CLONER

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Cloner is a prototyping environment for computer vision and image processing (CVIP) algorithms and tasks. It is being designed to allow users to take advantage of the computing power provided by parallel processing systems without requiring an extensive understanding of the underlying architecture.

OBJECTIVES

• Create a polyalgorithmic library of low-, mid-, and high-level computer vision and image processing algorithms. These libraries are optimized for the target architectures.
• Provide a high-level visual environment that encapsulates machine-specific expertise, as well as algorithm and architecture-related scalability information.
• Provide the means for user-directed code modification to implement algorithm prototyping.

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Cloner Visual Environment:

• Supports menu-based and query-based interaction with the user via a graphical X-window-based interface.
• Encapsulates machine-specific expertise, as well as algorithm and architecture-related scalability information.
• Provides the means for user-directed code modification to implement algorithm prototyping.

Computer Vision and Image Processing Library:

• Polyalgorithmic : algorithm classes are represented by multiple algorithms and implementations to achieve scalability
• Common Data Structures
  • common program interface within a level of the CVIP hierarchy
  • flexible program interface across levels

Algorithm Prototyping:

• CVIP algorithms exhibit regular structure and recurring patterns. Cloner exploits these properties of the problem domain to provide a framework for software reuse.
• Code decomposition via annotation of library code:
  • control structures for the execution of the parallel program
  • components that specify the image processing functionality
• New algorithms inherit implementation details and mapping information from existing library templates

PROJECT STATUS

• Completing library of low-level image processing algorithms.
• Conducting performance evaluation studies.