Title :
The development of an artificial retina based on smart-pixel and microlens arrays
Author :
Aull, B.F. ; Liau, Z.L. ; Maki, P.A.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
fDate :
30 Oct-2 Nov 1995
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We are developing smart sensors that perform retina-like functions using optically cascaded analog smart-pixel arrays. By performing operations such as center-surround or oriented edge detection in a fully parallel fashion before the image is digitized and passed on to a computer, such smart sensors can greatly reduce the computational overhead associated with preprocessing
Keywords :
computer vision; edge detection; image sensors; intelligent sensors; photodetectors; smart pixels; artificial retina; center-surround; computational overhead; fully parallel fashion; image digitisation; image preprocessing; microlens arrays; optically cascaded analog smart-pixel arrays; oriented edge detection; retina-like functions; smart sensors; smart-pixel arrays; Biomedical optical imaging; Detectors; Image edge detection; Intelligent sensors; Lenses; Microoptics; Optical modulation; Optical sensors; Retina; Sensor arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1995. 8th Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, Volume 1., IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2450-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1995.484696
