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An insulator defect detection method for transmission lines in complex weather conditions based on improved YOLOv8n

Xiuyang Yuan ,

Roles Writing – original draft

* E-mail: yuanxiuyang1021@126.com

Affiliation China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei, China

https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9212-1059

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Zhiyu Shang,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei, China
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Jiaman Fang,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation

Affiliation China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei, China
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Han Zhang,

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliation China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei, China
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Yuhang Ou

Roles Data curation, Funding acquisition

Affiliation Guoke Nengchuang (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing, China
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An insulator defect detection method for transmission lines in complex weather conditions based on improved YOLOv8n

Xiuyang Yuan,
Zhiyu Shang,
Jiaman Fang,
Han Zhang,
Yuhang Ou

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Published: August 26, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0356260

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