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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Robust models for optic flow coding in natural scenes inspired by insect biology |
Author: | Brinkworth, R. O'Carroll, D. |
Citation: | PLoS Computational Biology, 2009; 5(11):1-14 |
Publisher: | Public Library of Science |
Issue Date: | 2009 |
ISSN: | 1553-734X 1553-7358 |
Editor: | Graham, L.J. |
Statement of Responsibility: | Russell S. A. Brinkworth and David C. O’Carroll |
Abstract: | The extraction of accurate self-motion information from the visual world is a difficult problem that has been solved very efficiently by biological organisms utilizing non-linear processing. Previous bio-inspired models for motion detection based on a correlation mechanism have been dogged by issues that arise from their sensitivity to undesired properties of the image, such as contrast, which vary widely between images. Here we present a model with multiple levels of non-linear dynamic adaptive components based directly on the known or suspected responses of neurons within the visual motion pathway of the fly brain. By testing the model under realistic high-dynamic range conditions we show that the addition of these elements makes the motion detection model robust across a large variety of images, velocities and accelerations. Furthermore the performance of the entire system is more than the incremental improvements offered by the individual components, indicating beneficial non-linear interactions between processing stages. The algorithms underlying the model can be implemented in either digital or analog hardware, including neuromorphic analog VLSI, but defy an analytical solution due to their dynamic non-linear operation. The successful application of this algorithm has applications in the development of miniature autonomous systems in defense and civilian roles, including robotics, miniature unmanned aerial vehicles and collision avoidance sensors. |
Keywords: | Visual Cortex Nerve Net Visual Pathways Animals Drosophila melanogaster Motion Perception Biomimetics Models, Neurological Computer Simulation |
DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000555 |
Grant ID: | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP0667744 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP0986683 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP0667744 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP0986683 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000555 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Molecular and Biomedical Science publications |
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