Integrating machine learning techniques with edge computing devices powered by Graphics Processing Units and Tensor Processing Units has revolutionized computer vision and real-time tracking systems. Object detection and motion tracking, crucial for applications like autonomous vehicles and surveillance, have advanced significantly due to this synergy. These devices provide essential computational power, thanks to their parallel architecture and memory bandwidth. Coupled with further optimization techniques such as compression, quantization, and pruning, they enable high-performance computing at the edge. However, energy consumption has become a concern due to the high computational demands of machine learning models. In this paper, we investigated energy consumption in high-performance edge devices for object detection and motion tracking, using Google Coral AI and Nvidia Jetson Nano as representative hardware platforms. In particular, we analyzed factors influencing energy expenditure, including hardware specifications, tracking algorithms, and parameter configurations. In particular, we found that the power consumption of tracking algorithms can affect the total energy budget from 9% up to almost 300% depending on the algorithm and on its configuration.
A Study on the energy-efficiency of the Object Tracking Algorithms in Edge Devices
Giacomo Di Fabrizio;Lorenzo Calisti;Chiara Contoli;Nicholas Kania;Emanuele Lattanzi
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Abstract
Integrating machine learning techniques with edge computing devices powered by Graphics Processing Units and Tensor Processing Units has revolutionized computer vision and real-time tracking systems. Object detection and motion tracking, crucial for applications like autonomous vehicles and surveillance, have advanced significantly due to this synergy. These devices provide essential computational power, thanks to their parallel architecture and memory bandwidth. Coupled with further optimization techniques such as compression, quantization, and pruning, they enable high-performance computing at the edge. However, energy consumption has become a concern due to the high computational demands of machine learning models. In this paper, we investigated energy consumption in high-performance edge devices for object detection and motion tracking, using Google Coral AI and Nvidia Jetson Nano as representative hardware platforms. In particular, we analyzed factors influencing energy expenditure, including hardware specifications, tracking algorithms, and parameter configurations. In particular, we found that the power consumption of tracking algorithms can affect the total energy budget from 9% up to almost 300% depending on the algorithm and on its configuration.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
