Department:Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
Publisher:Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Date Issued:2016-01
Abstract:
This paper presents an energy-efficient computer vision processor for a navigation device for the visually impaired. Utilizing a shared parallel datapath, out-of-order processing and co-optimization with hardware-oriented algorithms, the processor consumes 8mW at 0.6V while processing 30 fps input data stream in real time. The test chip fabricated in 40nm is demonstrated as a core part of a navigation device based on a ToF camera, which successfully detects safe areas and obstacles.
Citation:Jeon, Dongsuk, Nathan Ickes, Priyanka Raina, Hsueh-Cheng Wang, Daniela Rus, and Anantha P. Chandrakasan. "A 0.6V, 8mW 3D Vision Processor for a Navigation Device for the Visually Impaired." 2016 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (January 2016).
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