A retina with parallel input and pulsed output, extracting high-resolution information

IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 574-583

  Wilcox, Michael J ^a   Thelen Jr , Donald C ^b  

^a UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

^b Analog Interfaces   (United States)

Author keywords

Analog preprocessing; Artificial retina; Auto contrast enhancement; Current shunting; Edge extraction; Hyperacuity; Subpixel resolution

Indexed keywords

CELLS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEATURE EXTRACTION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PHOTODIODES;

ANALOG PREPROCESSING; ARTIFICIAL RETINA; AUTOCONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CURRENT SHUNTING; EDGE EXTRACTION; HYPERACUITY; SUBPIXEL RESOLUTION;

COMPUTER VISION;

EID: 0032656597     PISSN: 10459227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/72.761714     Document Type: Article

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