Title :
Developing parallel architectures for range and image sensors
Author :
Guo, Shaori ; Luk, Wayne ; Probert, Penelope
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Sci., Oxford Univ., UK
Abstract :
We describe a cost-effective method for developing parallel architectures which increase the performance of range and image sensors. A parametrised edge detector and its systolic implementation using field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) are presented. Experiments and analyses indicate that our circuits can satisfy the performance requirements, and some of the designs out-perform the software equivalent on a 486-based PC by nearly two orders of magnitude
Keywords :
distance measurement; edge detection; field programmable gate arrays; image processing; image processing equipment; image sensors; programmable logic arrays; systolic arrays; 486-based PC; FPGA; field-programmable gate arrays; image sensors; parallel architecture development; parametrised edge detector; range sensors; systolic implementation; Circuits; Detectors; Field programmable gate arrays; Image edge detection; Image sensors; Parallel architectures; Performance analysis; Sensor arrays; Software design; Software performance;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 1994. Proceedings., 1994 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-5330-2
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.1994.350957
