ReVolver/C40 : A Scalable Parallel Computer for Volume Rendering-Design and Implementation-(<Special Issue>Development of Advanced Computer Systems)

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This paper describes the architecture of ReVolver/C40 a scalable parallel machine for volume rendering and its prototype implementation. The most important feature of ReVolver/C40 is view-independent real time rendering of translucent 3D object by using perspective projection In order to realize this feature, the authors propose a parallel volume memory architecture based on the principal axis oriented sampling method and parallel treble volume memory. This paper also discusses the implementation issues of ReVolver/C40 where various kinds of parallelism extracted to achieve high-perfromance rendering are explained The prototype systems had been developed and their performance evaluation results are explained As the results of the evaluation of the prototype systems, ReVolver/C40 with 32 parallel volume memory is estimated to achieve more than 10 frame per second for 256^3 volume data on 256^2 screen by using perspective projection The authors also review the development of ReVolver/C40 from several view points.
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2003-10-01