Addressing Real-Time Requirements of Automatic Vehicle Guidance with MMX Technology

Abstract. This paper describes a study concerning the impact of MMX technology in the field of automatic vehicle guidance. Due to the high speed a vehicle can reach, this application field requires a very precise real-time response. After a brief description of the ARGO autonomous vehicle, the paper focuses on the requirements of this kind of application: the use of only visual information, the use of low-cost hardware, and the need for real-time processing. The paper then presents the way these problems have been solved using MMX technology, discusses some optimization techniques that have been successfully employed, and compares the results with the ones of a traditional scalar code.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1999
• Where: IPPS
• Authors: Massimo Bertozzi, Alberto Broggi, Alessandra Fascioli, Stefano Tommesani
• Keywords: Automatic Vehicle Guidance, Distributed And Parallel Computing, IPPS 1999, MMX Technology, Precise Real-time Response