Parallel computation of optimal enclosing balls by iterative orthant scan
2016 (English)In: Computers & graphics, ISSN 0097-8493, E-ISSN 1873-7684, Vol. 56, p. 1-10Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Abstract [en]
We propose an algorithm for computing the exact minimum enclosing ball of large point sets in general dimensions. It aims to reduce the number of passes by retrieving a well-balanced set of outliers in each linear search through the input by decomposing the space into orthants. The experimental evidence indicates that the convergence rate in terms of the required number of linear passes is superior compared to previous exact methods, and substantially faster execution times are observed in dimensions d≤16. In the important three-dimensional case, the execution times indicate real-time performance. Furthermore, we show how the algorithm can be adapted for parallel execution on both CPU and GPU architectures using OpenMP, AVX, and CUDA. For large datasets, our CUDA solution is superior. For example, the benchmark results show that optimal bounding spheres for inputs with tens of millions of points can be computed in just a few milliseconds.
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2016. Vol. 56, p. 1-10
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Computer Systems
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-31461DOI: 10.1016/j.cag.2016.01.003ISI: 000375813900001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84962520463OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mdh-31461DiVA, id: diva2:922502
2016-04-222016-04-222018-02-23Bibliographically approved