A method for digital image processing is bioinspired and includes an architecture that emulates the functions of photoreceptors, horizontal cells, bipolar cells and ganglion cells of a primate retina based on an image as input. The method detects edges and properties of the surfaces present in the digital image. The output is a data set that includes photoreceptor emulators that emulate photoreceptor cells and connected to the data input. Each emulator includes a cellular base structure with a modulated data input, a calculation center to process the modulated data and an output of the data processed by the calculation center, and the emulators forming a virtual retina in which each emulator is parameterized.
Bioinspired System for Image Processing