Space Partitioning for Mapping RadiosityComputations onto a Pipelined Parallel Architecture (II)

Shen, L.S.; Laarakker, F.A.J.; Deprettere, E.

Space Partitioning for Mapping RadiosityComputations onto a Pipelined Parallel Architecture (II)

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Date

1991

Authors

Shen, L.S.
Laarakker, F.A.J.
Deprettere, E.

Publisher

The Eurographics Association

Abstract

A new space partitioning technique is elaborated. In part I of the paper [3], we proposed a shell-like structure which is to be superimposed on a uniform grid data structure and is adaptive to the local environment seen by a bundle of rays. Here we extend this segmentation by embedding it in a static partitioning which is determined by low resolution ray casting. This partitioning is useful in achieving a balanced computation while mapping it onto a pipelined parallel architecture. Moreover, a run-time control of workloads is applied during a subsequent high resolution ray casting so as to adjust low resolution partitioning. The technique has been tested on practical and randomly generated scenes. The performance evaluation of a pipelined parallel architecture has been done by queueing network simulation. Promising results have been obtained.

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booktitle = {Eurographics Workshop on Graphics Hardware
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editor = {A. Kaufman
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title = {{Space Partitioning for Mapping RadiosityComputations onto a Pipelined Parallel Architecture (II)
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author = {Shen, L.S. and 
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Deprettere, E.
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year = {1991
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publisher = {The Eurographics Association
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DOI = {10.2312/EGGH/EGGH91/175-190
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