Real-time image processing on a focal plane SIMD array

Antonio Gentile, José L. Cruz-Rivera, D. Scott Wills, Leugtm Bustelo, José J. Figueroa, Javier E. Fonseca-Camacho, Wilfredo E. Lugo-Beauchamp, Ricardo Olivieri, Marlyn Qui Ñ Ones-Cerpa, Alexis H. Rivera-R Í Os, Iomar Vargas-Gonz Á Les, Michelle Viera-Vera

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Abstract

Real-time image processing applications have tremendous computational workloads and I/O throughput requirements. Operation in mobile, portable devices poses stringent resource limitations (size, weight, and power). The SIMD Pixel Processor (SIMPil) has been designed at Georgia Tech to address these problems. In SIMPil, an image sensor array (focal plane) is integrated on top of a SIMD computing layer, where processing elements (PEs) are connected in a toms. A prototype processing element has been implemented in 0.8 gm CMOS technology. This paper evaluates the effectiveness of the SIMPil design on a set of important image applications. A target SIMPil system is described, which is capable of operating in the Tops/see range in Gigascale technology. Simulation results indicate sustained operation throughput in the range of 100-1000 Gops/see. These results support the design choices and suggest that more complex, multistage applications can be implemented to execute at real-time frame rates.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationParallel and Distributed Processing - 11 th IPPS/SPDP 1999 Workshops Held in Conjunction with the 13th International Parallel Processing Symposium and 10th Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing, Proceedings
EditorsJosé Rolim
PublisherSpringer-Verlag
Pages400-405
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)3540658319, 9783540658313
DOIs
StatePublished - 1999
Externally publishedYes
Event13th International Parallel Processing Symposium, IPPS 1999 Held in Conjunction with the 10th Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing, SPDP 1999 - San Juan, United States
Duration: Apr 12 1999Apr 16 1999

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume1586
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference13th International Parallel Processing Symposium, IPPS 1999 Held in Conjunction with the 10th Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing, SPDP 1999
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Juan
Period4/12/994/16/99

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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