Benny Thörnberg

Docent|Associate Professor

Publications

Articles in journals

An, S. , Krapohl, D. , Thörnberg, B. , Roudot, R. , Schyns, E. & Norlin, B. (2023). Characterization of micro pore optics for full-field X-ray fluorescence imaging. Journal of Instrumentation, vol. 18: 01    

Shaikh, M. S. , Jaferzadeh, K. & Thörnberg, B. (2022). Extending Effective Dynamic Range of Hyperspectral Line Cameras for Short Wave Infrared Imaging. Sensors, vol. 22: 5  

Shaikh, M. S. & Thörnberg, B. (2022). Impact of water vapour on polymer classification using in situ short-wave infrared hyperspectral imaging. Journal of Spectral Imaging, vol. 11  

Fedorov, I. , Thörnberg, B. , Alqaysi, H. , Lawaly, N. & O'Nils, M. (2021). A two-layer 3D reconstruction method and calibration for multi-camera-based volumetric positioning and characterization. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 70  

Shaikh, M. S. , Jaferzadeh, K. , Thörnberg, B. & Casselgren, J. (2021). Calibration of a hyper-spectral imaging system using a low-cost reference. Sensors, vol. 21: 11    

Alqaysi, H. , Lawal, N. , Fedorov, I. , Thörnberg, B. & O'Nils, M. (2021). Cost Optimized Design of Multi-Camera Domefor Volumetric Surveillance. IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 21: 3, pp. 3730-3737.  

Vilar, C. , Krug, S. & Thörnberg, B. (2021). Processing chain for 3D histogram of gradients based real-time object recognition. International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, vol. 18: 1    

Rydblom, S. A. L. & Thörnberg, B. (2020). Measurement of Atmospheric Icing and Droplets. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 69: 8, pp. 5799-5809.    

Rydblom, S. , Thörnberg, B. & Olsson, E. (2019). Field Study of LWC and MVD Using the Droplet Imaging Instrument. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 68: 2, pp. 614-622.  

Nyström, J. , Gradin, P. & Thörnberg, B. (2018). An experimental study of the chipping process with focus on energy consumption and chipping angles. Nordic Pulp & Paper Research Journal, vol. 33: 3, pp. 460-467.  

Amir, Y. M. & Thörnberg, B. (2017). High Precision Laser Scanning of Metallic Surfaces. International Journal of Optics,    

Rydblom, S. & Thörnberg, B. (2016). Liquid Water Content and Droplet Sizing Shadowgraph Measuring System for Wind Turbine Icing Detection. IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 16: 8, pp. 2714-2725.    

Malik, A. W. , Thörnberg, B. , Anwar, Q. , Johansen, T. A. & Shahzad, K. (2015). Real Time Decoding of Color Symbol for Optical Positioning System. International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, vol. 12: 5    

Jonsson, P. , Thörnberg, B. & Casselgren, J. (2015). Road surface status classification using spectral analysis of NIR camera images. IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 15: 3, pp. 1641-1656.  

Malik, A. W. , Thörnberg, B. , Imran, M. & Lawal, N. (2014). Hardware Architecture for Real-time  Computation of Image Component Feature Descriptors on a FPGA. International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, , pp. Art. no. 815378    

Meng, X. , Thörnberg, B. & Olsson, L. (2014). Strategic Proactive Obsolescence Management Model. IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology, vol. 4: 6, pp. 1099-1108.  

Malik, A. W. , Thörnberg, B. & Palaniappan, P. K. (2013). Comparison of Three Smart Camera Architectures for Real-time Machine Vision System. International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, vol. 10, pp. Art. no. 402    

Imran, M. , Khursheed, K. , Malik, A. W. , Ahmad, N. , O'Nils, M. , Lawal, N. & Thörnberg, B. (2012). Architecture Exploration Based on Tasks Partitioning Between Hardware, Software and Locality for a Wireless Vision Sensor Node. International Journal of Distributed Systems and Technologies, vol. 3: 2, pp. 58-71.  

Cheng, X. , Thörnberg, B. , Malik, W. & Lawal, N. (2010). Hardware centric machine vision for high precision center of gravity calculation. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology: An International Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology, vol. 40, pp. 576-583.

Thörnberg, B. , Palkovic, M. , Hu, Q. , Olsson, L. , Kjeldsberg, P. G. , O'Nils, M. & Catthor, F. (2007). Bit-Width Constrained Memory Hierarchy Optimization for Real-Time Video Systems. IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, vol. 26: 4, pp. 781-800.  

Thörnberg, B. , Hu, Q. , Palkovic, M. , O'Nils, M. & Kjeldsberg, P. G. (2006). Polyhedral space generation and memory estimation from interface and memory models of real-time video systems. Journal of Systems and Software, vol. 79: 2, pp. 231-245.  

Lawal, N. , Thörnberg, B. , O'Nils, M. & Norell, H. (2006). Ram allocation algorithm for video processing applications on FPGA. Journal of Circuits, Systems and Computers, vol. 15: 5, pp. 679-699.  

Chapters in books

Thörnberg, B. & O'Nils, M. (2002). Analysis of modeling and simulation capabilities in systemC and Ocapi using a video filter design. In System on chip design languages : : extended papers : best of FDL’01 and HDLCon’01. Boston, Mass : Kluwer Academic Publishers (The ChDL series). pp. 283-.

Conference papers

Thörnberg, B. (2022). The Material Imaging Analyzer MIA. In 2022 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium, SAS 2022 - Proceedings.  

Alqaysi, H. , Lawal, N. , Fedorov, I. , Thörnberg, B. & O'Nils, M. (2019). Design Exploration of Multi-Camera Dome. In ICDSC 2019 Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Distributed Smart Cameras. New York, NY :  

Vilar, C. , Thörnberg, B. & Krug, S. (2019). Evaluation of embedded camera systems for autonomous wheelchairs. In VEHITS 2019 - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems.. pp. 76--85.

Vilar, C. , Krug, S. & Thörnberg, B. (2019). Rotational Invariant Object Recognition for Robotic Vision. In ICACR 2019 Proceedings of the 2019 3rd International Conference on Automation, Control and Robots.. pp. 1--6.  

Rydblom, S. & Thörnberg, B. (2018). Particle Measurement Volume and Light Intensity in a Shadowgraph Imaging System. In IST 2018 - IEEE International Conference on Imaging Systems and Techniques, Proceedings.  

Fedorov, I. , Lawal, N. , Thörnberg, B. , Alqaysi, H. & O'Nils, M. (2018). Towards calibration of outdoor multi-camera visual monitoring system. In ACM International Conference Proceeding Series. New York, NY, US :  

Rydblom, S. & Thörnberg, B. (2016). Droplet Imaging Instrument Metrology Instrument for Icing Condition Detection. In 2016 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON IMAGING SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES (IST). (IEEE International Conference on Imaging Systems and Techniques). pp. 66--71.  

Imran, M. , O'Nils, M. , Munir, H. & Thörnberg, B. (2015). Low complexity FPGA based background subtraction technique for thermal imagery. In ACM International Conference Proceeding Series.. pp. 1--6.    

Jonsson, P. , Thörnberg, B. , Dobslaw, F. & Vaa, T. (2015). Road Condition Imaging: Model Development. Paper presented at the Transportation Research Board 2015 Annual Meeting

Anwar, Q. , Malik, A. W. & Thörnberg, B. (2013). Design of coded reference labels for indoor optical navigation using monocular camera. In 2013 International Conference on Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation, IPIN 2013. (International Conference on Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation). pp. Art. no. 6817925-  

Zhao, J. , Thörnberg, B. , Shi, Y. & Hashemi, A. (2012). Color Segmentation on FPGA Using Minimum Distance Classifier for Automatic Road Sign Detection. In IST 2012 - 2012 IEEE International Conference on Imaging Systems and Techniques, Proceedings.. pp. 516--521.  

Meng, X. , Thörnberg, B. & Olsson, L. (2012). Component obsolescence management model for long life cycle embedded system. In AUTOTESTCON (Proceedings). Anaheim, California : . pp. 19--24.  

Hashemi, A. & Thörnberg, B. (2012). Hardware Centric Automatic Recognition of Road Signs. In ISCAIE 2012 - 2012 IEEE Symposium on Computer Applications and Industrial Electronics.. pp. 157--162.  

Meng, X. , Haoming, Z. , Lawal, N. & Thörnberg, B. (2012). Portability Analysis of Soft Microprocessor for FPGA. In 2012 Mediterranean Conference on Embedded Computing, MECO 2012.. pp. 5--8.

Malik, A. W. , Thörnberg, B. , Meng, X. & Imran, M. (2012). Real-Time machine vision system using FPGA and soft-core processor. In Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering.. pp. Art. no. 84370Z-  

Lawal, N. , Thörnberg, B. & O´Nils, M. (2011). Architecture driven memory allocation for FPGA Based Real-Time Video Processing Systems. In Proceedings of the 2011 7th Southern Conference on Programmable Logic, SPL 2011 2011, Article number 5782639.. pp. 143--148.  

Meng, X. , Thörnberg, B. & Lawal, N. (2011). Embedded System Design with Maintenance  Consideration. In Proceedings of the 34th International Convention on Information and Communication Technology, Electronics and Microelectronics, MIPRO.. pp. 124--129.

Khursheed, K. , Imran, M. , Malik, A. W. , O'Nils, M. , Lawal, N. & Thörnberg, B. (2011). Exploration of tasks partitioning between hardware software and locality for a wireless camera based vision sensor node. In Proceedings - 6th International Symposium on Parallel Computing in Electrical Engineering, PARELEC 2011.. pp. 127--132.  

Cheng, X. , Thörnberg, B. & Abdul Waheed, M. (2011). Optimized Color Pair Selection for Label Design. In Proceedings Elmar - International Symposium Electronics in Marine. Zadar, Croatia : . pp. 115--118.

Meng, X. , Thörnberg, B. & Lawal, N. (2011). Portability analysis of an M-JPEG decoder IP from OpenCores. In SIES 2011 - 6th IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Embedded Systems, Conference Proceedings.. pp. 79--82.  

Malik, A. W. , Thörnberg, B. , Cheng, X. & Lawal, N. (2011). Real-time Component Labelling with Centre of Gravity Calculation on FPGA. In 2011 Proceedings of Sixth International Conference on Systems.

Meng, X. , Thörnberg, B. & Lawal, N. (2011). Soft-IP Interface Modification Methodology. In Proceedings of 2011 International Conference on Information and Electronics Engineering.

Cheng, X. , Thörnberg, B. , Malik, W. & Lawal, N. (2010). Hardware Centric Machine Vision for High Precision Center of Gravity Calculation. In PROCEEDINGS OF WORLD ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY. (PROCEEDINGS OF WORLD ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY). pp. 736--743.

Thörnberg, B. & Lawal, N. (2009). Real-time Component Labelling and Feature Extraction on FPGA. In 2009 International Symposium on Signals, Circuits and Systems, ISSCS 2009.. pp. 5206100-  

Thim, J. , Manuilskiy, A. , O´Nils, M. , Thörnberg, B. , Lindgren, J. & Lidén, J. (2009). The Impact of Surface Movement in Online Paper Topgraphy Cahracerization Using Light Triangulation. In Proceedings fo the Papermaker´s Research Symposium.

Thim, J. , O'Nils, M. , Manuilskiy, A. & Thörnberg, B. (2008). Simulating the Impact of Topographical Microstructures on Triangulation Measurement Setups using Matlab. In Proceedings of Nordic MATLAB User Conference.

Lawal, N. , O´Nils, M. & Thörnberg, B. (2007). C++ based System Synthesis of Real-Time Video Processing Systems targeting FPGA Implementation. In Proceedings - 21st International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium, IPDPS 2007; Abstracts and CD-ROM. Long Beach, CA : . pp. 1--7.  

Lawal, N. , Thörnberg, B. & O'Nils, M. (2007). Power-aware automatic constraint generation for FPGA based real-time video processing systems. In 25th Norchip Conference, NORCHIP. New York : . pp. 124--128.  

Lawal, N. , O'Nils, M. & Thörnberg, B. (2006). C++ based System Synthesis of Real-Time Video Processing Systems targeting FPGA Implementation. In Proceedings of the FPGA World Conference 2006.

Lepistö, N. , Thörnberg, B. & O'Nils, M. (2006). Design Exploration of Video Pre-Processor for FPGA based SoC. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). Berlin : (LECTURE NOTES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE). pp. 87--92.

O'Nils, M. , Thörnberg, B. & Lawal, N. (2006). High-Level SystemC Synthesis for FPGA based Real-Time Video Processing Systems. In Proceedings of the FPGA World Conference.

Thörnberg, B. & O'Nils, M. (2006). Impact of Bit-Width specification on the memory hierarchy for a real-time video processing system. In Proceedings -Design, Automation and Test in Europe, DATE. Piscataway, NJ : (Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference and Expo). pp. 750--751.  

Lawal, N. , Thörnberg, B. & O'Nils, M. (2005). Address Generation for FPGA RAMs for Efficient Implementation of Real-Time Video Processing Systems. In Proceedings - 2005 International Conference on Field Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL.. pp. 136--141.  

O'Nils, M. , Lilljefjäll, P. & Thörnberg, B. (2005). Data Partitioning for Parallel Implementation of Real-Time Video Processing Systems. In Proceedings of the 2005 European Conference on Circuit Theory and Design : vol. 1.. pp. 213--216.  

Lepistö, N. , Thörnberg, B. & O'Nils, M. (2005). High Performance FPGA based Camera Architecture for Range Imaging. In 23rd NORCHIP Conference 2005.. pp. 165--168.  

Thörnberg, B. , Olsson, L. & O'Nils, M. (2005). Optimization of memory allocation for real-time video processing on FPGA. In 16th International Workshop on Rapid System Prototyping, Proceedings - SHORTENING THE PATH FROM SPECIFICATION TO PROTOTYPE.. pp. 141--147.  

O'Nils, M. , Norell, H. & Thörnberg, B. (2004). A Comparison between Local and Global Memory Allocation for FPGA Implementation of Real-Time Video Processing Systems. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Signals and Electronic Systems.

Thörnberg, B. & O'Nils, M. (2003). Automated implementation of interface- and memory models for real-time video processing systems. In Proceedings of IEEE Norchip Conference, November 2003 (Riga).

Norell, H. , Thörnberg, B. & O'Nils, M. (2003). Automatic Hardware Synthesis of Spatial Memory Models for Real-Time Image Processing Systems. In Proceedings of IEEE Norchip Conference 2003 : Riga, Latvia, Nov 10-11, 2003.. pp. 171--175.

Thörnberg, B. , Norell, H. & O'Nils, M. (2002). Conceptual Interface and Memory-Modelling for Real-Time Image Processing Systems- IMEM: A tool for Modeling, Simulation and Design Parameter Extraction. In Proceedings of 2002 IEEE Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing, MMSP 2002 : 9-11 Dec. 2002 , St.Thomas, VI, USA.. pp. 138--141.  

Thörnberg, B. , Norell, H. & O'Nils, M. (2002). IMEM: An Object Oriented Memory- and Interface Modeling Approach for Real-Time Video Processing Systems. In Proceedings / FDL '02, Forum on Specification & Design Languages, Marseille, France, Sept 24-27, 2002 : FDL ; 5 (Marseille) : 2002.09.24-27. Marseille :

Doctoral theses

Thörnberg, B. (2006). Memory modeling and synthesis for real-time video processing systems. Dis. (Comprehensive summary) Sundsvall : Mittuniversitetet, 2006 (Mid Sweden University doctoral thesis : 8)

Licentiate theses, comprehensive summaries

Thörnberg, B. (2004). Memory modeling and synthesis for real-time video processing systems. Lic. (Comprehensive summary) Sundsvall : Mitthögskolan, 2004 (Mid Sweden University licentiate thesis : 4)

Manuscripts

Cheng, X. , Abdul Waheed, M. & Thörnberg, B. Color Symbol Design and Its Classification for Optical Navigation.

Meng, X. & Thörnberg, B. Design Technology Selection for Obsolescence Management Cost Avoidanc.

Abdul Waheed, M. , Thörnberg, B. , Cheng, X. , Lawal, N. , Imran, M. & Kjeldsberg, P. G. Generalized Architecture for a Real-time Computation of an Image Component Features on a FPGA.

Jonsson, P. , Vaa, T. , Bogren, J. & Thörnberg, B. Road Condition Imaging - Case Study.

Patents

Thörnberg, B. (2020). Avbildande materialanalysator samt förfarande för att använda denna .  

Svelander, L. & Thörnberg, B. (2013). Belysningsanordning för fordon .  

Thörnberg, B. (1992). Medical Environment Interface .

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