Title :
A high-level MIMD programming tool for image understanding algorithms
Author :
Basille, J.L. ; Houatra, D. ; Padiou, G.
Author_Institution :
IRIT, ENSEEIHT, Toulouse, France
Abstract :
Image understanding algorithms involve different parallel architectures. Among them, there is MIMD computers for the purpose of executing complex algorithms. Unfortunately, programming such computers is difficult. A high-level MIMD programming tool based on the Linda programming paradigm is presented which can be used to implement parallel image understanding algorithms easily and efficiently. We describe the implementation of this software on a message passing multicomputer. The overhead of the primitives and the experiences with two well known problems are presented for providing an idea of the practicability of the system.<>
Keywords :
image processing; message passing; parallel algorithms; parallel architectures; parallel programming; software tools; Linda programming paradigm; MIMD computers; complex algorithms; high-level MIMD programming tool; image understanding algorithms; message passing multicomputer; parallel algorithms; parallel architectures; practicability; Algorithm design and analysis; Application software; Communication networks; Communication system control; Communications technology; Message passing; Parallel architectures; Parallel machines; Parallel processing; Parallel programming;
Conference_Titel :
TENCON '93. Proceedings. Computer, Communication, Control and Power Engineering.1993 IEEE Region 10 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing, China
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1233-3
DOI :
10.1109/TENCON.1993.320157
