Journal Article

BioLiteNet: A Biomimetic Lightweight Hyperspectral Image Classification Model

Chao, Suwen, Zeng, Bo, Li, Lin, Liu, Jialang, Xie, Bin, Guo, Yanming, Wei, Yingmei, Yi, Huimin, Hu, Yaowen

2025

Overview

Hyperspectral imagery (HSI) has demonstrated significant potential in remote sensing applications because of its abundant spectral and spatial information. However, current mainstream hyperspectral image classification models are generally characterized by high computational complexity, structural intricacy, and a strong reliance on training samples, which poses challenges in meeting application demands under resource-constrained conditions. To this end, a lightweight hyperspectral image classification model inspired by bionic design, named BioLiteNet, is proposed, aimed at enhancing the model’s overall performance in terms of both accuracy and computational efficiency. The model is composed of two key modules: BeeSenseSelector (Channel Attention Screening) and AffScaleConv (Scale-Adaptive Convolutional Fusion). The former mimics the selective attention mechanism observed in honeybee vision for dynamically selecting critical spectral channels, while the latter enables efficient fusion of spatial and spectral features through multi-scale depthwise separable convolution. On multiple hyperspectral benchmark datasets, BioLiteNet is shown to demonstrate outstanding classification performance while maintaining exceptionally low computational costs. Experimental results show that BioLiteNet can maintain high classification accuracy across different datasets, even when using only a small amount of labeled samples. Specifically, it achieves overall accuracies (OA) of 90.02% ± 0.97%, 88.20% ± 5.26%, and 78.64% ± 7.13% on the Indian Pines, Pavia University, and WHU-Hi-LongKou datasets using just 5% of samples, 10% of samples, and 25 samples per class, respectively. Moreover, BioLiteNet consistently requires fewer computational resources than other comparative models. The results indicate that the lightweight hyperspectral image classification model proposed in this study significantly reduces the requirements for computational resources and storage while ensuring classification accuracy, making it well-suited for remote sensing applications under resource constraints. The experimental results further support these findings by demonstrating its robustness and practicality, thereby offering a novel solution for hyperspectral image classification tasks.

• Publisher: MDPI AG
• Subject: Accuracy / Attention / biomimetic design / Biomimetics / Bionics / channel attention / Classification / Computational efficiency / Computer applications / Computing costs / Datasets / Decision making / Deep learning / Design / Efficiency / Energy consumption / Ground stations / Honeybee / hyperspectral image classification / Hyperspectral imaging / Image classification / lightweight network / multi-scale convolution / Remote sensing / Spatial data / Unmanned aerial vehicles