An automatic parameter setting method of a simplified pulse coupled neural network (SPCNN) is proposed here. Our method successfully determines all the adjustable parameters in SPCNN and does not need any training and trials as required by previous methods. In order to achieve this goal, we try to derive the general formulae of dynamic threshold and internal activity of the SPCNN according to the dynamic properties of neurons, and then deduce the sub-intensity range expression of each segment based on the general formulae. Besides, we extract information from an input image, such as the standard deviation and the optimal histogram threshold of the image, and attempt to build a direct relation between the dynamic properties of neurons and the static properties of each input image. Finally, the experimental segmentation results of the gray natural images from the Berkeley Segmentation Dataset, rather than synthetic images, prove the validity and efficiency of our proposed automatic parameter setting method of SPCNN.
In this paper, we propose a novel method for unusual human activity detection in crowded scenes. Specifically, rather than detecting or segmenting humans, we devised an efficient method, called a motion influence map, for representing human activities. The key feature of the proposed motion influence map is that it effectively reflects the motion characteristics of the movement speed, movement direction, and size of the objects or subjects and their interactions within a frame sequence. Using the proposed motion influence map, we further developed a general framework in which we can detect both global and local unusual activities. Furthermore, thanks to the representational power of the proposed motion influence map, we can localize unusual activities in a simple manner. In our experiments on three public datasets, we compared the performances of the proposed method with that of other state-of-the-art methods, and showed that the proposed method outperforms these competing methods.
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