Image segmentation using dynamic mechanism based PCNN model

Pulse-coupled neuron networks (PCNN) can be efficiently applied to image segmentation. However, the performance of segmentation depends on the suitable PCNN parameters, which are obtained by manual experiment, and the effect of the segmentation needs to be improved for images with noise. In this paper, dynamic mechanism based PCNN(DMPCNN) is brought forward to simulate the integrate-and-fire mechanism, and it is applied to segment images with noise effectively. Parameter selection is based on dynamic mechanism. Experimental results for image segmentation show its validity and robustness.