Title :
Parallel implementation of vision algorithms on workstation clusters
Author :
Judd, Dan ; Ratha, Nalini K. ; McKinley, Philip K. ; Weng, John ; Jain, Anil K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI, USA
Abstract :
Parallel implementations of two computer vision algorithms on distributed cluster platforms are described. The first algorithm is a square-error data clustering method whose parallel implementation is based on the well-known sequential CLUSTER program. The second algorithm is a motion parameter estimation algorithm used to determine correspondence between two images taken of the same scene. Both algorithms have been implemented and tested on cluster platforms using the PVM package. Performance measurements demonstrate that it is possible to attain good performance in terms of execution time and speedup for large-scale problems, provided that adequate memory; swap space, and I/O capacity are available at each node
Keywords :
parameter estimation; distributed cluster platforms; motion parameter estimation algorithm; sequential CLUSTER program; square-error data clustering method; vision algorithms; workstation clusters; Clustering algorithms; Clustering methods; Computer vision; Large-scale systems; Layout; Measurement; Packaging; Parameter estimation; Testing; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
Pattern Recognition, 1994. Vol. 3 - Conference C: Signal Processing, Proceedings of the 12th IAPR International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Jerusalem
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-6275-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICPR.1994.577189