A VLSI vision system inspired by the disparity computation in visual cortex

• Project/Area Number: 20700159
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Perception information processing/Intelligent robotics
• Research Institution: Osaka University
• Principal Investigator: SHIMONOMURA Kazuhiro Osaka University, 理工学部, 准教授 (80397679)
• Project Period (FY): 2008 – 2009
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2009)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
• Keywords: ロボットビジョン / 両眼立体視 / 集積回路

Research Abstract

The brain computes images using quite different algorithms and architectures from those used in the conventional digital image processing systems. In this project, we designed a VLSI binocular vision system that emulates the disparity computation in the primary visual cortex. This system can computes depth information, which is needed for robots to perceive the structure of the external world, in real-time.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 蓄積容量変調による広ダイナミックレンジシリコン網膜 (2010)
  • Author(s): 下ノ村和弘, 八木哲也
  • Journal Title: 映像情報メディア学会誌 64 Pages: 358-364
  • NAID: 10025988667
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 蓄積容量変調による広ダイナミックレンジシリコン網膜 (2010)
  • Author(s): 下ノ村和弘, 八木哲也
  • Journal Title: 映像情報メディア学会誌 Vol.64 Pages: 358-364
  • NAID: 10025988667
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Binocular robot vision emulating disparity computation in the primary visual cortex (2008)
  • Author(s): Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Takayuki Kushima, Tetsuya Yagi
  • Journal Title: Neural Networks 21 Pages: 331-340
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Neuromorphic VLSI vision system for real-time texture segregation (2008)
  • Author(s): Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Tetsuya Yagi
  • Journal Title: Neural Networks 21 Pages: 1197-1204
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Real-time reconstruction of neural images for natural scenes with integrated circuits (2009)
  • Author(s): 長谷川潤, 下ノ村和弘, 八木哲也
  • Organizer: Society for Neuroscience 39th annual meeting
  • Place of Presentation: シカゴ(米国)
  • Year and Date: 2009-10-20
• [Presentation] 蓄積容量変調による広ダイナミックレンジシリコン網膜 (2009)
  • Author(s): 下ノ村和弘, 八木哲也
  • Organizer: 映像情報メディア学会年次大会
  • Place of Presentation: 工学院大学(東京)
  • Year and Date: 2009-08-27
• [Presentation] 眼球運動下における視覚細胞の時空間応答エミュレーションのためのロボットビジョン (2009)
  • Author(s): 下ノ村和弘, 長谷川潤, 八木哲也
  • Organizer: 日本機械学会ロボティクス・メカトロニクス講演会
  • Place of Presentation: 福岡国際会議場(福岡)
  • Year and Date: 2009-05-25
• [Presentation] Analog VLSI vision device for cortical implants (2009)
  • Author(s): T. Yagi, K. Shimonomura, Y. OKazaki, H. Okuno, M. Osanai, H. Sawai
  • Organizer: XXXVI International Congress of Physiological Sciences (IUPS2009)
  • Place of Presentation: Kyoto, Japan
• [Presentation] Real-time reconstruction of neural images for natural scenes with integrated circuits (2009)
  • Author(s): J. Hasegawa, K. Shimonomura, T. Yagi
  • Organizer: Neuroscience 2009 (Society for Neuroscience 39th annual meeting)
  • Place of Presentation: Chicago, Ill, USA
• [Presentation] 眼球運動下における視覚細胞の時空間応答エミュレーションのためのロボットビジョン (2009)
  • Author(s): 下ノ村和弘, 長谷川潤, 八木哲也
  • Organizer: 日本機械学会ロボティクス・メカトロニクス講演会2009
  • Place of Presentation: 福岡
• [Presentation] 蓄積容量変調による広ダイナミックレンジシリコン網膜 (2009)
  • Author(s): 下ノ村和弘, 八木哲也
  • Organizer: 映像情報メディア学会年次大会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京
• [Presentation] Computing lightness constancy with an APS-based silicon retina (2008)
  • Author(s): Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Tetsuya Yagi
  • Organizer: IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Year and Date: 2008-11-21
• [Presentation] A neuromorphic binocular robotic vision to predict the response of V1 complex cells during vergence eye movements (2008)
  • Author(s): Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Tetsuya Yagi
  • Organizer: Society for Neuroscience 38th annual meeting
  • Place of Presentation: Washington, DC, USA
  • Year and Date: 2008-11-17
• [Presentation] 蓄積容量変調方式を用いた広ダイナミックレンジシリコン網膜の明るさ恒常性応答 (2008)
  • Author(s): 下ノ村和弘, 八木哲也
  • Organizer: 映像情報メディア学会技術報告(情報センシング)
  • Place of Presentation: 東京
  • Year and Date: 2008-11-14
• [Presentation] A neuromorphic binocular robotic vision to predict the response of V1 complex cells during vergence eye movements (2008)
  • Author(s): Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Tetsuya Yagi
  • Organizer: Neuroscience 2008 (Society for Neuroscience 38th annual meeting)
  • Place of Presentation: Washington, DC, USA
• [Presentation] Computing lightness constancy with an APS-based silicon retina (2008)
  • Author(s): Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Tetsuya Yagi
  • Organizer: IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference (BioCAS 2008)
  • Place of Presentation: Baltimore, MD, USA
• [Presentation] 明るさ恒常性をもつ広ダイナミックレンジシリコン網膜 (2008)
  • Author(s): 下ノ村和弘, 亀田成司, 八木哲也
  • Organizer: 第21回回路とシステム軽井沢ワークショップ
  • Place of Presentation: 長野
• [Presentation] 色恒常性をもつビジョンチップシステム (2008)
  • Author(s): 下ノ村和弘, 田之上裕, 八木哲也
  • Organizer: 日本機械学会ロボティクス・メカトロニクス講演会2008
  • Place of Presentation: 長野
• [Presentation] 知能視覚センサネットワークによる人物トラッキング (2008)
  • Author(s): 下ノ村和弘, 八木哲也
  • Organizer: 日本機械学会ロボティクス・メカトロニクス講演会2008
  • Place of Presentation: 長野
• [Presentation] Emulating motion-in-depth selectivity of visual cortical neurons with a neuromorphic binocular robotic vision (2008)
  • Author(s): Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Tetsuya Yagi
  • Organizer: 第31回日本神経科学大会(Neuroscience2008)
  • Place of Presentation: 東京
• [Presentation] 眼球運動下での視覚野細胞応答エミュレーションのためのロボットビジョン (2008)
  • Author(s): 下ノ村和弘, 八木哲也
  • Organizer: 第18回日本神経回路学会大会
  • Place of Presentation: つくば