roles Funding acquisition, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: liushuxian@xju.edu.cn

Affiliation School of Computer Science and Technology, XinJiang University, Urumqi City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4290-2235

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ZiNuo Peng

Roles Investigation

Affiliation School of Computer Science and Technology, XinJiang University, Urumqi City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China
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ESA-YOLO: An efficient scale-aware traffic sign detection algorithm based on YOLOv11 under adverse weather conditions

ChenHao Li,
ShuXian Liu,
ZiNuo Peng

Published: November 14, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0336863

About the Authors

ChenHao Li

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Computer Science and Technology, XinJiang University, Urumqi City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China

ShuXian Liu

Roles Funding acquisition, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: liushuxian@xju.edu.cn

Affiliation School of Computer Science and Technology, XinJiang University, Urumqi City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4290-2235

ZiNuo Peng

Roles Investigation

Affiliation School of Computer Science and Technology, XinJiang University, Urumqi City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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