IMAGE PROCESSING FRAMEWORK FOR FPGAS - Introducing a Plug-and-play Computer Vision Framework for Fast Integration of Algorithms in Reconfigurable Hardware

Bennet Fischer, Raul Rojas

2012

Abstract

This paper presents a framework for computer vision tasks on Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) which allows rapid integration of vision algorithms by separating the framework from the vision algorithms. A vision system can be created by using plug-and-play methodology. On an abstract level several input and output channels of the system can be defined. Also, commonly used image transformations are modularized and can be added to the inputs or outputs of an algorithm. Special input and output modules allow the integration of algorithms with no knowledge of the surrounding framework.

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Fischer B. and Rojas R. (2012). IMAGE PROCESSING FRAMEWORK FOR FPGAS - Introducing a Plug-and-play Computer Vision Framework for Fast Integration of Algorithms in Reconfigurable Hardware . In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Pervasive Embedded Computing and Communication Systems - Volume 1: PECCS, ISBN 978-989-8565-00-6, pages 295-300. DOI: 10.5220/0003801402950300


in Bibtex Style

@conference{peccs12,
author={Bennet Fischer and Raul Rojas},
title={IMAGE PROCESSING FRAMEWORK FOR FPGAS - Introducing a Plug-and-play Computer Vision Framework for Fast Integration of Algorithms in Reconfigurable Hardware},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Pervasive Embedded Computing and Communication Systems - Volume 1: PECCS,},
year={2012},
pages={295-300},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003801402950300},
isbn={978-989-8565-00-6},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Pervasive Embedded Computing and Communication Systems - Volume 1: PECCS,
TI - IMAGE PROCESSING FRAMEWORK FOR FPGAS - Introducing a Plug-and-play Computer Vision Framework for Fast Integration of Algorithms in Reconfigurable Hardware
SN - 978-989-8565-00-6
AU - Fischer B.
AU - Rojas R.
PY - 2012
SP - 295
EP - 300
DO - 10.5220/0003801402950300