{"title":"Real-Time 3-D Ladar Imaging","authors":"P. Cho, H. Anderson, R. Hatch, P. Ramaswami","doi":"10.1109/HPCMP-UGC.2006.63","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"A prototype image processing system has recently been developed which generates, displays and analyzes three-dimensional ladar data in real-time. It is based upon a suite of novel algorithms that transform raw ladar data into cleaned 3-D images. These algorithms perform noise reduction, ground plane identification, detector response, deconvolution and illumination pattern renormalization. The system also discriminates static from dynamic objects in a scene. In order to achieve real-time throughput, we have parallelized these algorithms on a Linux cluster. We demonstrate that multiprocessor software plus Blade hardware result in a compact, real-time imagery generation adjunct to an operating ladar. Finally, we discuss interesting directions for future work like automatic recognition of moving people and real-time reconnaissance from mobile platforms. Such enhancements of our prototype imaging system can lead to multiple military and civilian applications of national importance","PeriodicalId":173959,"journal":{"name":"2006 HPCMP Users Group Conference (HPCMP-UGC'06)","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2006-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"3","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"2006 HPCMP Users Group Conference (HPCMP-UGC'06)","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HPCMP-UGC.2006.63","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
A prototype image processing system has recently been developed which generates, displays and analyzes three-dimensional ladar data in real-time. It is based upon a suite of novel algorithms that transform raw ladar data into cleaned 3-D images. These algorithms perform noise reduction, ground plane identification, detector response, deconvolution and illumination pattern renormalization. The system also discriminates static from dynamic objects in a scene. In order to achieve real-time throughput, we have parallelized these algorithms on a Linux cluster. We demonstrate that multiprocessor software plus Blade hardware result in a compact, real-time imagery generation adjunct to an operating ladar. Finally, we discuss interesting directions for future work like automatic recognition of moving people and real-time reconnaissance from mobile platforms. Such enhancements of our prototype imaging system can lead to multiple military and civilian applications of national importance