Method of processing image data in a connectionist network

A method of processing image data in a connectionist network comprising a plurality of units (10, 38, 72, 74, 76, 79), each unit having a data input (12), a data output (14), and at least one processing parameter, wherein processing of input data by means of the unit is at least partially determined by the at least one processing parameter of the unit,

• wherein the method implements at least a respective one (10) of the plurality of units, and wherein the method comprises:
• receiving, as raw input data (58, 60, 62, 64) or input data processed by a preceding one (72) of the plurality of units, a plurality of input picture elements (24) representing an image acquired by means of an image sensor,
• determining, for a plurality of output picture elements, a plurality of offsets (21), each offset (21) representing an individual location shift of an underlying one of the plurality of output picture elements,
• determining, from the plurality of offsets (21), a grid (30) for sampling from the plurality of input picture elements (24), wherein the grid (30) comprises a plurality of sampling locations (32), each sampling location (32) being defined by means of a respective pair of one of the plurality of offsets (21) and the underlying one of the plurality of output picture elements,
• sampling from the plurality of input picture elements (24) in accordance with the grid (30), and
• transmitting, as output data (18) for at least a subsequent one (38, 74, 76, 78) of the plurality of units of the connectionist network, a plurality of sampled picture elements (33) resulting from the sampling, wherein the plurality of sampled picture elements (33) form the plurality of output picture elements.