Image segmentation algorithm based on improved YOLOv8 model and its application in underground coal and gangue recognition

• Lei Zhu,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations China Coal Energy Research Institute Co., L td., Xi’an, Shaanxi, China, China Coal Xi’an Design Engineering Co., L td., Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

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• Wenzhe Gu,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition

  Affiliation China Coal Energy Research Institute Co., L td., Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

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• Chengyong Liu,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology

  Affiliation China Coal Energy Research Institute Co., L td., Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

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• Beiyan Zhang ,

  Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: zpy20240731@163.com

  Affiliation China Coal Energy Research Institute Co., L td., Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

  https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8831-2253

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• Wentao Liu,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

  Affiliation China Coal Energy Research Institute Co., L td., Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

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• Chaofeng Yuan

  Roles Software, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation China Coal Energy Research Institute Co., L td., Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

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