Demonstrated and motivated on human stereo vision analogic CNN algorithms are proposed to extract 3D spatial information from computer-generated random-dot stereograms as well as real scene random-dot like ones produc...
Demonstrated and motivated on human stereo vision analogic CNN algorithms are proposed to extract 3D spatial information from computer-generated random-dot stereograms as well as real scene random-dot like ones produced with simple optical devices, projector and camera. Several aspects of making real scene stereograms are considered to minimize perspective distortion and enable local CNN processing.
Fast and robust classification of feature vectors is a crucial task in a number of real-time systems. A cellular neural/nonlinear network universal machine (CNN-UM) can be very efficient as a feature detector. The nex...
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Template parameters of cellular neural networks (CNNs) should be robust enough to random variability of VLSI tolerances and noise. Using the CNN for image processing, one of the main problems is the robustness of a gi...
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Template parameters of cellular neural networks (CNNs) should be robust enough to random variability of VLSI tolerances and noise. Using the CNN for image processing, one of the main problems is the robustness of a given task in a real VLSI chip. It will be shown that very different tasks such as 2D or 3D deconvolution and texture segmentation can be solved in a real VLSI CNN environment without significant loss of efficiency and accuracy under low precision (about 6-8 bits) and random variability of the VLSI parameters. The CNN turns out to be very robust against template noise, image noise, imperfect estimation of templates and parameter accuracy. The parameters of a template are tuned using genetic learning. These optimized parameters depend on the precision of the architecture. It was found that about 6-8 bits of precision is enough for a complicated multilayer deconvolution, while only 4 bits of precision is enough for difficult texture segmentation in the presence of noise and parameter variances, The tolerance sensitivity of template parameters is considered for VLSI implementation. Theory and examples are demonstrated by many results using real-life microscopic images and natural textures.
Recognition of small patterns covering only a few pixels in an image cannot be done by conventional recognition methods. A theoretically new pattern recognition method has been developed for undersampled objects which...
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Recognition of small patterns covering only a few pixels in an image cannot be done by conventional recognition methods. A theoretically new pattern recognition method has been developed for undersampled objects which are (much) smaller than the window-size of a picture element (pixel), i.e. these objects are of subpixel size. The proposed statistical technique compares the gray-level histogram of the patterns of a set of scanned objects to be examined with the (calculated) gray-level densities of different (in shape or size) possible objects, and the recognition is based on this comparison. This method does not need high-precision movement of scanning sensors or any additional hardware. Moreover, the examined patterns should be randomly distributed on the screen, or a random movement of camera is (or target or both are) needed. Effects of noise are analysed, and filtering processes are suggested in the histogram domain. Several examples of different object shapes (triangle, rectangle, square, circle, curving lines, etc.) are presented through simulations and experiments. A number of possible application areas are suggested, including astronomy, line-drawing analysis and industrial laser measurements.
In this article, a new analogic CNN algorithm to extract features of postage stamps in fray-scale images is introduced. The Gradient Controlled Diffusion method plays an important role in the approach. In our algorith...
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In this article, a new analogic CNN algorithm to extract features of postage stamps in fray-scale images is introduced. The Gradient Controlled Diffusion method plays an important role in the approach. In our algorithm, it is used for smoothing and separating Arabic figures drawn with a color which is similar to the background color. We extract Arabic figures in postage stamps by combining Gradient Controlled Diffusion with nearest neighbor linear CNN template and logic operations. Applying the feature extraction algorithm to different test images it has been verified that it is also effective in complete segmentation problems.
Markovian approaches to early vision processes need a huge amount of computing power. These algorithms can usually be implemented on parallel computing structures. with the Cellular neural Networks (CNN), a new image ...
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Markovian approaches to early vision processes need a huge amount of computing power. These algorithms can usually be implemented on parallel computing structures. with the Cellular neural Networks (CNN), a new image processing toot is coming into consideration, Its VLSI implementation takes place on a single analog chip containing several thousands of cells. Herein se use the CNN UM architecture for statistical image segmentation. The Modified Metropolis Dynamics (MMD) method can be implemented into the raw analog architecture of the CNN, We are able to implement a (pseudo) random held generator using one layer (one memory/cell) of the CNN. We can introduce the whole pseudostochastic segmentation process in the CNN architecture using 8 memories/cell, We use simple arithmetic functions (addition, multiplication), equality-test between neighboring pixels and very simple nonlinear output functions (step, jigsaw, With this architecture, a real VLSI CNN chip can execute a pseudostochastic relaxation algorithm of about 100 iterations in about 1 ms, In the proposed solution the segmentation is unsupervised. We have developed a pixel-level statistical estimation model. The CNN turns the original image into a smooth one. Then we have two gray-level values for every pixel: the original and the smoothed one. These two values are used for estimating the probability distribution of region label at a given pixel. Using the conventional first-order Markov Random Field (MRF) model, some misclassification errors remained at the region boundaries, because of the estimation difficulties in case of low SNR. By using a greater neighborhood, this problem has been avoided. In our CNN experiments, we used a simulation system with a fixed-point integer precision of 16 bits, Our results show that even in the case of the very constrained conditions of value-representations (the interval is (-64, +64), the accuracy is 0.002) can result in an effective and acceptable segmentation.
A novel approach to critical parts of face detection problems is given, based on analogic cellular neural network (CNN) algorithms. The proposed CNN algorithms find and help to normalize human faces effectively while ...
A novel approach to critical parts of face detection problems is given, based on analogic cellular neural network (CNN) algorithms. The proposed CNN algorithms find and help to normalize human faces effectively while their time requirement is a fraction of the previously used methods. The algorithm starts with the detection of heads on color pictures using deviations in color and structure of the human face and that of the background. By normalizing the distance and position of the reference points, all faces should be transformed into the same size and position. For normalization, eyes serve as points of reference. Other CNN algorithm finds the eyes on any grayscale image by searching characteristic features of the eyes and eye sockets. Tests made on a standard database show that the algorithm works very fast and it is reliable.
The Bi-i standalone cellular vision system is introduced and discussed. In the first part, the underlying sensor and system level architectures are presented and various implementations are overviewed. This computing ...
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The visual system is probably the most important sensory modality for humans as well as for mammals. Its first and best-known part is the retina, which is not a mere photoreceptor or static camera but a sophisticated ...
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The visual system is probably the most important sensory modality for humans as well as for mammals. Its first and best-known part is the retina, which is not a mere photoreceptor or static camera but a sophisticated feature preprocessor with a continuous input and several parallel output channels. These channels build up a "visual language" and any realistic mammalian retina model should generate the elements of this visual language. The framework of mammalian retinal modeling via multi-layer CNN has been recently published. In the present paper we show the transformation of this model into a CNN-UM algorithm and the design steps of the implementation of this complex visual language. The analogic algorithm consists of a series of different complex-cell CNN dynamics. The algorithm is feasible on a recently fabricated complex cell CNN-UM chip. The decomposition method of the multilayer mammalian retina model will be discussed in detail.
Biological systems are constantly engulfed in sensory input that must be processed. Attention has evolved to cut down on the magnitude of the input and enable the agent to analyze the most important parts of the infor...
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Biological systems are constantly engulfed in sensory input that must be processed. Attention has evolved to cut down on the magnitude of the input and enable the agent to analyze the most important parts of the information. This is especially true for the visual system where the appropriate field of view and scale must be determined. Our system receives a video flow with considerably higher resolution than the resolution of the cellular neural net based visual microprocessor that computes the topographic features of the input. This process requires a dynamic positioning of the processing window in the video flow. We have developed a fast attention and selection algorithm that allows the system to choose the field of view and scale (zoom) level for the next frame based on the features computed from the current frame and the output of the ART or NNC-based classifiers. The algorithmic framework and hardware architecture of the system are presented along with experimental chip results for several video flows recorded in flying vehicles.
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