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Biological vision surpasses artificial systems in robustness and efficiency. This review explores computational imaging, combining optics and algorithms to replicate natural vision

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bio-inspiration computational imaging computer vision end-to-end design neural networks optics

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Biomimetic vision
Computational imaging
Computer vision

Background:

Artificial vision development is inspired by biological systems.
Natural vision excels in robustness, adaptability, power efficiency, and compactness compared to artificial systems.
Diverse biological solutions exist for specific visual tasks.

Purpose of the Study:

To review progress and opportunities in computational cameras.
To enable artificial systems to mimic natural vision's capabilities.
To explore the intersection of optics and algorithms in imaging.

Main Methods:

Review of current advancements in optics and sensors.
Analysis of algorithms for image processing.
Investigation of joint design approaches for optics and algorithms.

Main Results:

Progress in optics, sensors, and algorithms is enabling more powerful computational cameras.
The potential for codesigning optics and algorithms to uncover scene information is highlighted.
Opportunities exist to bridge the gap between artificial and natural vision.

Conclusions:

Computational imaging offers a path to replicate the power of natural vision.
Further research in joint designs can lead to significant advancements in artificial vision.
Mimicking biological vision's efficiency and adaptability is a key future direction.