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In the paper a new architecture for image analysis: HERMIA (Heterogeneous and Reconfigurable Machine for Image Analysis) is presented. It has been developed at the University of Palermo, inside the Progetto Finalizzato of the Italian Council of Researches (CNR): Sistemi informatici e Calcolo Parallelo. The architecture of the HERMIA-machine is reconfigurable, moreover the integration of heterogeneous module, oriented to the solution of specific problems, allows to solve complex problems by search of optimal strategies. Signal processing units allows the user to handle and integrate multi-sensors signals (from video, scanner, music recorder). Here the general architecture, the hardware implementation, and the iconic environment, of the HERMIA-machine are described. The preliminary system evaluation and foreseen applications are discussed.
Work supported by the Italian National Council of Research under contract.N 90.00669.PF69
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Di Gesù, V., Gerardi, G., Impedovo, S., Lenzitti, B., Parodi, G., Tegolo, D. (1993). A new heterogeneous and reconfigurable architecture for image analysis. In: Chetverikov, D., Kropatsch, W.G. (eds) Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns. CAIP 1993. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 719. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-57233-3_112
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