Accelerating image processing capability using graphics processors

Jason Dale; Gordon Cain; Brad Zell

doi:10.1117/12.799630

2 October 2008 Accelerating image processing capability using graphics processors

Jason Dale, Gordon Cain, Brad Zell

Proceedings Volume 7113, Electro-Optical and Infrared Systems: Technology and Applications V; 71130P (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.799630
Event: SPIE Security + Defence, 2008, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Abstract

In the last few years, consumer Graphics Processor Units (GPUs) have been evolving from fixed-function display generators into general purpose parallel computers. We have explored the potential uses and limitations of this emerging technology as a video coprocessor for real-time image processing applications such as video enhancement, tracking, video stabilisation and multi-sensor fusion. We show how a GPU can be used to implement and accelerate some of these common tasks and show our results. We also address the problem of integrating a GPU into a rugged system in order to deploy this capability into the environments encountered in many defence and security applications.

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Jason Dale, Gordon Cain, and Brad Zell "Accelerating image processing capability using graphics processors", Proc. SPIE 7113, Electro-Optical and Infrared Systems: Technology and Applications V, 71130P (2 October 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.799630

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