## 3 Experiments and Results
### Audio-Guided Space-Time Memory Network
#### 3.2.2 Experiments
The network's ability to perform simultaneous image segmentation and target tracking, guided by the fusion mask, establishes a strong foundation for subsequent module integration. (b) Incorporation of the Audio-Guided Module: The integration of the audio-guided module results in a marginal decrease in the model's performance metrics. This slight reduction, while statistically insignificant, suggests that the AG-STMNet configuration maintains operational effectiveness in most straightforward environmental scenarios. The model successfully incorporates audio information for target segmentation, albeit with minor limitations. The observed performance degradation can be attributed to instances of mismasking, which originate from the audio module's current structural simplicity. These limitations present opportunities for enhancement through more sophisticated architectural refinements and improved audio-visual feature fusion mechanisms. \begin{table}
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**STM-Net** & **Audio-Guided Module** &
\begin{tabular}{c} **Mask** \\ **Generator** \\ \end{tabular} & **mIoU** & **F-Score** \\ \hline \(\checkmark\) & & & 71.7 & 0.725 \\ \(\checkmark\) & \(\checkmark\) & & 53.2 & 0.551 \\ \(\checkmark\) & \(\checkmark\) & \(\checkmark\) & 41.5 & 0.535 \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 4: Testing results of AG-STMNet. (c) Complete Model Configuration: The comprehensive model, while exhibiting a relatively modest performance index compared to individual module configurations, demonstrates consistent and reasonable target segmentation efficacy. This validation confirms both the operational effectiveness of the complete model architecture and the fundamental feasibility of the proposed methodology. The comparative reduction in performance metrics primarily stems from error propagation during model inference processes, particularly in the integration of multimodal information streams. This observation underscores the necessity for further optimization in the information fusion pipeline and error correction mechanisms within the complete model architecture. (3) Visualization and case study  
To validate the effectiveness of the proposed method, a representative sample instance was selected from the dataset, where the target transitions from sounding to silent. This example was input into the trained model for inference, and the segmentation results were visualized. These results were then compared with the labeled mask map provided by the dataset, confirming the audio module's effectiveness in suppressing environmental noise. As shown in Figure 6, when the target sound is absent in the third frame, the model does not segment the target and instead outputs the background. This indicates that the model can dynamically adjust the mask output in response to changes in the audio input, effectively suppressing environmental noise and interfering sound sources. In practical applications, the threshold of the audio module can be flexibly adjusted to enhance noise suppression and ensure adaptability to diverse acoustic environments.