Author(s)

Hannu Olkkonen, Juuso T. Olkkonen

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Linear interpolation has been adapted in many signal and image processing applications due to its simple implementation and low computational cost. In standard linear interpolation the kernel is the second order B-spline. In this work we show that the interpolation error can be remarkably diminished by using the time-shifted B-spline as an interpolation kernel. We verify by experimental tests that the optimal shift is. In VLSI and microprocessor circuits the shifted linear interpolation (SLI) algorithm can be effectively implemented by the z-transform filter. The interpolation error of the SLI filter is comparable to the more elaborate higher order cubic convolution interpolation.

Linear Interpolation, Cubic Convolution, B-splines, VLSI

Olkkonen, H. and Olkkonen, J. (2010) Shifted Linear Interpolation Filter. Journal of Signal and Information Processing, 1, 44-49. doi: 10.4236/jsip.2010.11005.