Title :
Multiscale image representation based on Gabor transform using reconfigurable FPGA
Author :
Hernandez, Johann A. ; Romero, B.
Author_Institution :
Comput. Archit. Dept., Rey Juan Carlos Univ., Madrid
Abstract :
Gabor method of multiscale image representation is very useful in many computer vision applications and to simulate the human being visual system. However, this transform is characterised by repetitive and iterative operations on large amounts of data, which imply a high computational cost. In this point is when the hardware/software codesign technique makes sense. In this work we have implemented the Gabor transform using a reconfigurable FPGA following a pipeline scheme in order to speed up the process
Keywords :
Gabor filters; computer vision; field programmable gate arrays; hardware-software codesign; image representation; transforms; Gabor transform; computer vision application; hardware-software codesign technique; iterative operation; multiscale image representation; pipeline scheme; reconfigurable FPGA; visual system; Application software; Computational efficiency; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Computer vision; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Humans; Image representation; Visual system;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Architectures for Machine Perception, 2003 IEEE International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7970-5
DOI :
10.1109/CAMP.2003.1598171