METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS FOR RECONSTRUCTION-FREE IMAGE RECOGNITION FROM COMPRESSIVE SENSORS

The disclosure relates to an image recognition algorithm implemented by a hardware control system which operates directly on data from a compressed sensing camera. A computationally expensive image reconstruction step can be avoided, allowing faster operation and reducing the computing requirements of the system. The method may implement an algorithm that can operate at speeds comparable to an equivalent approach operating on a conventional camera's output. In addition, at high compression ratios, the algorithm can outperform approaches in which an image is first reconstructed and then classified.