Citation

Solari F, Sabatini SP, Bisio GM. Vis. Veh. 1999; 7: 197-204.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Elsevier Publishing)

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Abstract

This paper reports on the status of ongoing research aimed at the development of analog VLSI sensory modules with embedded dynamic perceptual processing. A schematic organization of vision-guided behavior and a mathematical model for a reaction and diffusion system are presented. A basic co-operative block (the Perceptual Engine) is introduced and its practical realization, performance and limitations are described. Its application in the hardware implementation of an important class of perceptual problems, such as stereo disparity estimation and motion analysis, is considered. The main assets of the Perceptual Engine are seen as its capability of providing rapid reactions to sensorial data and its robustness.