A Parallel Algorithm for Volume Projections on SIMD Mesh-Connected Computers
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Hongzheng Li, Hongchi ShiAuthors Info & Claims
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Projections are widely used in machine vision, volume rendering, and computer graphics. For applications with 3D volume data, we design a parallel projection algorithm on SIMD mesh-connected computers and implement the algorithm on the Parallel Algebraic Logic (PAL) computer. The algorithm is a parallel ray casting algorithm for both orthographic and perspective projections. It decomposes a volume projection into two transformations that can be implemented in the SIMD fashion to solve the data distribution and redistribution problem caused by non-regular data access patterns in volume projections.
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