GPU-based Parallel Implementation of Swarm Intelligence Algorithms

Chapter 11

Applications

Contents

11.1 Image Processing  167

11.1.1 Image Segmentation   167

11.1.2 Edge Detection   168

11.1.3 Registration   168

11.1.4 Watermarking   169

11.2 Computer Vision  169

11.2.1 Object Detection   170

11.2.2 Video Tracking   170

11.3 Machine Learning  171

11.3.1 Classification   172

11.3.2 Clustering   172

11.4 Parameter Optimization  172

11.5 Miscellaneous  173

11.5.1 Economic Domain   173

11.5.2 Vehicle Navigation   173

11.5.3 Library   174

11.6 Case Study: CUDA-Based PSO for Road Sign Detection  174

11.6.1 Problem   174

11.6.2 Model   174

11.6.3 Implementing PSO Within CUDA   176

11.7 Summary  177

11.1 Image Processing

Image processing is any form of signal processing for which the input is an image, such as a photograph ...