Cellular Neural Networks and Image Processing

Yang, who is not identified, applies the design principles of cellular image operators to a hardware platform called cellular neural network (CNN), a VLSI-oriented vision chip invented in 1988. Having presented different local rules in previous works, he here examines many local rule classes that can be implemented by a CNN, exploiting such unique characteristics as its ability to process three source images in parallel and so define computations among the three. The study is second in his trilogy on cellular image processing algorithms and cellular hardware platforms. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.