A high performance image processing system

Author

Sousa, Leonel A. ; Piedade, Moisés S. ; Caeiro, José J.

Author_Institution

Fac. de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Univ., Nova de Lisbao, Portugal

fYear

1990

fDate

1-3 May 1990

Firstpage

751

Abstract

A special architecture for an image processing system, based on a distributed computing approach, is proposed. The multiprocessor system uses different kinds of processors with specific features well-matched to the implementation of diverse processing algorithms. These processors work in a parallel and asynchronous way, controlled by a master, and are interconnected by shared random-access memory units. A dedicated modular and interactive software package that allows easy communication between the different processor units and different image processing algorithms is presented. Some results obtained with different algorithms running in the system processors are presented

Keywords

computerised picture processing; multiprocessing systems; parallel architectures; special purpose computers; asynchronous multiprocessors; different kinds of processors; distributed computing; diverse processing algorithms; hierarchical multiprocessor architecture; image enhancement; image processing system; interactive software package; modular software packages; multiprocessor system; shared random-access memory units; Computer architecture; Digital images; Digital signal processing; Hardware; Image processing; Image representation; Microprocessors; Pixel; Signal processing algorithms; Software packages;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Circuits and Systems, 1990., IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

New Orleans, LA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISCAS.1990.112188

Filename

112188