Title :
A retina-like CMOS sensor and its applications
Author :
Sandini, Giulio ; Questa, Paolo ; Scheffer, Danny ; Diericks, B. ; Mannucci, Andrea
Author_Institution :
Genova Univ., Italy
Abstract :
This paper describes the implementation in silicon of a retina-like sensor characterized by a space-variant resolution similar to that of the human retina. Besides the actual implementation using CMOS technology, the design peculiarities of retina-like sensors are compared with the use of software or hardware electronic remappers. The paper also describes the realization of a retina-like digital camera and its applications for real-time control and image transmission
Keywords :
CMOS image sensors; cameras; eye; visual communication; CMOS technology; Si; elemental semiconductor; hardware electronic remapper; human retina; image transmission; photoreceptors; real-time control; retina-like CMOS sensor; retina-like digital camera; software electronic remapper; space-variant resolution; visual sensors; Application software; CMOS image sensors; CMOS technology; Digital cameras; Hardware; Humans; Retina; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Silicon; Space technology;
Conference_Titel :
Sensor Array and Multichannel Signal Processing Workshop. 2000. Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Cambridge, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6339-6
DOI :
10.1109/SAM.2000.878062
