A pair of neuromorphic cameras have been developed by Western Sydney University and the United States Air Force Academy to capture atmospheric events from orbit.
Western Sydney University and the United States Air Force Academy have received neuromorphic data sent from space after a pair of neuromorphic cameras were launched and installed on the International Space Station (ISS) in January. The space-based cameras were developed by the university’s International Centre for Neuromorphic Systems (ICNS), as part of a joint initiative between the two organisations called Project Falcon Neuro. The sensor cameras were designed for earth observation and to analyse atmospheric events such as sprites, which are large electrical charges caused from thunderstorms. According to ICNS lead research associate Professor Gregory Cohen, the cameras operate more like a biological eye than conventional cameras. «These cameras don’t take pictures, but rather sense changes and only send those when they happen.
