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This paper proposes a vision processor for moving-object analysis in time-varying images. The process of motion analysis can be divided into three stages: moving-object candidate detection, object tracking, and final motion analysis. The processor Consists of three components corresponding to these three stages. The first isan overall image processing unitwith local parallel architecture. It locates candidate regions for moving objects. The second is a multimicroprocessor system consisting of 16 local modules. Each module tracks one candidate region. The third is the host workstation. In this paper, we describe both the architecture and the software of the vision processor.
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Kubota, H., Okamoto, Y., Mizoguchi, H. et al. Vision processor system for moving-object analysis. Machine Vis. Apps. 7, 37–43 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01212415
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