OPTICAL FLOW BY MULTI-SCALE ANNOTATED KEYPOINTS - A Biological Approach

Miguel Farrajota, J. M. F. Rodrigues, J. M. H. du Buf

2011

Abstract

Optical flow is the pattern of apparent motion of objects in a visual scene and the relative motion, or egomotion, of the observer in the scene. In this paper we present a new cortical model for optical flow. This model is based on simple, complex and end-stopped cells. Responses of end-stopped cells serve to detect keypoints and those of simple cells are used to detect orientations of underlying structures and to classify the junction type. By combining a hierarchical, multi-scale tree structure and saliency maps, moving objects can be segregated, their movement can be obtained, and they can be tracked over time. We also show that optical flow at coarse scales suffices to determine egomotion. The model is discussed in the context of an integrated cortical architecture which includes disparity in stereo vision.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Farrajota M., M. F. Rodrigues J. and M. H. du Buf J. (2011). OPTICAL FLOW BY MULTI-SCALE ANNOTATED KEYPOINTS - A Biological Approach . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Bio-inspired Systems and Signal Processing - Volume 1: BIOSIGNALS, (BIOSTEC 2011) ISBN 978-989-8425-35-5, pages 307-315. DOI: 10.5220/0003172403070315

in Bibtex Style

@conference{biosignals11,
author={Miguel Farrajota and J. M. F. Rodrigues and J. M. H. du Buf},
title={OPTICAL FLOW BY MULTI-SCALE ANNOTATED KEYPOINTS - A Biological Approach},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Bio-inspired Systems and Signal Processing - Volume 1: BIOSIGNALS, (BIOSTEC 2011)},
year={2011},
pages={307-315},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003172403070315},
isbn={978-989-8425-35-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Bio-inspired Systems and Signal Processing - Volume 1: BIOSIGNALS, (BIOSTEC 2011)
TI - OPTICAL FLOW BY MULTI-SCALE ANNOTATED KEYPOINTS - A Biological Approach
SN - 978-989-8425-35-5
AU - Farrajota M.
AU - M. F. Rodrigues J.
AU - M. H. du Buf J.
PY - 2011
SP - 307
EP - 315
DO - 10.5220/0003172403070315