A 100 μ W 128 × 64 pixels contrast-based asynchronous binary vision sensor for sensor networks applications

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1582-1592

  Gottardi, Massimo ^a   Massari, Nicola ^a   Jawed, Syed Arsalan ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE BRUNO KESSLER   (Italy)

Author keywords

CMOS vision sensors; Energy autonomous low power sensors; Low power; Visual processing; Wireless sensor networks

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND SUBTRACTION; BINARIZATION; BINARY FRAME-BUFFER; CMOS VISION SENSORS; ENERGY AUTONOMOUS LOW-POWER SENSORS; LOW-POWER; MACHINE VISION; POWER CONSUMPTION; SPATIAL CONTRAST; ULTRA-LOW POWER; VISION SENSORS; VISUAL INFORMATION; VISUAL PROCESSING;

COMPUTER VISION; IMAGE SENSORS; PIXELS; SENSOR NETWORKS; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV); VISUAL COMMUNICATION;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 66149173687     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2009.2017000     Document Type: Conference Paper

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