Imaging theory of a retina-like CMOS sensor in high speed forward motion

Huan-huan Zhang; Feng-mei Cao; Kai Yan; Lei Zhang

doi:10.1117/12.836724

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6 August 2009 Imaging theory of a retina-like CMOS sensor in high speed forward motion

Huan-huan Zhang; Feng-mei Cao; Kai Yan; Lei Zhang

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Proceedings Volume 7384, International Symposium on Photoelectronic Detection and Imaging 2009: Advances in Imaging Detectors and Applications; 738430 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.836724
Event: International Symposium on Photoelectronic Detection and Imaging 2009, 2009, Beijing, China

Abstract

Still image output of a typical retina-like CMOS sensor is simulated firstly according to the arrangement of imaging device array, which is important for following research on imaging theory of the sensor in high speed forward motion. Then, the degeneration matrix of the sensor in high speed forward motion is deduced on the basis of imaging mechanism of high speed forward motion and imaging characteristic of the sensor, and the retina-like CMOS sensor is qualitatively proved to exhibit less fuzzy degree compared with the rectangular sensor that has the same visual field and biggest resolution in transverse and longitudinal with the retina-like CMOS sensor, according to visual effect of simulated blurred images recorded from the two kinds of sensors. Finally, it is quantitatively proved that the retina-like CMOS sensor has great application potential in high speed forward motion with method to evaluate image quality based on structural information of the blurred image in polar coordinates.

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Huan-huan Zhang, Feng-mei Cao, Kai Yan, and Lei Zhang "Imaging theory of a retina-like CMOS sensor in high speed forward motion", Proc. SPIE 7384, International Symposium on Photoelectronic Detection and Imaging 2009: Advances in Imaging Detectors and Applications, 738430 (6 August 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.836724

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