Abstract:With the development of artificial intelligence, unmanned surface vehicles can replace manual operations for dangerous tasks, and object detection algorithms are the core technology for autonomous detection. Deep learning technology overcomes the limitations of low accuracy and poor versatility of manual features, and has become the mainstream method of image processing. Firstly, a comprehensive summary of the current development status of deep learning-based object detection algorithms is carried out, the classification of algorithms is defined in detail, and the advantages, disadvantages and applicable scenarios of different types of algorithms are pointed out. Then, the research status of unmanned surface vehicles object detection technology is investigated, and the contributions, advantages and limitations of various deep learning works are pointed out. Finally, the key scientific problems that need to be solved urgently in the deep learning object detection algorithm for unmanned surface vehicles. Meanwhile, the feasible solutions and the future development of this application research field are further prospected.