Motion Perception Using Analog VLSI

Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 183-200

  Yakovleff, Andre J S ^a,b,c,d,e   Moini, Alireza ^b,f  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c ESME Sudria   (France)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

^f SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Analog Motion Detection; Analog VLSI; Computer Vision; Insect Vision; Smart Vision Sensors

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER VISION; DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; MOTION CONTROL; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; SENSORS;

ANALOG MOTION DETECTORS; MOTION PERCEPTION;

VLSI CIRCUITS;

EID: 0032000105     PISSN: 09251030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008203907863     Document Type: Article

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