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AUTHOR
Matthieu Rosse
Encodage d'une information sinusoidale dans un circuit neuronal et résonances induites par une perturbation
Notre étude porte sur un circuit dont la tension obéit à un système d’équations correspondant à unmodèle de neurone. Nous analysons expérimentalement et en simulation numérique comment ce circuit neuronalencode un stimuli sinusoidal en train de potentiels d’action. Nous présentons un diagramme d’encodage où apparaissentdifférentes transitions selon la fréquence du stimuli. Nous montrons ensuite qu’une perturbation hautefréquence peut améliorer la détection d’un stimuli sinusoidal via le phénomène de Résonance Vibrationnelle. Eneffet, la perturbation peut induire des résonances qui coincident avec les transitions observées dans le diagrammed’encodage.
A 1.3 megapixel FPGA-based smart camera for high dynamic range real time video
International audience; A camera is able to capture only a part of a high dynamic range scene information. The same scene can be fully perceived by the human visual system. This is true especially for real scenes where the difference in light intensity between the dark areas and bright areas is high. The imaging technique which can overcome this problem is called HDR (High Dynamic Range). It produces images from a set of multiple LDR images (Low Dynamic Range), captured with different exposure times. This technique appears as one of the most appropriate and a cheap solution to enhance the dynamic range of captured environments. We developed an FPGA-based smart camera that produces a HDR liv…
Multisite field potential recordings and analysis of the impulse propagation pattern in cardiac cells culture
To provide further insights into the impulse propagation between cardiac myocytes, we performed multiparametric studies of excitation spread with cellular resolution in confluent monolayers of cultured cardiomyocytes (CM). Simultaneous paired intracellular recordings of action potentials in two individual CM revealed slight periodic spontaneous advances/delays in the interspike time lag. Multisite field potential recordings performed with microelectrode arrays (MEA) confirmed random and iterative cycle-to-cycle changes in the direction of excitation spread. These local spontaneous variations in the cardiac impulse propagation pathways may be a safety process protecting against microscopical…
Experimental study of low-voltage surge protection device response in realistic systems
Experimental results on low-voltage surge protection under fast pulses in realistic wiring systems are presented. A fast voltage pulse generator is designed to provide fast voltage pulses with short steep fronts. The effective residual voltage of protected equipment is then investigated and compared with simulation results.
High Dynamic Range Real-time Vision System for Robotic Applications
International audience; Robotics applications often requires vision systems capable of capturing a large amount of information related to a scene. With many camera sensors, the perception of information is limited in areas with strong contrasts. The High Dynamic Range (HDR) vision system can deal with these limitations. This paper describes the HDR-ARtiSt hardware platform (High Dynamic Range Advanced Real-time imaging System), a FPGA-based architecture that can produce a real- time high dynamic range video from successive image acquisition.
HDR-ARtiSt: High Dynamic Range Advanced Real-Time Imaging System
International audience; This paper describes the HDR-ARtiSt hardware platform, a FPGA-based architecture that can produce a real- time high dynamic range video from successive image acquisition. The hardware platform is built around a standard low dynamic range (LDR) CMOS sensor and a Virtex 5 FPGA board. The CMOS sensor is a EV76C560 provided by e2v. This 1.3 Megapixel device offers novel pixel integration/readout modes and em- bedded image pre-processing capabilities including multiframe acquisition with various exposure times. Our approach consists of a hardware architecture with different algorithms: double exposure control during image capture, building of an HDR image by combining the…
A new method to calculate external mechanical work using force-platform data in ecological situations in humans: Application to Parkinson's disease
Abstract Background and aim To accurately quantify the cost of physical activity and to evaluate the different components of energy expenditure in humans, it is necessary to evaluate external mechanical work ( W EXT ). Large platform systems surpass other currently used techniques. Here, we describe a calculation method for force-platforms to calculate long-term W EXT . Methods Each force-platform (2.46 × 1.60 m and 3.80 × 2.48 m) rests on 4 piezoelectric sensors. During long periods of recording, a drift in the speed of displacement of the center of mass (necessary to calculate W EXT ) is generated. To suppress this drift, wavelet decomposition is used to low-pass filter the source signal.…
Vibrational Resonance in inhomogeneous and space-dependent nonlinear damped systems
International audience; The properties of nonlinear systems have attracted a considerable interest these past years since they can be used to develop bio-inspired applications ranging from signal detection to image processing. Among these nonlinear signatures is Vibrational Resonance (V.R.) which expresses the ability of a nonlinear system to take benefit of a high frequency perturbation in order to enhance its response to a weak low frequency excitation . Since its introduction in mechanical systems and electronic devices, this effect has been widely reported in various systems and for different applications. Indeed, V.R can be used to detect subthreshold signals or to enhance the percepti…
COLORED NOISE EFFECTS ON GHOST STOCHASTIC RESONANCE
International audience; We analyze the Ghost Stochastic Resonance (GSR) effect in an electronic circuit exactly ruled by the FitzHugh-Nagumo (FHN) equations, both numerically and experimentally. When the circuit is excited with a bichromatic driving with two close frequencies, we show that for an appropriate noise intensity the circuit response exhibits a ghost frequency which is not present in the biharmonic input signal. In this paper, we highlight the e ects of colored noise on GSR.
Smart camera design for realtime High Dynamic Range imaging
International audience; Many camera sensors suffer from limited dynamic range. The result is that there is a lack of clear details in displayed images and videos. This paper describes our approach to generate high dynamic range (HDR) from an image sequence while modifying exposure times for each new frame. For this purpose, we propose an FPGA-based architecture that can produce a real-time high dynamic range video from successive image acquisition. Our hardware platform is build around a standard low dynamic range CMOS sensor and a Virtex 5 FPGA board. The CMOS sensor is a EV76C560 provided by e2v. This 1.3 Megapixel device offers novel pixel integration/readout modes and embedded image pre…