From sensing to perceiving: An overview of the bugeye project

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2950, Issue , 1996, Pages 86-96

  Yakovleff, André ^a   Moini, Alireza ^b  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; MILITARY OPERATIONS; VISUAL COMMUNICATION;

ANALOG CIRCUITRIES; EARLY STAGES; EGO MOTIONS; FUNDAMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS; MIXED MODES; MOTION INFORMATIONS; MOTION PERCEPTIONS; UNKNOWN ENVIRONMENTS; VISUAL PROCESSING; VISUAL SYSTEMS;

FOCUSING;

EID: 0009619019     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.262513     Document Type: Conference Paper

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