diff --git a/peoplenet.py b/peoplenet.py
index 62017637..727f588a 100644
--- a/peoplenet.py
+++ b/peoplenet.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
+from scipy import ndimage
+from skimage.feature import peak_local_max
 import cv2
 import numpy as np
-from typing import List, Tuple
-from sklearn.cluster import DBSCAN
+from typing import List, Tuple, Optional, Dict
 import tritonclient.http as httpclient
-from tritonclient.utils import triton_to_np_dtype
-
+import time
 
 def read_image(image_path: str) -> np.ndarray:
     """
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def read_image(image_path: str) -> np.ndarray:
     return cv2.imread(image_path)
 
 
-def preprocess(image: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
+def preprocess(image: np.ndarray) -> Tuple[np.ndarray, Tuple[int, int]]:
     """
     Preprocess the input image for PeopleNet model.
 
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ def preprocess(image: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
         image (np.ndarray): Input image array in BGR format
 
     Returns:
-        np.ndarray: Preprocessed image array of shape (1, 3, 544, 960)
+        Tuple[np.ndarray, Tuple[int, int]]: Preprocessed image array and original dimensions
     """
+    original_height, original_width = image.shape[:2]
+
     # Convert BGR to RGB
     image = cv2.cvtColor(image, cv2.COLOR_BGR2RGB)
 
@@ -44,11 +46,11 @@ def preprocess(image: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
     # Add batch dimension
     image = np.expand_dims(image, axis=0)
 
-    return image
+    return image, (original_width, original_height)
 
 
 def run_inference(triton_client: httpclient.InferenceServerClient, preprocessed_image: np.ndarray, model_name: str) -> \
-Tuple[np.ndarray, np.ndarray]:
+        Tuple[np.ndarray, np.ndarray]:
     """
     Run inference using Triton Inference Server.
 
@@ -61,13 +63,13 @@ Tuple[np.ndarray, np.ndarray]:
         Tuple[np.ndarray, np.ndarray]: Coverage and bounding box output tensors
     """
     # Prepare the input data
-    input_name = "input_1:0"  # Adjust if your model uses a different input name
-    inputs = [httpclient.InferInput(input_name, preprocessed_image.shape, datatype="FP32")]
+    input_name = "input_1:0"
+    inputs = [httpclient.InferInput(input_name, list(preprocessed_image.shape), datatype="FP32")]
     inputs[0].set_data_from_numpy(preprocessed_image)
 
     # Run inference
     outputs = [
-        httpclient.InferRequestedOutput("output_cov/Sigmoid:0"),  # Adjust if your model uses different output names
+        httpclient.InferRequestedOutput("output_cov/Sigmoid:0"),
         httpclient.InferRequestedOutput("output_bbox/BiasAdd:0")
     ]
     response = triton_client.infer(model_name, inputs, outputs=outputs)
@@ -82,122 +84,413 @@ Tuple[np.ndarray, np.ndarray]:
 def postprocess(
         cov: np.ndarray,
         bbox: np.ndarray,
-        confidence_threshold: float = 0.5,
-        eps: float = 0.2,
-        min_samples: int = 1
+        original_dims: Tuple[int, int],
+        confidence_threshold: float = 0.1,
+        min_distance: int = 10,
+        min_size: int = 5
 ) -> List[Tuple[str, Tuple[float, float, float, float], float]]:
     """
-    Postprocess the model output to get final detections.
+    Enhanced postprocessing using heatmap-based detection and region growing.
 
     Args:
         cov (np.ndarray): Coverage array of shape (1, 3, 34, 60)
         bbox (np.ndarray): Bounding box array of shape (1, 12, 34, 60)
+        original_dims (Tuple[int, int]): Original image dimensions (width, height)
         confidence_threshold (float): Confidence threshold for filtering detections
-        eps (float): DBSCAN epsilon parameter
-        min_samples (int): DBSCAN min_samples parameter
-
-    Returns:
-        List[Tuple[str, Tuple[float, float, float, float], float]]:
-            List of (class_name, (x, y, w, h), confidence) tuples
+        min_distance (int): Minimum distance between peaks
+        min_size (int): Minimum size for valid detections
     """
     classes = ['Bag', 'Face', 'Person']
     results = []
 
+    orig_height, orig_width = original_dims[1], original_dims[0]
+
     for class_idx, class_name in enumerate(classes):
-        # Extract class-specific arrays
-        class_cov = cov[0, class_idx]
-        class_bbox = bbox[0, class_idx * 4:(class_idx + 1) * 4]
+        # Extract heatmap for current class
+        heatmap = cov[0, class_idx]
 
-        # Filter by confidence
-        mask = class_cov > confidence_threshold
-        confident_cov = class_cov[mask]
-        confident_bbox = class_bbox[:, mask]
+        # Resize heatmap to original image dimensions
+        heatmap = cv2.resize(heatmap, (orig_width, orig_height))
 
-        if confident_cov.size == 0:
-            continue
+        # Normalize heatmap
+        if heatmap.max() > heatmap.min():
+            heatmap = (heatmap - heatmap.min()) / (heatmap.max() - heatmap.min())
 
-        # Prepare data for clustering
-        grid_y, grid_x = np.mgrid[0:34, 0:60]
-        grid_points = np.column_stack((grid_x[mask], grid_y[mask]))
+        # Find local maxima
+        coordinates = peak_local_max(
+            heatmap,
+            min_distance=min_distance,
+            threshold_abs=confidence_threshold
+        )
 
-        # Cluster detections
-        clustering = DBSCAN(eps=eps, min_samples=min_samples).fit(grid_points)
-        labels = clustering.labels_
+        # Process each peak
+        for coord in coordinates:
+            y, x = coord
 
-        for cluster_id in range(labels.max() + 1):
-            cluster_mask = labels == cluster_id
-            cluster_cov = confident_cov[cluster_mask]
-            cluster_bbox = confident_bbox[:, cluster_mask]
+            # Grow region around peak
+            binary = heatmap > (heatmap[y, x] * 0.4)  # 40% of peak value
+            labeled, _ = ndimage.label(binary)
+            region = labeled == labeled[y, x]
 
-            # Compute weighted average of bounding box coordinates
-            weights = cluster_cov / cluster_cov.sum()
-            avg_bbox = (cluster_bbox * weights).sum(axis=1)
+            # Find region bounds
+            ys, xs = np.where(region)
+            if len(ys) > 0 and len(xs) > 0:
+                x1, x2 = np.min(xs), np.max(xs)
+                y1, y2 = np.min(ys), np.max(ys)
 
-            # Convert to (x, y, w, h) format
-            x1, y1, x2, y2 = avg_bbox.tolist()
-            x, y = (x1 + x2) / 2, (y1 + y2) / 2
-            w, h = x2 - x1, y2 - y1
+                # Filter small detections
+                if (x2 - x1 >= min_size) and (y2 - y1 >= min_size):
+                    # Convert to center format
+                    center_x = (x1 + x2) / 2
+                    center_y = (y1 + y2) / 2
+                    width = x2 - x1
+                    height = y2 - y1
 
-            # Add to results
-            confidence = cluster_cov.max().item()
-            results.append((class_name, (x, y, w, h), confidence))
+                    # Get confidence from peak value
+                    confidence = heatmap[y, x]
+
+                    results.append((
+                        class_name,
+                        (center_x, center_y, width, height),
+                        confidence
+                    ))
+
+    # Merge overlapping boxes
+    results = merge_overlapping_detections(results)
 
     return results
 
 
-def process_image(triton_url: str, model_name: str, image_path: str) -> List[
-    Tuple[str, Tuple[float, float, float, float], float]]:
+def merge_overlapping_detections(
+        detections: List[Tuple[str, Tuple[float, float, float, float], float]],
+        iou_threshold: float = 0.5
+) -> List[Tuple[str, Tuple[float, float, float, float], float]]:
     """
-    Process an image through the PeopleNet model using Triton Inference Server.
+    Merge overlapping detections using IoU.
+    """
+    if not detections:
+        return []
+
+    # Convert to corner format for IoU calculation
+    boxes = []
+    for class_name, (x, y, w, h), conf in detections:
+        x1 = x - w / 2
+        y1 = y - h / 2
+        x2 = x + w / 2
+        y2 = y + h / 2
+        boxes.append((class_name, (x1, y1, x2, y2), conf))
+
+    # Sort by confidence
+    boxes = sorted(boxes, key=lambda x: x[2], reverse=True)
+
+    merged = []
+    while boxes:
+        current = boxes.pop(0)
+        boxes_to_merge = [current]
+
+        i = 0
+        while i < len(boxes):
+            if (boxes[i][0] == current[0] and  # Same class
+                    box_iou(current[1], boxes[i][1]) > iou_threshold):
+                boxes_to_merge.append(boxes.pop(i))
+            else:
+                i += 1
+
+        # Merge boxes
+        merged_box = merge_box_list(boxes_to_merge)
+        merged.append(merged_box)
+
+    # Convert back to center format
+    final_results = []
+    for class_name, (x1, y1, x2, y2), conf in merged:
+        center_x = (x1 + x2) / 2
+        center_y = (y1 + y2) / 2
+        width = x2 - x1
+        height = y2 - y1
+        final_results.append((class_name, (center_x, center_y, width, height), conf))
+
+    return final_results
+
+
+def box_iou(box1: Tuple[float, float, float, float], box2: Tuple[float, float, float, float]) -> float:
+    """Calculate IoU between two boxes in corner format."""
+    x1 = max(box1[0], box2[0])
+    y1 = max(box1[1], box2[1])
+    x2 = min(box1[2], box2[2])
+    y2 = min(box1[3], box2[3])
+
+    intersection = max(0, x2 - x1) * max(0, y2 - y1)
+    area1 = (box1[2] - box1[0]) * (box1[3] - box1[1])
+    area2 = (box2[2] - box2[0]) * (box2[3] - box2[1])
+
+    return intersection / float(area1 + area2 - intersection)
+
+
+def merge_box_list(boxes: List[Tuple[str, Tuple[float, float, float, float], float]]) -> Tuple[
+    str, Tuple[float, float, float, float], float]:
+    """Merge a list of boxes into a single box."""
+    class_name = boxes[0][0]  # Use class of highest confidence box
+    x1 = min(box[1][0] for box in boxes)
+    y1 = min(box[1][1] for box in boxes)
+    x2 = max(box[1][2] for box in boxes)
+    y2 = max(box[1][3] for box in boxes)
+    conf = max(box[2] for box in boxes)  # Take highest confidence
+
+    return (class_name, (x1, y1, x2, y2), conf)
+
+
+def visualize_heatmap(image: np.ndarray, cov: np.ndarray, class_idx: int = 0) -> np.ndarray:
+    """
+    Create a heatmap visualization overlay.
 
     Args:
-        triton_url (str): URL of the Triton Inference Server
-        model_name (str): Name of the model on Triton server
-        image_path (str): Path to the input image file
+        image (np.ndarray): Original image
+        cov (np.ndarray): Coverage array
+        class_idx (int): Class index to visualize
 
     Returns:
-        List[Tuple[str, Tuple[float, float, float, float], float]]:
-            List of (class_name, (x, y, w, h), confidence) tuples
+        np.ndarray: Image with heatmap overlay
     """
-    # Create Triton client
-    triton_client = httpclient.InferenceServerClient(url=triton_url)
+    # Extract and resize heatmap
+    heatmap = cov[0, class_idx]
+    heatmap = cv2.resize(heatmap, (image.shape[1], image.shape[0]))
 
-    # Read the image
-    image = read_image(image_path)
+    # Normalize heatmap
+    heatmap = (heatmap - heatmap.min()) / (heatmap.max() - heatmap.min())
 
-    # Preprocess
-    preprocessed_image = preprocess(image)
+    # Convert to color heatmap
+    heatmap = np.uint8(255 * heatmap)
+    heatmap = cv2.applyColorMap(heatmap, cv2.COLORMAP_JET)
+
+    # Overlay
+    return cv2.addWeighted(image, 0.7, heatmap, 0.3, 0)
+
+
+class TritonClient:
+    def __init__(self, url: str, model_name: str):
+        """
+        Initialize Triton client with connection monitoring.
+
+        Args:
+            url (str): Triton server URL
+            model_name (str): Name of the model to use
+        """
+        self.url = url
+        self.model_name = model_name
+        self.client = None
+        self.connect()
+
+    def connect(self):
+        """Establish connection to Triton server with error handling."""
+        try:
+            self.client = httpclient.InferenceServerClient(url=self.url)
+            # Test connection
+            self.client.is_server_ready()
+            print(f"Successfully connected to Triton server at {self.url}")
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"Failed to connect to Triton server: {str(e)}")
+            raise
+
+    def run_inference(self, input_data: np.ndarray) -> Tuple[np.ndarray, np.ndarray, float]:
+        """
+        Run inference with timing and error handling.
+
+        Args:
+            input_data (np.ndarray): Preprocessed input image
+
+        Returns:
+            Tuple[np.ndarray, np.ndarray, float]: bbox output, coverage output, and inference time
+        """
+        try:
+            # Prepare input tensor
+            input_tensor = httpclient.InferInput("input_1:0", input_data.shape, "FP32")
+            input_tensor.set_data_from_numpy(input_data)
+
+            # Prepare output tensors
+            outputs = [
+                httpclient.InferRequestedOutput("output_bbox/BiasAdd:0"),
+                httpclient.InferRequestedOutput("output_cov/Sigmoid:0")
+            ]
+
+            # Run inference with timing
+            start_time = time.time()
+            response = self.client.infer(self.model_name, [input_tensor], outputs=outputs)
+            inference_time = time.time() - start_time
+
+            # Get outputs
+            output_bbox = response.as_numpy("output_bbox/BiasAdd:0")
+            output_cov = response.as_numpy("output_cov/Sigmoid:0")
+
+            return output_bbox, output_cov, inference_time
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"Inference failed: {str(e)}")
+            # Try to reconnect once
+            try:
+                self.connect()
+                print("Retrying inference after reconnection...")
+                return self.run_inference(input_data)
+            except:
+                raise
+
+
+def draw_detections(
+        image: np.ndarray,
+        detections: List[Tuple[str, Tuple[float, float, float, float], float]],
+        class_colors: Optional[Dict[str, Tuple[int, int, int]]] = None
+) -> np.ndarray:
+    """
+    Draw detection boxes and labels with enhanced visualization.
+
+    Args:
+        image (np.ndarray): Original image
+        detections (List[Tuple[str, Tuple[float, float, float, float], float]]):
+            List of (class_name, (x, y, w, h), confidence) tuples
+        class_colors (Optional[Dict[str, Tuple[int, int, int]]]):
+            Custom color mapping for classes
+
+    Returns:
+        np.ndarray: Image with drawn detections
+    """
+    # Make a copy to avoid modifying original image
+    image_with_boxes = image.copy()
+
+    # Default colors if not provided
+    if class_colors is None:
+        class_colors = {
+            'Person': (0, 255, 0),  # Green
+            'Face': (255, 0, 0),  # Blue
+            'Bag': (0, 0, 255),  # Red
+        }
+
+    # Font settings
+    font = cv2.FONT_HERSHEY_DUPLEX
+    font_scale = 0.6
+    font_thickness = 1
+    box_thickness = 2
+
+    # Sort detections by confidence for better visualization
+    detections_sorted = sorted(detections, key=lambda x: x[2], reverse=True)
+
+    for class_name, (x, y, w, h), confidence in detections_sorted:
+        # Get color for class
+        color = class_colors.get(class_name, (255, 255, 255))
+
+        # Calculate box coordinates
+        x1 = max(0, int(x - w / 2))
+        y1 = max(0, int(y - h / 2))
+        x2 = min(image.shape[1], int(x + w / 2))
+        y2 = min(image.shape[0], int(y + h / 2))
+
+        # Draw box with opacity based on confidence
+        alpha = max(0.3, min(0.9, confidence))  # Map confidence to opacity
+        overlay = image_with_boxes.copy()
+        cv2.rectangle(overlay, (x1, y1), (x2, y2), color, box_thickness)
+        cv2.addWeighted(overlay, alpha, image_with_boxes, 1 - alpha, 0, image_with_boxes)
+
+        # Prepare label with class and confidence
+        label = f"{class_name} {confidence:.2f}"
+
+        # Calculate label background size
+        (label_w, label_h), baseline = cv2.getTextSize(label, font, font_scale, font_thickness)
+
+        # Ensure label stays within image bounds
+        label_x = max(0, x1)
+        label_y = max(label_h + baseline + 5, y1)
+
+        # Draw label background with semi-transparency
+        overlay = image_with_boxes.copy()
+        cv2.rectangle(
+            overlay,
+            (label_x, label_y - label_h - baseline - 5),
+            (min(image.shape[1], label_x + label_w + 5), label_y),
+            color,
+            -1
+        )
+        cv2.addWeighted(overlay, 0.7, image_with_boxes, 0.3, 0, image_with_boxes)
+
+        # Draw label text
+        cv2.putText(
+            image_with_boxes,
+            label,
+            (label_x + 2, label_y - baseline - 3),
+            font,
+            font_scale,
+            (255, 255, 255),
+            font_thickness
+        )
+
+        # Draw confidence bar
+        bar_width = int(50 * confidence)
+        bar_height = 3
+        cv2.rectangle(
+            image_with_boxes,
+            (label_x, label_y + 2),
+            (label_x + bar_width, label_y + bar_height + 2),
+            color,
+            -1
+        )
+
+    return image_with_boxes
+
+
+# Example usage
+def process_image(image_path: str, triton_url: str, model_name: str) -> Tuple[np.ndarray, float]:
+    """
+    Process an image through the detection pipeline.
+
+    Args:
+        image_path (str): Path to input image
+        triton_url (str): Triton server URL
+        model_name (str): Model name on Triton server
+
+    Returns:
+        Tuple[np.ndarray, float]: Annotated image and inference time
+    """
+    # Initialize Triton client
+    client = TritonClient(triton_url, model_name)
+
+    # Read and preprocess image
+    image = cv2.imread(image_path)
+    if image is None:
+        raise ValueError(f"Could not read image at {image_path}")
+
+    # Store original dimensions
+    original_dims = image.shape[:2]
+
+    # Preprocess image
+    preprocessed = cv2.cvtColor(image, cv2.COLOR_BGR2RGB)
+    preprocessed = cv2.resize(preprocessed, (960, 544))
+    preprocessed = preprocessed.astype(np.float32) / 255.0
+    preprocessed = preprocessed.transpose(2, 0, 1)
+    preprocessed = np.expand_dims(preprocessed, axis=0)
 
     # Run inference
-    cov, bbox = run_inference(triton_client, preprocessed_image, model_name)
+    output_bbox, output_cov, inference_time = client.run_inference(preprocessed)
 
-    # Postprocess
-    detections = postprocess(cov, bbox)
+    # Post-process detections
+    detections = postprocess(output_cov, output_bbox, (image.shape[1], image.shape[0]))
 
-    return detections
+    # Draw detections
+    result_image = draw_detections(image, detections)
+
+    return result_image, inference_time
 
 
-# Usage example
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    triton_url = "192.168.0.22:8000"  # Adjust this to your Triton server's address
-    model_name = "peoplenet"  # Adjust this to your model's name on Triton
+    # Example configuration
+    triton_url = "192.168.0.22:8000"
+    model_name = "peoplenet"
     image_path = "ultralytics/assets/83.jpg"
 
-    results = process_image(triton_url, model_name, image_path)
+    try:
+        # Process image
+        result_image, inference_time = process_image(image_path, triton_url, model_name)
 
-    # Print results
-    for class_name, (x, y, w, h), confidence in results:
-        print(f"Class: {class_name}, Bbox: ({x:.2f}, {y:.2f}, {w:.2f}, {h:.2f}), Confidence: {confidence:.2f}")
+        # Save result
+        cv2.imwrite("output_detection.jpg", result_image)
+        print(f"Inference time: {inference_time:.3f} seconds")
+        print("Detection results saved to output_detection.jpg")
 
-    # Optionally, visualize results on the image
-    image = cv2.imread(image_path)
-    for class_name, (x, y, w, h), confidence in results:
-        x1, y1 = int(x - w / 2), int(y - h / 2)
-        x2, y2 = int(x + w / 2), int(y + h / 2)
-        cv2.rectangle(image, (x1, y1), (x2, y2), (0, 255, 0), 2)
-        cv2.putText(image, f"{class_name}: {confidence:.2f}", (x1, y1 - 10), cv2.FONT_HERSHEY_SIMPLEX, 0.9, (0, 255, 0),
-                    2)
-
-    cv2.imshow("PeopleNet Detections", image)
-    cv2.waitKey(0)
-    cv2.destroyAllWindows()
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+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error processing image: {str(e)}")
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