Publication Details

Hardware Pipeline for Rendering Clouds of Circular Points

HEROUT, A., ZEMČÍK, P. Hardware Pipeline for Rendering Clouds of Circular Points. In Proceedings of WSCG 2005. Plzeň: University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, 2005. p. 17-22. ISBN: 80-903100-7-9.

Czech title

Hardwarový pipeline pro zobrazování množin kruhových bodů

Type

conference paper

Language

English

Authors

Herout Adam, prof. Ing., Ph.D. (DCGM)
Zemčík Pavel, prof. Dr. Ing., dr. h. c. (DCGM)

Keywords

point clouds, rendering, FPGA, hardware acceleration

Abstract

This paper presents an algorithm for image rendering using FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Arrays). The image is rendered by an FPGA chip coupled with a DSP (Digital Signal Processor) on an experimental board. The graphical data is 3D point-clouds - sets of particles that are from the geometrical point of view oriented ellipses in 3D space. Such scene representation seems to be more suitable for potentially many purposes than the most commonly used triangle meshes. The actual experimental implementation which verifies the concept and shows promising results is described.

Published

2005

Pages

17–22

Proceedings

Proceedings of WSCG 2005

ISBN

80-903100-7-9

Publisher

University of West Bohemia in Pilsen

Place

Plzeň

BibTeX

@inproceedings{BUT21442,
  author="Adam {Herout} and Pavel {Zemčík}",
  title="Hardware Pipeline for Rendering Clouds of Circular Points",
  booktitle="Proceedings of WSCG 2005",
  year="2005",
  pages="17--22",
  publisher="University of West Bohemia in Pilsen",
  address="Plzeň",
  isbn="80-903100-7-9"
}