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Robot Vision VLSI Processor for the Rectangular Solid Representation of 3-Dimensional Objects
Masanori Hariyama, Yuichi Araumi, and Michitaka Kameyama
Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University, Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-77, Japan
Received:October 23, 1996Accepted:November 15, 1996Published:December 20, 1996
Keywords:Rectangular solid representation, Minimization of multiple valued logic functions, Content-address able memory, Special-purpose VLSI processor for robotics
Abstract
A compact rectangular solid representation of the 3-dimensional (3-D) objects is proposed for motion planning of intelligent robots. A VLSI-oriented algorithm is considered by which the discrete point representation of a 3-D object is transformed to the rectangular solid representation. A new architecture is proposed to perform matching operations between a rectangular solid and discrete points in parallel. The performance evaluation shows that the designed VLSI processor is 25,000 times faster than the RAM-based architecture.
Cite this article as:M. Hariyama, Y. Araumi, and M. Kameyama, “Robot Vision VLSI Processor for the Rectangular Solid Representation of 3-Dimensional Objects,” J. Robot. Mechatron., Vol.8 No.6, pp. 501-507, 1996.Data files:
