---
license: mit
language:
- en
base_model:
- Ultralytics/YOLOv8
pipeline_tag: object-detection
tags:
- Ultralytics
- YOLOv8
- YOLOv8-POSE
---

# YOLOv8-POSE

This version of YOLOv8-POSE has been converted to run on the Axera NPU using **w8a16** quantization.

This model has been optimized with the following LoRA: 

Compatible with Pulsar2 version: 3.4

## Convert tools links:

For those who are interested in model conversion, you can try to export axmodel through 

- [The repo of ax-samples](https://github.com/AXERA-TECH/ax-samples), which you can get the how to build the `ax_yolov8_pose`

- [The repo of axcl-samples](https://github.com/AXERA-TECH/axcl-samples), which you can get the how to build the `axcl_yolov8_pose`

- [Pulsar2 Link, How to Convert ONNX to axmodel](https://pulsar2-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/pulsar2/introduction.html) 


## Support Platform

- AX650
  - [M4N-Dock(爱芯派Pro)](https://wiki.sipeed.com/hardware/zh/maixIV/m4ndock/m4ndock.html)
  - [M.2 Accelerator card](https://axcl-docs.readthedocs.io/zh-cn/latest/doc_guide_hardware.html)
- AX630C
  - [爱芯派2](https://axera-pi-2-docs-cn.readthedocs.io/zh-cn/latest/index.html)
  - [Module-LLM](https://docs.m5stack.com/zh_CN/module/Module-LLM)
  - [LLM630 Compute Kit](https://docs.m5stack.com/zh_CN/core/LLM630%20Compute%20Kit)
  
|Chips|cost|
|--|--|
|AX650| 10.97 ms |
|AX630C| TBD ms |

## How to use

Download all files from this repository to the device

```
root@ax650 ~/yolov8-pose # tree -L 2
.
├── ax650
│   └── yolov8s-pose.axmodel
├── ax_aarch64
│   └── ax_yolov8_pose
├── config.json
├── football.jpg
├── README.md
├── yolov8_pose_config.json
├── yolov8_pose_out.jpg
├── yolov8s-pose-cut.onnx
└── yolov8s-pose.onnx

3 directories, 9 files
```

### Inference

Input image:
![](./football.jpg)

#### Inference with AX650 Host, such as M4N-Dock(爱芯派Pro)

```
root@ax650 ~/yolov8-pose # ./ax_yolov8_pose -m yolov8s-pose.axmodel -i football.jpg
--------------------------------------
model file : yolov8s-pose.axmodel
image file : football.jpg
img_h, img_w : 640 640
--------------------------------------
Engine creating handle is done.
Engine creating context is done.
Engine get io info is done.
Engine alloc io is done.
Engine push input is done.
--------------------------------------
post process cost time:1.24 ms
--------------------------------------
Repeat 1 times, avg time 10.97 ms, max_time 10.97 ms, min_time 10.97 ms
--------------------------------------
detection num: 4
 0:  93%, [ 760,  211, 1125, 1157], person
 0:  93%, [1349,  337, 1633, 1039], person
 0:  92%, [   0,  354,  324, 1104], person
 0:  88%, [ 489,  474,  656,  996], person
--------------------------------------
```

Output image:
![](./yolov8_pose_out.jpg)