Title :
Towards cost-effective and versatile real-time vision based on a distributed system of personal computers
Author :
Bruno, Odemir Martinez ; Costa, Luciano Da Fontoura
Author_Institution :
Cybernetic Vision Res. Group, Sao Paulo Univ., Brazil
Abstract :
Reports the development of a cost-effective framework for the implementation of a versatile computer vision system, namely the Cyvis-1. Based on a strong biological motivation, the Cyvis-1 approach presents as underlying structure the multistage integration paradigm, which is inherently suitable for parallelization and representation through the OOP/GUI concepts. A model for the parallelization of this system is defined that incorporates multitasking, distributed processors, and message interchange through channels. The implementation of each of these parallel features in IBM-PC compatible machines running under Windows 95 is described and an application example is presented
Keywords :
computer vision; edge detection; graphical user interfaces; image colour analysis; image processing equipment; message passing; microcomputer applications; multiprogramming; object-oriented programming; Cyvis-1; IBM-PC compatible machines; OOP/GUI concepts; message interchange; multistage integration paradigm; multitasking distributed processors; real-time vision; Biological information theory; Biological system modeling; Computer vision; Concurrent computing; Cybernetics; Hardware; Multitasking; Object oriented modeling; Real time systems; Visual system;
Conference_Titel :
Cybernetic Vision, 1996. Proceedings., Second Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Sao Carlos
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8058-X
DOI :
10.1109/CYBVIS.1996.629464
