This invention provides a visual biomimetic
edge detection method based on
texture gradient modulation, belonging to the field of
image edge detection technology. It focuses on introducing texture gradients to detect significant edges and suppress texture. First, the
retina is modeled, and the image is encoded to obtain multiple information channels. Based on this, a novel
peripheral modulation mechanism is designed, including unidirectional facilitation,
lateral inhibition, and omnidirectional inhibition, to modulate the responses of simple cells in the primary
visual cortex. Simultaneously, texture gradients are extracted using texture information and combined with the responses of simple cells to highlight the boundaries of textured regions and weaken the responses at textured edges. Next, endpoint cells in the second-level
visual cortex are modeled to further modulate edge responses. Finally, the fourth-level
visual cortex is modeled to integrate edge cues from all information channels to obtain the final
edge detection result. This invention solves the problems of poorly highlighted textured region boundaries and significant
noise in existing
edge detection methods.