A Low-Power Design of Motion Estimation Blocks for Low Bit-Rate Wireless Video Communications

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dc.contributor.authorRichmond II, Richard Stevenen
dc.contributor.committeechairHa, Dong Samen
dc.contributor.committeememberReed, Jeffrey H.en
dc.contributor.committeememberArmstrong, James R.en
dc.contributor.departmentElectrical and Computer Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:32:36Zen
dc.date.adate2001-03-14en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:32:36Zen
dc.date.issued2001-03-13en
dc.date.rdate2002-03-14en
dc.date.sdate2001-03-13en
dc.description.abstractMotion estimation and motion compensation comprise one of the most important compression methods for video communications. We propose a low-power design of a motion estimation block for a low bit-rate video codec standard H.263. Since the motion estimation is computationally intensive to result in large power consumption, a low-power design is essential for portable or mobile systems. Our block employs the Four-Step Search (4SS) method as its primary algorithm. The design and the algorithm have been optimized to provide adequate results for low-quality video at low-power consumption. The model is developed in VHDL and synthesized using a 0.35 um CMOS library. Power consumption of both gate-level circuits and memory-accesses have been considered. Gate-level simulation shows the proposed design offers a 38% power reduction over a "baseline" implementation of a 4SS model and a 60% power reduction over a baseline Three-Step Search (TSS) model. Power savings through reduction of memory access is 26% over the TSS model and 32% over the 4SS model. The total power consumption of the proposed motion estimation block ranges from 7 - 9 mW and is dependent on the type of video being motion estimated.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-03132001-140635en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03132001-140635/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/31458en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartFinal.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectFour-step searchen
dc.subjectLow poweren
dc.subjectMotion estimationen
dc.subjectH.263en
dc.titleA Low-Power Design of Motion Estimation Blocks for Low Bit-Rate Wireless Video Communicationsen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineElectrical and Computer Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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