Accuracy of velocity estimation by reichardt correlators

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 241-252

  Dror, Rono ^a,b   O’Carroll, David C ^a,c   Laughlin, Simon B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MOTION ESTIMATION; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

IMAGE MOTION;

CORRELATORS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLY; MOTION; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIPTERA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTION; MOTION PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035256143     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.18.000241     Document Type: Article

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