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Esq.111

Fascinatingly Intuitive.


StereoSpike: Depth Learning with a Spiking Neural Network

It was collected from two DAVIS346 cameras with a resolution of 346 × 260 pixels, mounted on several vehicles such as a car, a motorbike or a drone. The depth groundtruth was provided by a Velodyne Puck Lite LIDAR mounted on the top of the two event cameras and with a sampling frequency of 20 Hz, hence providing a ground truth depth map every 50 ms.

4.4.1 Target Hardware.
Our model has resolutely been developed in the philosophy of spiking neural networks. As a result, it is essentially implementable on dedicated neuromorphic hardware, such as Intel Loihi [3], IBM TrueNorth [1]. These chips can leverage the binarity and sparsity of spike tensors navigating through the network. In addition, we believe that our model being feedforward and requiring a reset on all of its neurons at each timestep is not a problem, because resetting membrane potentials is actually less costly than applying a leak. Therefore, statelesness can be seen as an advantage over recurrence in spiking models with similar performances. However, we are aware that current neuromorphic chips are initially designed for the implementation of stateful units, and acknowledge that we do not leverage this feature. Consequently, we believe that it rather fits to dedicated hardware for stateless models with sparse activations quantized on 1 bit. We therefore consider that Brainchip’s Akida chip [35] is a good fit. Finally, we would like to emphasize that our class of model with sparse binary activations and less constrained weights provides a good compromise between Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) and Binary Neural Networks (BNNs).
Evening Taproot,

Great find , I like it alot.

Cheers.

WoooooHooooo.


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Zedjack33

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Evening Chippers,

* Note my holding in the below company is just shy of the top twenty, I am not promoting nor recomending.

DYOR.

Now that that is disclosed , I would like to shed some light on what I have read regarding a small start up called Whitehawk ( ASX: WHK ).

I confess to to being hopeless compared to the 1000 eyes of BRN when it comes to leads but this chap, l belive, would potentialy be worth stalking on LinkedIn etc , keeping a eye on.

WHITEHAWK
ASX : WHK
Non Executive Director
Qualifications: BS in Physics from USAFA, MS Physics from FIT.

Brian A. Hibbeln is a proven Executive in technology and innovation, with three decades across the Department of Defense and the US Intelligence Community, driving innovation, advanced technologies, partnerships and funding, to the direct benefit of warfighters, thereby giving the US and our Allies a competitive edge on the battlefield.
Today , he is a strategic advisor to policy institutes, technology associations and the growth - minded technology firms that rely on his recommendations to guide and drive their future successes.

He is currently a venture partner for SineWave Ventures, LLC, an early stage venture capitol firm dedicated to accelerating technologies across the Fortune 500 and public sector ecosystems; a senior fellow at the Potomic Institute for policy Studies, a US based premier think tank for technology policy; a senior advisor for Blackstone Private Equity, the world's largest Private Equity and alternative asset manager.
Brian is also a principle with Potomac Abvocates, a leading Washington D.C. government relations and lobbying firm.
As Chief Innovation Officer for Nine Twelve, he was named vice chairman of the Hypersonic Ground Test Center ( HGTC ) at Purdue University.

Brian co founded the United States Technology Leadership Council, advancing U.S. technology leadership to benefit society.

Prior to entering the private sector, Brian served over three decades in the U.S.Defence Department and Intelligence Community, championing novel uses of commercial systems, sensors and platforms.

* All of the above I have extracted from Whitehawks latest Annual Report.

* The Hypersonics bit caught my eye, amoungst others.

Might be worth keeping an eye on this chaps travels ???

I would like to disclose again , I hold stock in the above company and am not cross promoting, he just has a impressive CV with nodoubt a extensive network of connections built up over time.

Make of it what you will.

Regards,
Esq.
I have been with whk in the past. Got out at 37 but still watch.

I asked the question of any links with Brn on HC sometime ago with little response.

I’m still thinking possible links. I don’t mind the look of these guys.
 
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Boab

I wish I could paint like Vincent


StereoSpike: Depth Learning with a Spiking Neural Network

It was collected from two DAVIS346 cameras with a resolution of 346 × 260 pixels, mounted on several vehicles such as a car, a motorbike or a drone. The depth groundtruth was provided by a Velodyne Puck Lite LIDAR mounted on the top of the two event cameras and with a sampling frequency of 20 Hz, hence providing a ground truth depth map every 50 ms.

4.4.1 Target Hardware.
Our model has resolutely been developed in the philosophy of spiking neural networks. As a result, it is essentially implementable on dedicated neuromorphic hardware, such as Intel Loihi [3], IBM TrueNorth [1]. These chips can leverage the binarity and sparsity of spike tensors navigating through the network. In addition, we believe that our model being feedforward and requiring a reset on all of its neurons at each timestep is not a problem, because resetting membrane potentials is actually less costly than applying a leak. Therefore, statelesness can be seen as an advantage over recurrence in spiking models with similar performances. However, we are aware that current neuromorphic chips are initially designed for the implementation of stateful units, and acknowledge that we do not leverage this feature. Consequently, we believe that it rather fits to dedicated hardware for stateless models with sparse activations quantized on 1 bit. We therefore consider that Brainchip’s Akida chip [35] is a good fit. Finally, we would like to emphasize that our class of model with sparse binary activations and less constrained weights provides a good compromise between Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) and Binary Neural Networks (BNNs).
Another little nugget. Thank you
 
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Esq.111

Fascinatingly Intuitive.
I have been with whk in the past. Got out at 37 but still watch.

I asked the question of any links with Brn on HC sometime ago with little response.

I’m still thinking possible links. I don’t mind the look of these guys.
Evening Zedjack33,

Yes, I have been with them for a couple or years.

With the utilisation of Brainchips technology thay could , both, seriously gain substantial market capture in the online cyber security sector to the immense benefit of all.

These days I hate answering my phone due to all scampers etc.

Come on BRN release a cyber patch thingsi, and the world will be eternally gratefull.

* I would also like to disclose BRN is by far my favourite stock , with by far & away the greatest potential to exponentially grow.

Bring on the Lilly Pad Affect.

AKUDA BAILISTA.

* I'm waiting on the aquatic ones.

Ha ha.

Regards,
Esq.
 
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Evermont

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Rob likes a lot of things on LinkedIn but I found this one especially interesting.

Silicon Labs is a supplier to Tesla and specialises in sensors, connectivity, chips and microcontrollers.

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Rob likes a lot of things on LinkedIn but I found this one especially interesting.

Silicon Labs is a supplier to Tesla and specialises in sensors, connectivity, chips and microcontrollers.

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Just adding to this even though slightly off topic but a cool video by Sandy Munro at the Tesla opening. Boy all the other legacy automakers are behind the 8 ball in electric vehicles compared with Tesla. Hopefully Akida can help some out in some way. You have to hand it to Elon Musk and his team in creating a revolution in electric vehicles. Enjoy
 
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@Fact Finder you know if this went anywhere?

Benosman is co-founder of grAI Matter Labs, but makes a point of disassociating himself with that and other companies he has founded

A possible collaboration by former “rivals”?

There’s a link to a YouTube video “Why is Neuromorphic Event-based Engineering the future of AI?” below in which the BrainChip logo appears on a slide (5:55) - however we are not mentioned explicitly

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Further to my previous post, there was in fact another comment which is perhaps more intriguing. I was hoping for a BrainChip connection, but have come up short. I'm sure there is something in here that I am missing. Or not




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Anyone know anything about this guy Jonathon Wolfe? His LinkedIn activity is heavily linked to the Western Sydney University International Centre for Neuromorphic Systems, Thale, Thales Alenia Space, Violet Defense, Australian Space Agency and Space Industry Association of Australia - I'm sure he fits in somehow

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Here's a link to the brief cited in his comment

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Diogenese

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Hi @Diogenese
Was Biotome looking at identifying Covid from protein markers or am I mixing up my medical technology researchers:


These researchers have identified a protein and are now considering the best way to test for it. There is a device for testing sugar levels
involving a pin prick to the finger and a drop of blood on a strip and that is inserted in the reading device. Something similar with AKIDA doing the on device processing perhaps using Biotome and Cardio algorithms and sensors.

My opinion only DYOR
FF

AKIDA BALLISTA
Hi FF,

Biotome looks for peptides, which, I am reliably informed, are fragments of proteins. As we know, Akida is sensor-agnostic.

https://www.biotome.com.au/general-9

While traditional serology tests use full proteins as markers, Biotome’s precision immunology approach detects antibody binding to small parts of proteins known as peptides, unlocking the high-resolution of the immune system for greater accuracy.

Biotome are adapting a transistor with a graphene field effect transistor in conjunction with Cardea to detect Covid antibodies in blood samples.

US10968481B2 Graphene FET devices, systems, and methods of using the same for sequencing nucleic acids

Basically, the channel between source (39a) & drain (39b) is filled with blood sample solution, and ions in the solution interact with free ions in the graphene layer 30. The concentration of ions in the solution is measured by detecting the current when a known voltage is applied across the source and drain.

The free ions from the graphene make the graphene FET much more sensitive than a normal Si based FET.






across the source and drain.
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Chemically-sensitive field effect transistors for biosensor chips and system are disclosed. The itransisitors have a multi-layered structure for performing a set of measurements of a biological reaction involving a binding event for one or more biological analytes that may be label-free. The multilayer structure includes a first insulating layer above a substrate layer and a source electrode and a drain electrode disposed positioned over the first insulating layer; a second insulating layer above the first insulating layer and proximate the source and drain electrodes forming side wall members of a well for a fluid comprising the analytes; a 2D graphene layer forming a channel between source and drain electrodes; a solution gate, formed by fluid flowed over the channel, configured to enable determining differences between one or more sample I-Vg curves having a shifted and changed shape relative to a reference curve; embodiments may include ion-selective membranes and/or ion getters.

[0039] ... the FET, e.g., CMOS, structure may include a processor configured for controlling the performance of one or more reactions involving a biological or chemical material so as to obtain reaction results, and for analyzing those results, for instance, based on detecting and/or measuring changes in a voltage (V) potential, current (I), or capacitance occurring on the chemically-sensitive field effect transistor. Particularly, the processor, such as a signal processor, may be configured so as to generate one or more current (I) vs. voltage (V) curves, such as where the current I of the I-V curve is the current applied between the source and drain of the chemically sensitive field effect transistor and/or where the gate voltage (Vg) of the I-Vg curve is a gate or channel voltage applied to the chemically-sensitive field effect transistor. In such an instance, the gate voltage Vg of the I-Vg curve is a top and/or a back gate voltage that may be applied to the chemically sensitive field effect transistor through a top (or front) and/or back of the device, respectively. Hence, a suitably configured device of the disclosure may be adapted as a front and/or back-gated device, which may further be configured as a solution gate. Accordingly, in various embodiments, a device of the disclosure may be a field-effect transistor that includes a chamber adapted for measuring ion concentrations in a solution; such as where, when the ion concentration (such as H+ or OH− in a pH scale) within the chamber changes, the current through the transistor, e.g., a gate region thereof, will change accordingly. In such an instance, the solution, when added to the chamber forms, or otherwise serves as, a gate electrode.


[0121] For instance, in various embodiments, the material layer may be a single layer, 2D material, such as a graphene layer 30 . Particularly, as can be seen with respect to FIG. 1B, graphene is a two-dimensional, monolayer of carbon atoms that are arranged as a lattice structure. This lattice structure forms regular hexagons with a carbon atom at each vertex. In such an instance, the bond length between adjacent carbon atoms may be about 1.42 Å and the lattice constant may be about 2.46 Å. This molecular structure is very unique in that each carbon atom shares one of its four free valence electrons with three of its adjacent and planar carbon atoms such that each of the three planar carbon atoms is orientated at about a 120° with respect to the other three carbon atoms. Such an orientation gives graphene it's honeycomb, lattice structure. Additionally, the fourth valence electron forms a pi bond, perpendicular to the three planar signma-bonded carbon atoms, which is responsible for the unique electronic characteristics of graphene.

[0122] Particularly, the single-layer, two-dimensional structure of graphene gives it at least three important characteristics with respect to its use herein:
it creates the presence of a bandgap, it makes the graphene layer a seimimetal, and it promotes rapid charge transport (mobility and high-field transport) at room temperature. Hence, in various instances, a graphene FET, as herein described performs better as a biological sensor than a typical CMOS-FET device not having such a reaction layer.
For instance, with respect to hybridization detection and/or sequencing, a traditional MOSFET transistor may have fundamental limitations in its sensitivity (due to channel thickness and intervening insulating layers), whereas the present gFET with its single atom thickness can be employed to form a solution gated reaction zone and/or channel, wherein the graphene layer may be in direct contact with the chemical reaction zone. Specifically, the reaction layers may include a 1D, 2D, and/or 3D structure 30 may be configured so as to have a much higher carrier mobility than the typical doped silicon commonly used in MOSFET or ISFET devices. This gives the herein disclosed 1D, 2D, and/or 3D FET sensor devices increased sensitivity to and faster detection of chemical reactions. Further, in various instances, the surface and/or channel 26 may include or make up a dielectric layer, such as for further increasing sensor sensitivity and/or functioning
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Has anyone investigated a BrainChip link to Merck via Merck Electronics?


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Not a link but good to be mentioned on their website alongside our peers

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Diogenese

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Evening Chippers,

* Note my holding in the below company is just shy of the top twenty, I am not promoting nor recomending.

DYOR.

Now that that is disclosed , I would like to shed some light on what I have read regarding a small start up called Whitehawk ( ASX: WHK ).

I confess to to being hopeless compared to the 1000 eyes of BRN when it comes to leads but this chap, l belive, would potentialy be worth stalking on LinkedIn etc , keeping a eye on.

WHITEHAWK
ASX : WHK
Non Executive Director
Qualifications: BS in Physics from USAFA, MS Physics from FIT.

Brian A. Hibbeln is a proven Executive in technology and innovation, with three decades across the Department of Defense and the US Intelligence Community, driving innovation, advanced technologies, partnerships and funding, to the direct benefit of warfighters, thereby giving the US and our Allies a competitive edge on the battlefield.
Today , he is a strategic advisor to policy institutes, technology associations and the growth - minded technology firms that rely on his recommendations to guide and drive their future successes.

He is currently a venture partner for SineWave Ventures, LLC, an early stage venture capitol firm dedicated to accelerating technologies across the Fortune 500 and public sector ecosystems; a senior fellow at the Potomic Institute for policy Studies, a US based premier think tank for technology policy; a senior advisor for Blackstone Private Equity, the world's largest Private Equity and alternative asset manager.
Brian is also a principle with Potomac Abvocates, a leading Washington D.C. government relations and lobbying firm.
As Chief Innovation Officer for Nine Twelve, he was named vice chairman of the Hypersonic Ground Test Center ( HGTC ) at Purdue University.

Brian co founded the United States Technology Leadership Council, advancing U.S. technology leadership to benefit society.

Prior to entering the private sector, Brian served over three decades in the U.S.Defence Department and Intelligence Community, championing novel uses of commercial systems, sensors and platforms.

* All of the above I have extracted from Whitehawks latest Annual Report.

* The Hypersonics bit caught my eye, amoungst others.

Might be worth keeping an eye on this chaps travels ???

I would like to disclose again , I hold stock in the above company and am not cross promoting, he just has a impressive CV with nodoubt a extensive network of connections built up over time.

Make of it what you will.

Regards,
Esq.
Hi Esq 111,

I'm sure @Fact Finder can fill you in on the details, but I understand that PvdM is more than a little venture capital averse.

Casting no nasturtiums, Blackstone is chief of those of whom Peter Goodman, the author of Davos Man, How the billionaires devoured the world speaks with disfavour.

That said, I have no knowledge of Whitehawk, and, as you say, given Mr Hibbeln's connexions, any venture with which he is associated would probably have more than a toe in the door.
 
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Esq.111

Fascinatingly Intuitive.
Hi Esq 111,

I'm sure @Fact Finder can fill you in on the details, but I understand that PvdM is more than a little venture capital averse.

Casting no nasturtiums, Blackstone is chief of those of whom Peter Goodman, the author of Davos Man, How the billionaires devoured the world speaks with disfavour.

That said, I have no knowledge of Whitehawk, and, as you say, given Mr Hibbeln's connexions, any venture with which he is associated would probably have more than a toe in the door.
Good Evening Diogenese,

Appreciate what you are saying, and agree.

The only reason I thought to share this chaps short biography was , amoungst other things , his dabbling in hypersonics together with numerous connections in the upper eschalons of power.
Those that wield the Mont blanc pens.
Nothing to do with his venture capitol side of things.

All good , and cheers for all your technical disipherings, we would be half lost without your input.

Regards,
Esq.
 
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KMuzza

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I already shared mine 0000195.

I do like the allowance in all those preceding zeroes.
Hi - why is this not freely avalible to all UNI students- ( But Watch this SPACE- Yes- NMorphic AI is such a new / junivinile system for some in the educatation system ) - WOW- so advanced - ACADEMIA RULES - (y) - 😇

AKIDA BALLISTA
 
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It” was the Higgs boson, the almost-mythical entity that had put particle physics in the global spotlight, and the man proclaiming to be a mere layman was none other than CERN’s Director-General, Rolf Heuer. Heuer spoke in the Laboratory’s main auditorium on 4 July 2012, moments after the CMS and ATLAS collaborations at the Large Hadron Collider announced the discovery of a new elementary particle, which we now know is a Higgs boson. Applause reverberated in Geneva from as far away as Melbourne, Australia, where delegates of the International Conference on High Energy Physics were connected via video-conference.

higgsjuly4,seminar,Milestones,Higgs Boson Discovery,360 4 July 2012: A packed auditorium at CERN listens keenly to the announcement from CMS and ATLAS (Image: Maximilien Brice/CERN)
So what exactly is so special about this particle?
 
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Further to my previous post, there was in fact another comment which is perhaps more intriguing. I was hoping for a BrainChip connection, but have come up short. I'm sure there is something in here that I am missing. Or not




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Anyone know anything about this guy Jonathon Wolfe? His LinkedIn activity is heavily linked to the Western Sydney University International Centre for Neuromorphic Systems, Thale, Thales Alenia Space, Violet Defense, Australian Space Agency and Space Industry Association of Australia - I'm sure he fits in somehow

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Here's a link to the brief cited in his comment

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Wasn't it just last week that the nightly news showed the first images from event based neuromorphic technology bearing camera's from outer space?




4 mins read 21 Mar 2022

World-first Neuromorphic Data Received from the Space Station​

#Science

Written by Vanessa Chapman

Western Sydney University and the United States Airforce Academy have successfully built, designed, launched, and received data from a pair of neuromorphic cameras installed aboard the ISS.
The ISS with a neuromorphic camera attached to it on the outside.
One of the Project Falcon Neuro cameras installed on the ISS. Credit: NASA.



In a world-first, neuromorphic data has been sent back to Earth and successfully received from new cameras aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The two neuromorphic cameras are designed for earth observation and analysis of atmospheric events such as sprites – a high-altitude phenomenon caused by upward electrical discharges from thunderstorms. The cameras were developed as part of Project Falcon Neuro, a collaboration between the University of Western Sydney’s International Centre for Neuromorphic Systems (ICNS) and the United States Airforce Academy.
Western Sydney University’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Sweeney congratulated the ICNS team on their achievements.
“We are incredibly proud of our ICNS team and the University’s world-leading neuromorphic engineering research expertise, which is significantly strengthening Australia’s space industry capabilities,” said Professor Sweeney.
“Working with government, big-tech, as well as local and international research partners, we are helping to solve real-world challenges in the rapidly-evolving space industry. The success of Project Falcon Neuro further cements Western Sydney University’s reputation as a collaborative, young and innovative university with a growing international reach and a commitment to academic excellence and impact-driven research.”

Neuromorphic Cameras​

Data from Project Falcon Neuro overlaid on top of a map of Honduras.
A map of the Honduras coastline overlaid with data from Project Falcon Neuro on the right, and conventional high-definition ISS sensors on the left. Credit: Western Sydney University; NASA; Apple Maps.


The two new cameras aboard the ISS are neuromorphic, meaning their engineering is inspired by biology. Associate Professor Gregory Cohen, ICNS’s lead researcher on Project Falcon Neuro, says these ‘event-based’ cameras, as they are often called, are a completely different type of sensor that operates more like a biological eye than a conventional camera.
“These cameras don’t take pictures, but rather sense changes and only send those when they happen. This method of sensing the visual world allows them to perform tasks that simply cannot be done with a conventional camera,” said Associate Professor Cohen.
“Project Falcon Neuro is the first use of these sensors for earth observation from orbit, and the data received is the first neuromorphic data to be transmitted from space.”
Falcon Neuro was launched into space on 21 December 2021 to the International Space Station on the SpaceX CRS-24 resupply mission and then were installed on the ISS in January this year. One camera is positioned to point directly downward towards the Earth, and the other is pointing forward in the direction of motion of the ISS.
On the 24 of January, Falcon Neuro captured data as the ISS passed over the coastline of Honduras. The captured data was later streamed back to Earth and processed using algorithms developed by the ICNS team.
“The result we saw from the first resolved data image was fantastic. Although it may look like a normal image when we display it, the information was collected in a completely new and novel way,” said Associate Professor Cohen.
“This is only the first step. Now we know the cameras are working and operating in space, we can start using them for scientific experiments and further explore the incredible potential of these sensors and what they can do from orbit.”
Associate Professor Cohen said this is an enormous technological advancement that is vital for Australia’s space capabilities and growing space sector.
“It’s easy to lose sight of just how hard building things for space can be. There are so many technical challenges between the scientific goal and actually placing a working sensor in orbit. It’s really a testament to the absolutely fantastic engineering efforts by the technical team at ICNS and the cadets and faculty at US Air Force Academy,” he said.
 
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You guys need to prioritise. Forget this Brainchip rubbish, Cam Smith and the Masters is where your attention should be!
Todays Masters final should be awesome, and for all those Aussie's recording it, this time I will keep my trap shut. Go Cam go....
 
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Really interesting episode...
 
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Wasn't it just last week that the nightly news showed the first images from event based neuromorphic technology bearing camera's from outer space?




4 mins read 21 Mar 2022

World-first Neuromorphic Data Received from the Space Station​

#Science

Written by Vanessa Chapman

Western Sydney University and the United States Airforce Academy have successfully built, designed, launched, and received data from a pair of neuromorphic cameras installed aboard the ISS.
The ISS with a neuromorphic camera attached to it on the outside.
One of the Project Falcon Neuro cameras installed on the ISS. Credit: NASA.



In a world-first, neuromorphic data has been sent back to Earth and successfully received from new cameras aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The two neuromorphic cameras are designed for earth observation and analysis of atmospheric events such as sprites – a high-altitude phenomenon caused by upward electrical discharges from thunderstorms. The cameras were developed as part of Project Falcon Neuro, a collaboration between the University of Western Sydney’s International Centre for Neuromorphic Systems (ICNS) and the United States Airforce Academy.
Western Sydney University’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Sweeney congratulated the ICNS team on their achievements.
“We are incredibly proud of our ICNS team and the University’s world-leading neuromorphic engineering research expertise, which is significantly strengthening Australia’s space industry capabilities,” said Professor Sweeney.
“Working with government, big-tech, as well as local and international research partners, we are helping to solve real-world challenges in the rapidly-evolving space industry. The success of Project Falcon Neuro further cements Western Sydney University’s reputation as a collaborative, young and innovative university with a growing international reach and a commitment to academic excellence and impact-driven research.”

Neuromorphic Cameras​

Data from Project Falcon Neuro overlaid on top of a map of Honduras.
A map of the Honduras coastline overlaid with data from Project Falcon Neuro on the right, and conventional high-definition ISS sensors on the left. Credit: Western Sydney University; NASA; Apple Maps.


The two new cameras aboard the ISS are neuromorphic, meaning their engineering is inspired by biology. Associate Professor Gregory Cohen, ICNS’s lead researcher on Project Falcon Neuro, says these ‘event-based’ cameras, as they are often called, are a completely different type of sensor that operates more like a biological eye than a conventional camera.
“These cameras don’t take pictures, but rather sense changes and only send those when they happen. This method of sensing the visual world allows them to perform tasks that simply cannot be done with a conventional camera,” said Associate Professor Cohen.
“Project Falcon Neuro is the first use of these sensors for earth observation from orbit, and the data received is the first neuromorphic data to be transmitted from space.”
Falcon Neuro was launched into space on 21 December 2021 to the International Space Station on the SpaceX CRS-24 resupply mission and then were installed on the ISS in January this year. One camera is positioned to point directly downward towards the Earth, and the other is pointing forward in the direction of motion of the ISS.
On the 24 of January, Falcon Neuro captured data as the ISS passed over the coastline of Honduras. The captured data was later streamed back to Earth and processed using algorithms developed by the ICNS team.
“The result we saw from the first resolved data image was fantastic. Although it may look like a normal image when we display it, the information was collected in a completely new and novel way,” said Associate Professor Cohen.
“This is only the first step. Now we know the cameras are working and operating in space, we can start using them for scientific experiments and further explore the incredible potential of these sensors and what they can do from orbit.”
Associate Professor Cohen said this is an enormous technological advancement that is vital for Australia’s space capabilities and growing space sector.
“It’s easy to lose sight of just how hard building things for space can be. There are so many technical challenges between the scientific goal and actually placing a working sensor in orbit. It’s really a testament to the absolutely fantastic engineering efforts by the technical team at ICNS and the cadets and faculty at US Air Force Academy,” he said.
I think I know the answer to this, but I would like for others more qualified to confirm. This is Akida on board, right?

Cam Smith imploding on the back 9 sadly. Scotty Scheffler looking well under control.
 

alwaysgreen

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I think I know the answer to this, but I would like for others more qualified to confirm. This is Akida on board, right?

Cam Smith imploding on the back 9 sadly. Scotty Scheffler looking well under control.
It's the master's. Rory McIlroy has put a little pressure on. 1 bad hole can change everything.
 
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