Title :
A hardware-software co-design model for real-time 3D image computation using active laser range finders: a case study
Author :
Khali, H. ; Savaria, Yvon
Author_Institution :
Ajrnan Univ. Network of Sc & Tech, Ajman, United Arab Emirates
Abstract :
Real-time 3D image computation can be slowed-down by the re-mapping process of optical positions to 3D coordinates. This re-mapping process usually includes the calculation of heavy trigonometric functions. In this paper, we introduce a hardware-software codesign model, which aims to compute a 3D image with respect to time-cost constraints. Simulation results are presented to show the speed-up achieved by the proposed model over a pure software-based implementation.
Keywords :
circuit simulation; digital simulation; hardware-software codesign; image processing; image processing equipment; laser ranging; 3D coordinates; active laser range finders; hardware-software codesign model; optical positions; re-mapping process; real-time 3D image computation; simulation; software-based implementation; time-cost constraints; trigonometric functions; Cameras; Computer aided software engineering; Computer networks; Costs; Digital signal processing; Hardware; Laser modes; Optical computing; Optical design; Table lookup;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics, Circuits and Systems, 2003. ICECS 2003. Proceedings of the 2003 10th IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8163-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICECS.2003.1301921
