CMOS Image Sensor versus Retina Experience
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چکیده
This paper presents a comparison relating two different architectures dedicated for a vision system on chip. The first one implements a logarithmic CMOS imager and a microprocessor. The second involves the same processor with a CMOS retina which implements hardware operators and analog microprocessors. We have modeled two vision systems. The comparison is related to image processing speed, processing reliability, programmability, precision, bandwidth and subsequent stages of computations.
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