Building a Simple Model of a Pulse-Frequency-Modulation Photosensor and Demonstration of a 128 x 128-pixel Pulse-Frequency-Modulation Image Sensor Fabricated in a Standard 0.35-$mUm Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Technology

We present a simple model of the pulse-frequency-modulation (PFM) photosensor that provides explicit relationships between circuit parameters and output characteristics. The model treats the PFM photosensor with a feedback loop as an open loop circuit. Several characteristics such as output pulse frequency for light intensity and photosensitivity are expressed by device parameters of a photodiode, reset transistor, and chain of inverters. The relationships derived from the proposed model help us to comprehend the results by simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis (SPICE) or experiments. We design and fabricate a 128 x 128-pixel PFM image sensor with photosensitivity of 0.15 Hz/lux. As a demonstration, a figure of a dinosaur is captured using the fabricated image sensor to discuss its operation. Characteristics of a normal pixel and white and black defect pixels are measured and discussed based on the results of formulations.     

A Color Appearance Model Applicable in Mesopic Vision

We propose a color vision model that can be used to predict color appearance in mesopic vision as well as photopic and scotopic vision. It is based on a two-stage model which consists of the cone and opponent stages and it assumes rod intrusion at the opponent stage. The model has the following features to describe the color appearance in mesopic vision. First, it includes a gradual and nonlinear shift in spectral luminous efficiency from V (LD) to V (LD) to cope with the spectral sensitivity difference between photopic and scotopic vision and the nonlinearity of rod influence on the luminance channel. Second, the model assumes decrease of the chromatic component with decreasing illuminance to explain the reduction of saturation at low illuminance levels. Third, it assumes that red/green and yellow/blue components change with illuminance levels independently, thus explaining hue shifts with decreasing illuminance. We applied the model for color appearance simulation of natural scenes in a mesopic visual environment.     

Simple Analog Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor Circuit for Generating Motion Signal

We proposed in this study a novel analog complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) circuit for generating a motion signal when an object moves, which is a simple structure. The proposed unit circuit was constructed using a previously proposed edge detection circuit and a novel proposed circuit for generating a motion signal which accepts an edge signal. The part for generating the motion signal was constructed using six metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistors and one capacitor. Results obtained by the simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis (SPICE) and the measured results of a test circuit constructed with discrete MOS transistors and the test circuit fabricated with a 1.2 μm CMOS process showed that the proposed unit circuit can output pulsed current (motion signal) when an object moves on the circuit. It was clarified from the SPICE results that the two-dimensional network constructed with proposed unit circuits can output motion signals. The size of the novel unit circuit is expected to be about 110 × 110μm² obtained by the 1.2 μm CMOS process. It is possible to arrange 90 × 90 unit circuits on a chip which has an area of 1 × 1cm². The aperture ratio is expected to be about 21%, which is twice as large as that of the previously proposed circuit. An integrated circuit for image processing in real time can thus be realized by applying the two-dimensional network constructed with the proposed circuits.     

Magnitude Estimations for Line Bisection Under Lateral Visuo-Spatial Neglect

Human subjects can bisect a line, with error, even when they have neglect on one side. How this skill, even though inefficient, can be represented in nonlinear psychophysical theory is explored here. A problem for previous theoretical explanations of lateral neglect bisection, where the errors of bisection are reversed in sign for brain-damaged subjects, when very short lines are used as stimuli, is shown not in fact to be a problem for N(onlinear) P(sychophysical) D(ynamics) theory at all, but is exactly what is expected to arise when sensitivities are biassed on one side. It is suggested that an imbalance in channel inputs in a nonlinear system representation has results which do not follow from a more conventional connectionist approach.     

Calibration of a multiple axes 3-D laser scanning system consisting of robot, portable laser scanner and turntable

A multiple axes 3-D laser scanning system consisting of a portable 3-D laser scanner, a industrial robot and a turntable is demonstrated. By using a criterion sphere, a robot tool center point (TCP) calibration approach is proposed to calibrate the relation between the laser 3-D scanner and the robot end-effector. In this approach, two different translational motions of robot are first made to determine the rotation part, and then at least three different rotational motions are made to determine the translation part. Meanwhile, by using the criterion sphere, a turntable approach is proposed to calibrate the pose of the turntable relative to the robot. In this approach, several rotational angles of turntable and two different heights of the sphere are made to determine the rotational axis of turntable. Experiment is performed on a portable laser scanner mounted on an industrial robot ABB IRB4400 with a turntable. The experiment results show that the two proposed calibration algorithms are stable and flexible. The application of 3-D measurement is also given to demonstrate the effectiveness and stability of the multiple axes 3-D laser scanning system.     

Error estimation in measuring strain fields with DIC on planar sheet metal specimens with a non-perpendicular camera alignment

The determination of strain fields based on displacement components obtained via 2D-DIC is subject to several errors that originate from various sources. In this contribution, we study the impact of a non-perpendicular camera alignment to a planar sheet metal specimen's surface. The errors are estimated in a numerical experiment. To this purpose, deformed images - that were obtained by imposing finite element (FE) displacement fields on an undeformed image - are numerically rotated for various Euler angles. It is shown that a 3D-DIC stereo configuration induces a substantial compensation for the introduced image-plane displacement gradients. However, higher strain accuracy and precision are obtained - up to the level of a perfect perpendicular alignment - in a proposed “rectified” 2D-DIC setup. This compensating technique gains benefit from both 2D-DIC (single camera view, basic amount of correlation runs, no cross-camera matching nor triangulation) and 3D-DIC (oblique angle compensation). Our conclusions are validated in a real experiment on SS304.     

基于特征面片的复杂型面轮廓视觉测量方法

提出一种基于特征面片的复杂型面轮廓三维视觉测量方法.该方法包括多模式局部特征检测与匹配、特征面片集初始化、膨胀、滤波等重构过程,其输入是已标定的立体图像,输出是覆盖表面的可视稠密面片集.该方法不需要目标和场景的任何初始边界信息,能够自动检测和抛弃外部点和缺失部分;不需要对邻域特征进行任何平滑处理,仅需通过局部单演特征一...     

三维成像中相位级次自编码的相位测量方法

提出一种相位级次自编码技术的相位测量方法.与传统的相位测量技术不同,该方法利用截断相位的微分值作为编码通道,完成对各条纹级次的编码.构造的代码序列总长度为投影条纹的周期数,每个周期作为一个码元,由相邻若干码元构成一个代码子序列.相位计算后,根据截断相位的微分信息,可以提取出各周期及其码元值,通过在设计的代码序列中进行代...     

基于激光照明的高速船用夜视系统设计

针对高速船常用夜视设备所存在的安全隐患，提出了一种基于激光照明的高速船用夜视系统的解决方案，通过研究近红外激光夜视技术，开发出具有夜间大角度照明、作用距离远、成像清晰的全天候高速船用夜视设备，多次海上测试效果良好，可为高速船夜间安全航行提供可靠保障。