Lightweight Image Super-Resolution Via Superpixel Prior and Feature Reinforcement

Abstract

Single Image Super-Resolution (SISR) aims to reconstruct high-resolution (HR) images from low-resolution (LR) inputs, serving as a core task in computer vision. Despite recent advances, existing methods often struggle to balance structural fidelity and computational efficiency. To address this, we propose PFRNet, a lightweight superpixel-aware model integrating superpixel segmentation, local attention aggregation, and global structure modeling. The framework comprises four key modules: GASS, SPDF, SPFA, and LAP, jointly enabling multi-scale and structure-consistent feature learning. Experiments on benchmark datasets (e.g., Set5, Urban100) show that PFRNet achieves superior performance with fewer parameters. Ablation studies further verify the effectiveness of each module.