Title :
Synthetic retina for AER systems development
Author :
Paz-Vicente, R. ; Linares-Barranco, A. ; Jimenez-Fernandez, A. ; Jimenez-Moreno, G. ; Civit-Balcells, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. Compurer Achitecture & Technol., Univ. de Sevilla, Sevilla
Abstract :
Neuromorphic engineering tries to mimic biology in information processing. Address-event representation (AER) is a neuromorphic communication protocol for spiking neurons between different layers. AER bio-inspired image sensor are called ldquoretinardquo. This kind of sensors measure visual information not based on frames from real life and generates corresponding events. In this paper we provide an alternative, based on cheap FPGA, to this image sensors that takes images provided by an analog video source (video composite signal), digitalizes it and generates AER streams for testing purposes.
Keywords :
biology computing; field programmable gate arrays; image sensors; protocols; FPGA; address-event representation; analog video source; bioinspired image sensor; mimic biology; neuromorphic communication protocol; neuromorphic engineering; synthetic retina; Biology; Biosensors; Field programmable gate arrays; Image sensors; Information processing; Neuromorphic engineering; Neurons; Protocols; Retina; Signal generators;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Systems and Applications, 2009. AICCSA 2009. IEEE/ACS International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rabat
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3807-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3806-8
DOI :
10.1109/AICCSA.2009.5069440
