Bio-Inspired Electronic Eyes and Synaptic Photodetectors for Mobile Artificial Vision

• Published in: IEEE journal on flexible electronics Vol. 1; no. 2; pp. 76 - 87
• Main Authors: Choi, Changsoon, Seung, Hyojin, Kim, Dae-Hyeong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.04.2022
• Subjects: Bio-inspired camera; curved image sensor; electronic eye; Image recognition; Image sensors; in-sensor processing; Lenses; Machine vision; Optical sensors; Photodetectors; Sensor arrays; synaptic photodetector (PD)

Conventional imaging and data processing devices are not ideal for mobile artificial vision applications, such as vision systems for drones and robots, because of the heavy and bulky multilens optics in the camera modules. Furthermore, the physically isolated image data processing units of conventio...