One major problem in the area of wireless sensor networks is the coverage problem. The coverage problem deals with the ability of the network to cover a certain area or some certain events. In this paper, we focus on the area coverage problem. We use a cluster-based coverage control scheme and propose HSSAC protocol to maintain sensing coverage by keeping a small number of active sensor nodes a...

The optical structure of several AGN has been studied using the Fine Guidance Sensors (FGS) on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The FGSs are interferometric devices which can resolve structure on scales of 20 milliarcsecs or less and hence have the potential to improve on the resolution attainable by HST’s cameras. The FGSs produce interferometric fringes known as S-curves which are related to...

In an electronic color imaging device, such as a digital camera, using a single CCD or CMOS sensor, the color information is usually acquired in sub-sampled patterns of Red (R), Green (G) and Blue (B) pixels. Full resolution color is subsequently generated from this sub-sampled image. This is popularly called Color Interpolation or Color Demosaicing. In this paper, we present a color interpolat...

This paper presents two on-chip calibration methods for improving the linearity of a CMOS image sensor (CIS). A prototype 128 × 128 pixel sensor with a size of 10 μm×12 μm is fabricated using a 0.18 μm 1P4M CIS process. Both calibration methods show obvious improvement on the linearity of the CIS. Compared with the voltage mode (VM) calibration, the pixel mode (PM) calibration method achieves b...

A pixel output node of the image sensor is connected to the input gates of several neuron MOSFETs which are implemented on the periphery of the imaging area. The pixel output is weighted by the input gate's capacitance value and summed up on the floating gate. Thus the filter characteristic is determined by the input gates' capacitance values and the number of pixels connected to the input gate...

I n mobile systems the position and attitude of active vision system's cameras can be hard to determine. Inertial sensors coupled to the active vision system can provide valuable information, as happens with the vestibular system an human and other animals. I n this article, we present our integrated inertial and vision systems. The active vision system has a set of stereo cameras capable of ve...

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Machine learning (ML) has been widely applied to image classification. Here, we extend this application to data generated by a camera comprised of only a standard CMOS image sensor with no lens. We first created a database of lensless images of handwritten digits. Then, we trained a ML algorithm on this dataset. Finally, we demonstrated that the trained ML algorithm is able to classify the digi...

In this article a novel type of sensor system called the Active Floor is presented that allows the time varying spatial weight distribution of the active office environment to be captured. The properties of the Active Floor are described showing that it differs substantially from other commonly encountered sensor systems. Furthermore classification of the footstep signature of a number of indiv...