Parallelization of the finite-difference time-domain method for room acoustics modelling based on CUDA

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 57, Issue 7-8, 2013, Pages 1822-1831

  López, José J ^a   Carnicero, Diego ^a   Ferrando, Néstor ^b   Escolano, José ^c  

^a ITEAM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INSTRUMENTACIÓN PARA IMAGEN MOLECULAR I3M   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acoustics modelling; CUDA; FDTD; Graphics processing unit (GPU); Parallel computing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTE UNIFIED DEVICE ARCHITECTURE(CUDA); CUDA; FDTD; FINITE-DIFFERENCE TIME-DOMAIN (FDTD) METHODS; GENERAL-PURPOSE COMPUTING; GRAPHIC PROCESSING UNITS (GPUS); GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT; ROOM ACOUSTIC SIMULATIONS;

ACOUSTICS; ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER GRAPHICS EQUIPMENT; PARALLEL ARCHITECTURES; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; PROGRAM PROCESSORS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD;

EID: 84875391122     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2011.11.075     Document Type: Article

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