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Compared with the conventional compound eye processing method, a new fabrication method—namely, a mold casting method—was presented. This method is simple, low-cost, easy to implement, and can be reused. A bionic compound eye array model with 61 ommatidia arranged inhomogeneously onto a curved surface was fabricated. The curved surface had a radius of 9 mm and a thickness of 0.5 mm. The margin imaging quality was improved significantly by the analysis of light beam focus and the optical imaging properties of the fabricated compound eye. The sub-image of each ommatidium had a high resolution. There was 5% error between the collecting spot brightness and simulation analysis results, which proved that the production method is feasible.

For single non-uniform surface compound eyes cannot achieve zoom imaging, resulting in poor imaging and other issues, a new type of aspherical artificial compound eye structure with variable focal length is proposed in this paper. The structure divides the surface compound eye into three fan-shaped areas, and different focal lengths of the micro-lens in different area make the artificial compound eye zoom in a certain range. The focal length and size of the micro-lens are determined by the area and the location of the micro-lens. The optimization of aspherical array of the micro-lens is calculated and the spherical aberration in each area is reduced to one percent of the initial value. Through simulation analysis, the designed artificial compound eye structure can realize the focal length adjustment, and effectively reduce the problem of the poor imaging quality of the curved compound eye edge. As a result, the aspherical artificial compound eye sample with the number of eyes of n=61 and the diameter of the base of 8.66mm was prepared using the molding method. The mutual relationship between the eyes of the child was calibrated and a mathematical model for the simultaneous identification of multiple sub eyes was established. An artificial compound eye positioning experimental system with the error value less than 10% was set up through a number of micro-lens capture target point settlement coordinates.