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Morphological Binary Image Processing with a Local Neighborhood Pipeline Processor

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This paper presents a flexible pipeline image processor architecture for performing morphological image processing at digital video rates. Algorithms for additive, subtractive and hierarchical morphological operators is also presented.

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  1. Vicom Systems, Inc., 2025 Junction Avenue, San Jose, CA, 95134, USA

    William K. Pratt & Ihtisham Kabir

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  1. Kunii Laboratory of Computer Science, Department of Information Science, Faculty of Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan

    Tosiyasu L. Kunii (Professor & Director) (Professor & Director)

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Pratt, W.K., Kabir, I. (1985). Morphological Binary Image Processing with a Local Neighborhood Pipeline Processor. In: Kunii, T.L. (eds) Frontiers in Computer Graphics. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68025-3_24

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