Multiprocessor Ray Tracing
作者:
John G. Cleary,
Brian M. Wyvill,
Graham M. Birtwistle,
Reddy Vatti,
期刊:
Computer Graphics Forum
(WILEY Available online 1986)
卷期:
Volume 5,
issue 1
页码: 3-12
ISSN:0167-7055
年代: 1986
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8659.1986.tb00263.x
出版商: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
AbstractA multiprocessor algorithm for ray tracing is described. The performance of the algorithm is analysed for a cubic and square array of processors with only local communication between near neighbours. Theoretical expressions for the speedup of the system as a function of the number of processors are derived. These analytic results are supported by simulations of ray tracing on a number of simple scenes with polygonal surfaces. It is found that a square network of processors generally performs better than a cubic network. Some comments are made on the construction of such a system using current (1985) microprocessor technology.
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