Imaging in a Multi-Operand Associative Processor

先前的研究已经导致了一种新的关联处理系统的定义，使用一种新的VLSI关联存储器。该系统是一个具有多操作数处理能力的关联并行处理器单元，表现为一个动态可重构的关联处理器阵列，所有关联处理器在不相交的数据集上使用不同的操作数执行相同的功能。一个模拟器，这个建议的架构已经建成。这个项目的重点是探索和评估不同的算法的重要性，在图像处理映射到这个架构。这些模拟研究的结果，预计将有助于改进的架构，使由此产生的设计将演变成一个完全并行的联想计算机能够解决广泛而重要的一类问题。提出了一种新的体系结构。在这一点上的时间，深入研究的架构，包括重要的算法映射到这个架构的评估将提高我们的理解，这个新的架构的意义。

Prior research has resulted in the definition of a new associative processing system using a novel VLSI associative memory. The system, an associative parallel processor unit with multi-operand processing capability, behaves as a dynamically reconfigurable array of associative processors all performing the same function with different operands on disjoint data sets. A simulator for this proposed architecture has been built. This project focuses on the exploration and evaluation of different algorithms of importance in image processing mapped onto this architecture. The results of these simulation studies are expected to aid in the refinement of the architecture such that the resulting design will evolve into a fully parallel associative computer capable of solving a wide and important class of problems. A novel architecture is proposed. At this point in time an in-depth study of the architecture including the evaluation of important algorithms mapped onto this architecture will enhance our understanding of the significance of this new architecture.