Single-Row Superposition-type Spherical Compound-like Eye for Pan-Tilt Motion Recovery

Why can the compound eye of an insect capture the prey so exactly and quickly? From the biological aspect, the compound eye is excellent at detecting motion. Based on the computer vision aspect, limited studies regarding this issue exist. It has been verified that a trinocular visual system incorporating a third CCD into a traditional binocular is very helpful to solve translational motion. Extending from this concept, a spherical compound-like eye of superposition type for pan-tilt rotational motion is established. It can be concluded that the more the number of ommatidium in an insect has, the higher the detection capability of capturing prey becomes. In this paper, the secret of compound-eye of insects is explored through the point of view of computer vision