Parallel Volume Rendering on a Shared-memory Multiprocessor
Author | : Judith A. Challinger |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 22 |
Release | : 1992 |
ISBN-10 | : UCSC:32106020335235 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Parallel Volume Rendering on a Shared-memory Multiprocessor written by Judith A. Challinger and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: "Volume rendering is a powerful, but computationally intensive, computer graphics technique for visualizing volumetric datasets. This paper presents results of investigations into techniques for volume rendering using parallel processing on a shared-memory, multiple- instruction, multiple-data (MIMD) architecture. In particular, two widely used algorithms for volume rendering, raycasting and projection, have been parallelized on a BBN TC2000, and their performance has been measured and analyzed. Preliminary results indicate that the raycasting approach to volume rendering has some advantages for parallelization on this type of architecture."