Embedded systems are becoming more complex by integrating multiple features. They require a lot o... more Embedded systems are becoming more complex by integrating multiple features. They require a lot of resources to improve execution performances. Their developments are a real challenge since both their complexity and their quality of service requirements. To manage this complexity, a model driven approach focuses on the design of these systems by raising the level of the specification abstraction. For this reason the number of modeling languages (metamodels) is increasing (scientific publications, industrial projects). However, there is currently little use and dissemination of good practice to define metamodels (metamodeling) and transforming these metamodels for verification, validation and code generation. However, the identification of a string of well-structured model transformation and formalization of metamodeling patterns should be an important practice in the sense that it should speed up the metamodels writing, facilitate their reuse, teaching and finally processing for code generation. The research below suggests a structure of a model transformations chain by defining an intermediate language.
The complexity of image processing algorithms using mathematical calculations grows from the natu... more The complexity of image processing algorithms using mathematical calculations grows from the nature of the image to be processed and the desired result. A hardware implementation of these algorithms for the needs of real-time and embedded systems improves performances. In this paper we present some existing approaches used for hardware systems modeling. We propose a new graphical tool for designing image and video processing embedded systems called VIP DESIGN (Video and Image Processing Design). The novelty of our approach is that we bypass the shortcomings of existing languages by providing a high level of abstraction through two kinds of diagrams: structural diagram and filter edition diagram. It also allows formal verification and automatic code generation for ASIC and FPGA implementation.
La presente invention concerne un dispositif pour l'entrainement en salle sur le tir avec les... more La presente invention concerne un dispositif pour l'entrainement en salle sur le tir avec les armes legeres et les lance-roquettes antichars (LRAC). Ce dispositif comporte au moins une arme de simulation (6), equipee de capteurs (17) et d'une source de rayonnement infrarouge (18), en direction d'un ecran (8) sur lequel sont projetes un champ de tir ainsi que des cibles en trois dimensions generes par un serveur graphique (2), et une camera infrarouge (4) qui filme continuellement l'ecran (8) et envoie le flux video a un calculateur (1), caracterise en ce que le flux video fourni par ladite camera (4) est exploite par un algorithme de traitement d'image, dedie a la detection des spots infrarouges et l'attribution automatique desdits spots aux postes qui leurs correspondent, deploye au niveau du calculateur (1) qui est en liaison avec un module electronique d'acquisition et de commande (3) responsable de l'acquisition des donnees issues des capteurs (17...
Second International Conference on the Innovative Computing Technology (INTECH 2012), 2012
In this paper we identify the requirements of a design tool for the implementation of image and v... more In this paper we identify the requirements of a design tool for the implementation of image and video processing algorithms in hardware platforms such as FPGA or ASIC. We discuss the advantages and weaknesses of some existing design languages. Finally, we propose our solution, in compliance with specified requirements, which intends to bypass the shortcomings of existing languages by providing a high-level of abstraction through two kinds of diagrams; structural diagram and filter edition diagram. It also allows a formal verification and automatic code generation for an ASIC or a FPGA implementation.
Embedded systems are becoming more complex by integrating multiple features. They require a lot o... more Embedded systems are becoming more complex by integrating multiple features. They require a lot of resources to improve execution performances. Their developments are a real challenge since both their complexity and their quality of service requirements. To manage this complexity, a model driven approach focuses on the design of these systems by raising the level of the specification abstraction. For this reason the number of modeling languages (metamodels) is increasing (scientific publications, industrial projects). However, there is currently little use and dissemination of good practice to define metamodels (metamodeling) and transforming these metamodels for verification, validation and code generation. However, the identification of a string of well-structured model transformation and formalization of metamodeling patterns should be an important practice in the sense that it should speed up the metamodels writing, facilitate their reuse, teaching and finally processing for code generation. The research below suggests a structure of a model transformations chain by defining an intermediate language.
The complexity of image processing algorithms using mathematical calculations grows from the natu... more The complexity of image processing algorithms using mathematical calculations grows from the nature of the image to be processed and the desired result. A hardware implementation of these algorithms for the needs of real-time and embedded systems improves performances. In this paper we present some existing approaches used for hardware systems modeling. We propose a new graphical tool for designing image and video processing embedded systems called VIP DESIGN (Video and Image Processing Design). The novelty of our approach is that we bypass the shortcomings of existing languages by providing a high level of abstraction through two kinds of diagrams: structural diagram and filter edition diagram. It also allows formal verification and automatic code generation for ASIC and FPGA implementation.
La presente invention concerne un dispositif pour l'entrainement en salle sur le tir avec les... more La presente invention concerne un dispositif pour l'entrainement en salle sur le tir avec les armes legeres et les lance-roquettes antichars (LRAC). Ce dispositif comporte au moins une arme de simulation (6), equipee de capteurs (17) et d'une source de rayonnement infrarouge (18), en direction d'un ecran (8) sur lequel sont projetes un champ de tir ainsi que des cibles en trois dimensions generes par un serveur graphique (2), et une camera infrarouge (4) qui filme continuellement l'ecran (8) et envoie le flux video a un calculateur (1), caracterise en ce que le flux video fourni par ladite camera (4) est exploite par un algorithme de traitement d'image, dedie a la detection des spots infrarouges et l'attribution automatique desdits spots aux postes qui leurs correspondent, deploye au niveau du calculateur (1) qui est en liaison avec un module electronique d'acquisition et de commande (3) responsable de l'acquisition des donnees issues des capteurs (17...
Second International Conference on the Innovative Computing Technology (INTECH 2012), 2012
In this paper we identify the requirements of a design tool for the implementation of image and v... more In this paper we identify the requirements of a design tool for the implementation of image and video processing algorithms in hardware platforms such as FPGA or ASIC. We discuss the advantages and weaknesses of some existing design languages. Finally, we propose our solution, in compliance with specified requirements, which intends to bypass the shortcomings of existing languages by providing a high-level of abstraction through two kinds of diagrams; structural diagram and filter edition diagram. It also allows a formal verification and automatic code generation for an ASIC or a FPGA implementation.
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