Software and VLSI algorithms for generalized ranked order filtering

IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1987, Pages 553-559

  Fitch, J P ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE PROCESSING - COMPONENTS; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS, VLSI; SIGNAL PROCESSING - COMPONENTS;

RANKED ORDER FILTERING;

ELECTRIC FILTERS;

EID: 0023344909     PISSN: 00984094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCS.1987.1086165     Document Type: Article

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