Hybrid volume rendering: an approach with GPU and CUDA platform

• Grant number: 15/00622-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: April 01, 2015
• End date: September 30, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Computer Science - Computing Methodologies and Techniques
• Principal Investigator: Danilo Medeiros Eler
• Grantee: Rafael Silva Santos
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (FCT). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Presidente Prudente. Presidente Prudente , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Volume Rendering consists of a set of techniques for investigate volume datasets. These techniques provide tools distinct areas from science and industry. The great challenge in Volumetric Visualization is to generate high quality images, while enabling user interactivity. To overcome these challenges, new volume rendering techniques have been proposed in the literature, and the use of hardware. This work aims to use GPU and CUDA platform to parallelize a Rendering Volumetric Hybrid approach presented in the literature. Thus, it will be evaluated performance improvement when compared with the results from Ray Casting technique. In addition to the comparison of time, the quality of generated images will also be compared.

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

SANTOS, RAFAEL SILVA; ELER, DANILO MEDEIROS; GARCIA, ROGERIO EDUARDO; MESSIAS CORREIA, RONALDO CELSO; IEEE. An evaluation of the Volume on Surface (VoS) approach. 2016 29TH SIBGRAPI CONFERENCE ON GRAPHICS, PATTERNS AND IMAGES (SIBGRAPI), v. N/A, p. 8-pg., 2016-01-01. (15/00622-7)