Title :
Resolution reduction by growth of zones for visual prosthesis
Author :
Gilmont, T. ; Verians, X. ; Legat, J.-D. ; Veraart, Cl
Author_Institution :
Microelectron. Lab., Univ. Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Abstract :
We introduce an algorithm for visual prosthesis devices, where the data bandwidth must be dramatically reduced in order to correspond to the biotechnological constraints. The resolution reduction is based on an image segmentation by growth of zones which gives good results and allows an implementation in a low-power VLSI device
Keywords :
VLSI; bandwidth compression; biomedical electronics; digital signal processing chips; eye; image resolution; medical image processing; prosthetics; sensory aids; biotechnological constraints; data bandwidth reduction; image segmentation; low-power VLSI device; optical nerve stimulation; resolution reduction; visual prosthesis devices; zones growth; Bandwidth; Biomedical optical imaging; Charge coupled devices; Charge-coupled image sensors; Electrodes; Image segmentation; Prosthetics; Retina; Stimulated emission; Visual prosthesis;
Conference_Titel :
Image Processing, 1996. Proceedings., International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lausanne
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3259-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICIP.1996.559492
