Algorithms

The algorithms supported by VPI are described in the following sections. An overview of the algorithm, instructions on how to use the algorithm, a list of any backend limitations, and the API reference are provided.

Algorithm	Backend Support
	CPU	CUDA	PVA1	VIC1	OFA1
Box Filter	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Bilateral Filter	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Recursive Gaussian Filter	yes	yes	no	no	no
Gaussian Filter	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Gaussian Pyramid Generator	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Laplacian Pyramid Generator	yes	yes	no	no	no
Erode	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Dilate	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Convolution	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Separable Convolution	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Convert Image Format	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Rescale	yes	yes	no	yes	no
Dynamic Remap	no	yes	no	no	no
Remap	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Perspective Warp	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
FFT	yes	yes	no	no	no
Inverse FFT	yes	yes	no	no	no
Lens Distortion Correction	yes	yes	no	yes	no
Stereo Disparity Estimator	no	yes	yes
KLT Feature Tracker	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Harris Corner Detector	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Temporal Noise Reduction	no	yes	no	yes	no
Pyramidal LK Optical Flow	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Dense Optical Flow	no	no	no	no	yes
Image Histogram	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Equalize Histogram	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Background Subtractor	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Minimum/Maximum Location	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Image Flip	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Median Filter	yes	yes	yes	no	no
FAST Corners Detector	yes	yes	no	no	no
Mix Channels	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Canny edge detector	yes	yes	yes	no	no
ORB feature detector	yes	yes	no	no	no
Image Statistics	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Template Matching	yes	yes	no	no	no
Transform Estimator	yes	no	no	no	no
Brute Force Matcher	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Crop Scaler	no	yes	yes	no	no
DCF Tracker	no	yes	yes	no	no
AprilTag Detector and Pose Estimator	yes	no	yes	no	no

Platform Support

The backend support matrix above is the canonical platform-support reference for this release.

• Algorithms marked yes in the CPU column are supported on both Jetson Orin and Jetson Thor.
• Algorithms marked yes in the CUDA column are supported on both Jetson Orin and Jetson Thor.
• Algorithms marked yes in the PVA, VIC, or OFA columns are only available on Jetson Orin and Jetson Thor platforms.
  

¹Only available on Jetson Orin and Jetson Thor platforms.