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Experiments on global and local adaptation to illumination conditions based on focal-plane average compuutation

Dominguez-Matas et al., 2006

Document ID
14553701329488708178
Author
Dominguez-Matas C
Sainchez-Femaindez F
Carmona-Galán R
Roca-Moreno E
Publication year
Publication venue
2006 10th International Workshop on Cellular Neural Networks and Their Applications

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This paper presents some experiments with an integrating pixel with adjustable gain for adaptive image capture. The adaptation mechanism consists in regulating the exposure time according to both global and local illumination conditions. Local adaptation is based in the …
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