1. Mention the various operations involved in image processing.
Image processing involves:
- Image acquisition
- Image enhancement
- Image restoration
- Color image processing
- Wavelets and multi-resolution processing
- Image compression
- Morphological processing
- Image segmentation
- Representation and description
- Object recognition
2. What are SIMD systems?
SIMD (Single Instruction, Multiple Data) systems are parallel processing architectures that perform
the same operation on multiple data points simultaneously. They are commonly used in image and
signal processing tasks.
3. List the characteristics of 3D image processing.
Characteristics include:
- Utilizes volumetric data
- Requires high computational power
- Involves 3D transformations, filtering, and visualization
- Often applied in medical imaging, 3D modeling, and animation.
4. What is a smoothing filter?
A smoothing filter reduces noise and minor variations in images by averaging the pixel values in a
neighborhood. Common examples include:
- Gaussian filter
- Mean filter
- Median filter
5. What does binary 3D image mean?
A binary 3D image is a three-dimensional image where each voxel (volume element) has a value of
either 0 or 1, representing two states such as object/background or on/off.
6. Differentiate between surface and axis thinning.
Surface Thinning vs. Axis Thinning:
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| Aspect | Surface Thinning | Axis Thinning |
|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
| Purpose | Reduces object | Reduces object |
| | to a 2D surface | to a 1D axis |
| Dimensionality | 2D representation | 1D representation |
| Complexity | Higher | Lower |
7. What is hybrid 3D Image Segmentation?
Hybrid 3D Image Segmentation combines multiple segmentation techniques (e.g., thresholding,
region growing, clustering) to improve accuracy and robustness in segmenting 3D images.
8. How is the real-time pipeline used for 2D image processing?
The real-time pipeline processes image data sequentially through stages such as:
- Image acquisition
- Preprocessing
- Feature extraction
- Analysis/decision-making.
9. List the methods to detect curves in VLSI Design.
Curve detection methods in VLSI design include:
- Hough Transform
- Curvature Scale Space
- Edge-linking techniques
10. What is VLSI-based image resampling?
VLSI-based image resampling involves designing dedicated hardware to perform resampling tasks
(e.g., upsampling, downsampling) efficiently and with low latency.
