Morphological Image Processing: Architecture and VLSI design

by P.P. Jonker

Overview

Summary Based on the experiences of past designs and the outcome of recent studies in the comparisons of low-level image processing architectures, a pipelined system for real­ time low-image processing has been designed and realized in CMOS technology. To minimize design pitfalls, a study was performed to the details of the design solutions that have been found in embodimentsof the three main architectural groups of image processing; the Square Processor Arrays, the Linear Processor Arrays and the Pipelines. This is reflected in a theoretical model. As the design is based on bitplane-wise processing of images, research was performed on the principles ofCellularLogic Processing of two dimensional images. of binary A methodology has been developed that is based on the transformation images using sets of Hit-or-Miss masks. This method appeared to be extendable to higher dimensional images. A theoretical model for the generation of break-point conditions in high dimensional images has been developed, and applied up to dimension three.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789020127669
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	01/31/1993
Edition description:	1992
Pages:	297
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.45(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

1 Introduction.- 2 Image processing algorithms.- 3 Image processing architectures.- 4 Morphology based image processing.- 5 Pipelined low level image processing.- 6 Toward an architecture for low- and inter-mediate level 2D and 3D image processing.- 7 Conclusions.- References.- Samenvatting.- Appendices.- Appendix A.- Masket for thinning in 2D (a).- Masket for thinning in 2D (b).- Masket for thinning in 3D.- Appendix B.- Appendix C.- Acknowledgements.- Curriculum Vitae.