A Comparison of Data Augmentation Methods for Training Deep Neural Networks on Synthetic Aperture Sonar

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2607.23770v3
• Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:56:30 GMT
• Title: A Comparison of Data Augmentation Methods for Training Deep Neural Networks on Synthetic Aperture Sonar
• Abstract summary: We study Automatic Target Recognition for Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS) data with a focus on deep neural networks (DNNs)<n>The main challenge in training DNNs for SAS-ATR arises from the limited quantity of labeled target examples.<n> augmentation can improve target recognition accuracy, although benefits vary, and not all augmentations are beneficial.
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• Abstract: In this work we study Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) for Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS) data with a focus on deep neural networks (DNNs). The main challenge in training DNNs for SAS-ATR arises from the limited quantity of labeled target examples due to the significant costs and time required to collect real-world SAS data. One successful general strategy for mitigating the problem of limited training data is augmentation, which generates additional synthetic training data by introducing realistic variations to available data. Prior research has investigated a variety of augmentation strategies for SAS-ATR, including conventional image augmentations (e.g., contrast changes, cropping) as well as augmentations motivated the specific physics of SAS data. Building on prior work, we systematically compare many of these existing augmentation strategies for training DNNs for SAS-ATR. We also investigate the impact of augmentation when combined with modern DNN architectures such as transformers. The results indicate that augmentation can improve target recognition accuracy, although benefits vary, and not all augmentations are beneficial.

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