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Direction selective ergonomics and human factors ‐ a layout for analog VLSI

Masashi Kawaguchi (Department of Electrical Engineering, Suzuka National College of Technology, Shiroko, Suzuka, Mie 510‐0294 Japan)
Takashi Jimbo (Department of Environmental Technology and Urban Planning Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso‐cho, Showa‐ku, Nagoya, 466‐8555 Japan)
Masayoshi Umeno (Department of Electronic Engineering, Chubu University, 1200 Matsumoto‐cho, Kasugai, Aichi 487‐8501 Japan)
Naohiro Ishii (Department of Information Network Engineering, Aichi Institute of Te)

Interactive Technology and Smart Education

ISSN: 1741-5659

Article publication date: 28 February 2005

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Abstract

We propose herein a motion detection artificial vision model which uses analog electronic circuits. The proposed model is comprised of four layers. The first layer is a differentiation circuit of the large capacitor and resistance (CR) coefficient, and the second layer is a differentiation circuit of the small CR coefficient. Thus, the speed of the movement object is detected. The third layer is a difference circuit for detecting the movement direction, and the fourth layer is a multiple circuit for detecting pure motion output. The model was shown to be capable of detecting a movement object in the image. Moreover, the proposed model can be used to detect two or more objects, which is advantageous for detection in an environment in which several objects are moving in multiple directions simultaneously. From a technological viewpoint, the proposed model facilitates clarification of the mechanism of the biomedical vision system, which should enable design and simulation by an analog electric circuit for detecting the movement and speed of objects.

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Kawaguchi, M., Jimbo, T., Umeno, M. and Ishii, N. (2005), "Direction selective ergonomics and human factors ‐ a layout for analog VLSI", Interactive Technology and Smart Education, Vol. 2 No. 1, pp. 55-59. https://doi.org/10.1108/17415650580000033

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