Real-time panoramic infrared imaging system based on FPGA

Hao-Jun Zhang; Yong-Ge Shen

doi:10.1117/12.867517

9 November 2010 Real-time panoramic infrared imaging system based on FPGA

Hao-Jun Zhang, Yong-Ge Shen

Proceedings Volume 7850, Optoelectronic Imaging and Multimedia Technology; 785012 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.867517
Event: Photonics Asia 2010, 2010, Beijing, China

Abstract

During the past decades, signal processing architecture, which is based on FPGA, conventional DSP processor and host computer, is popular for infrared or other electro-optical systems. With the increasing processing requirement, the former architecture starts to show its limitation in several respects. This paper elaborates a solution based on FPGA for panoramic imaging system as our first step of upgrading the processing module to System-on-Chip (SoC) solution. Firstly, we compare this new architecture with the traditional to show its superiority mainly in the video processing ability, reduction in the development workload and miniaturization of the system architecture. Afterwards, this paper provides in-depth description of this imaging system, including the system architecture and its function, and addresses several related issues followed by the future development. FPGA has developed so rapidly during the past years, not only in silicon device but also in the design flow and tools. In the end, we briefly present our future system development and introduce those new design tools to make up the limitation of the traditional FPGA design methodology. The advanced design flow through Simulink^® and Xilinx^® System Generator^™ (Sysgen) has been elaborated, which enables engineers to develop sophisticated DSP algorithms and implement them in FPGA more efficiently. It is believed that this new design approach can shorten system design cycle by allowing rapid prototyping and refining design process.

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Hao-Jun Zhang and Yong-Ge Shen "Real-time panoramic infrared imaging system based on FPGA", Proc. SPIE 7850, Optoelectronic Imaging and Multimedia Technology, 785012 (9 November 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.867517

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