Signal Formation of Image-Edge Motion Based on Biological Retinal Networks and Implementation into an Analog Metal-Oxide-Silicon Circuit

A simplified model was proposed for the formation of edge signals and generation of motion signals of a target based on the information processing mechanisms of outer and inner retinas of a vertebrate. Analog metal-oxide-silicon (MOS) integrated circuits were designed based on the model. Simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis (SPICE) simulation results showed the performance of local adaptation over a wide dynamic range in the outer retinal circuit and generation of the velocity signal of a moving edge in the inner retinal circuit. Preliminary experimental results showed local adaptation in a given input range in the outer retinal circuit and the generation of motion pulsed signals in the inner retinal circuit.

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