FGVC-Aircraft famismall custom CNN improves then collapses after stronger augmentation (ColorJitter + RandomErasing). How should I tune next?
Summary Your CNN improved through moderate augmentation but collapsed once augmentation strength exceeded model capacity. The final run shows classic underfitting due to overly destructive transforms, causing the network to latch onto whatever residual patterns remain (runway edges, borders), which explains the “hotter” Grad‑CAM maps. Root Cause The performance drop in Run 5 is driven … Read more