Tera-Ops Processing for ATR

Abstract

A three-dimensional microelectronic device (3DANN-R) capable of performing general image convolution at the speed of 1012 operations/second (ops) in a volume of less than 1.5 cubic centimeter has been successfully built under the BMDO/JPL VIGILANTE program. 3DANN-R was developed in partnership with Irvine Sensors Corp., Costa Mesa, California. 3DANN-R is a sugar-cube-sized, low power image convolution engine that in its core computation circuitry is capable of performing 64 image convolutions with large (64x64) windows at video frame rates. This paper explores potential applications of 3DANN-R such as target recognition, SAR and hyperspectral data processing, and general machine vision using real data and discuss technical challenges for providing deployable systems for BMDO surveillance and interceptor programs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA381213

Entities

People

  • Ayanna Howard
  • Curtis Padgett
  • David C. Zhu
  • Gerald Lung
  • Suraphol Udomkesmalee

Organizations

  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Automatic Gain Control
  • Circuit Boards
  • Classification
  • Computer Vision
  • Computers
  • Data Processing
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Field Programmable Gate Arrays
  • Image Processing
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Neural Networks
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Sensor Fusion
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Target Recognition

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics