视网膜功能启发的边缘检测层级模型  

Multi-layer Edge Detection Model Inspired by Retinal Function

作　　者：郑程驰 范影乐 ZHENG Cheng-Chi;FAN Ying-Le(Laboratory of Pattern Recognition and Image Processing,Hangzhou Dianzi University,Hangzhou 310018)

机构地区：[1]杭州电子科技大学模式识别与图像处理实验室,杭州310018

出　　处：《自动化学报》2023年第8期1771-1784,共14页Acta Automatica Sinica

基　　金：国家自然科学基金(61501154)资助。

摘　　要：基于视网膜对视觉信息的处理方式,提出一种视网膜功能启发的边缘检测层级模型.针对视网膜神经元在周期性光刺激下产生适应的特性,构建具有自适应阈值的Izhikevich神经元模型;模拟光感受器中视锥细胞、视杆细胞对亮度的感知能力,构建亮度感知编码层;引入双极细胞对给光-撤光刺激的分离能力,并结合神经节细胞对运动方向敏感的特性,构建双通路边缘提取层;另外根据神经节细胞神经元在多特征调控下延迟激活的现象,构建具有脉冲延时特性的纹理抑制层;最后将双通路边缘提取的结果与延时抑制量相融合,得到最终边缘检测结果.以150张来自实验室采集和AGAR数据集中的菌落图像为实验对象对所提方法进行验证,检测结果的重建图像相似度、边缘置信度、边缘连续性和综合指标分别达到0.9629、0.3111、0.9159和0.7870,表明所提方法能更有效地进行边缘定位、抑制冗余纹理、保持主体边缘完整性.本文面向边缘检测任务,构建了模拟视网膜对视觉信息处理方式的边缘检测模型,也为后续构建由视觉机制启发的图像计算模型提供了新思路.Based on the processing of visual information by the retina,this paper proposes a multi-layer model of edge detection inspired by retinal functions.Aiming at the adaptive characteristics of retinal neurons under periodic light stimulation,an Izhikevich neuron model with adaptive threshold is established;By simulating the perception ability of cones and rods for luminance and color in photoreceptors,the luminance perception coding layer is constructed;By introducing the ability of bipolar cells for separating light stimulation,and combining with the characteristics of ganglion cells sensitive to the direction of movement,a multi-pathway edge extraction layer is constructed;In addition,according to the phenomenon of delayed activation of ganglion cell neurons under multi-feature regulation,a texture inhibition layer with pulse delay characteristics is constructed;Finally,by fusing the result of multipathway edge extraction with the delay suppression amount,the final edge detection result is obtained.The 150 colony images from laboratory collection and AGAR dataset are used as experimental objects to test the proposed method.The reconstruction image similarity,edge confidence,edge continuity and comprehensive indicators of the detection results are 0.9629,0.3111,0.9159 and 0.7870,respectively.The results show that the proposed method can better localize edges,suppress redundant textures,and maintain the integrity of subject edges.This research is oriented to the task of edge detection,constructs an edge detection model that simulates the processing of visual information by the retina,and also provides new ideas for the construction of image computing model inspired by visual mechanism.

关 键 词：边缘检测 视网膜 Izhikevich模型 神经编码 方向选择性神经节细胞 

分 类 号：TP391.41[自动化与计算机技术—计算机应用技术]