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Field programmable gate array based parallel matrix multiplier for 3D affine transformations

Field programmable gate array based parallel matrix multiplier for 3D affine transformations

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  • Author(s): F. Bensaali 1  and  A. Amira 2
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    • Affiliations: 1: School of Electronic, Communication and Electrical Engineering, University of Hertfordshire, Herts, UK
      2: Electronics and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering and Design, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK
  • Source: Volume 153, Issue 6, December 2006, p. 739 – 746
    DOI:  10.1049/ip-vis:20045076 , Print ISSN 1350-245X, Online ISSN 1359-7108
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3D graphics performance is increasing faster than any other computing application. Almost all PC systems now include 3D graphics accelerators for games, computer aided design or visualisation applications. This article investigates the suitability of field programmable gate array devices as an accelerator for implementing 3D affine transformations. Proposed solution based on processing large matrix multiplication have been implemented, for large 3D models, on the RC1000 Celoxica board based development platform using Handel-C. Outstanding results have been obtained for the acceleration of 3D transformations using fixed and floating-point arithmetic.

Inspec keywords: floating point arithmetic; matrix algebra; affine transforms; fixed point arithmetic; field programmable gate arrays; computer graphics

Other keywords: field programmable gate array; fixed point arithmetic; 3D graphics; floating-point arithmetic; parallel matrix multiplier; 3D affine transformations

Subjects: Graphics techniques; Algebra; Logic circuits; Integral transforms; Integral transforms; Algebra; Digital arithmetic methods; Logic and switching circuits

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