Researchers have developed a neuromorphic optical engineering and computational approach to track and image moving targets obscured by scattering media.
The method combines an event detecting camera with multistage neuromorphic deep learning for object localization and identification.
Photon signals from scattering media are converted to pixel-wise asynchronized spike trains by the event camera to filter out background noise.
A deep spiking neural network (SNN) processes the spiking data for simultaneous tracking and image reconstruction of objects.
The approach successfully tracked and imaged randomly moving objects in dense turbid media and dynamic stationary objects.
Standardized character sets were used to represent complex objects, showcasing the method's versatility.
The study emphasizes the benefits of a fully neuromorphic approach in achieving efficient imaging technology with low power consumption.