Design and performance of a micro-sized biomorphic compound eye with a scanning retina

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 32-37

  Hoshino, Kazunori ^a   Mura, Fabrizio ^a   Shimoyama, Isao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; COMPUTER VISION; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MOBILE ROBOTS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; PHOTODIODES; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; RAPID PROTOTYPING; VISION;

BIOMORPHIC COMPOUND EYE; PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR; SCANNING MICROLENS ARRAY; SCANNING RETINA; VISUAL SENSORS;

MICROSENSORS;

EID: 0033875228     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/84.825774     Document Type: Article

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