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This paper discusses some of the techniques available for synthesizing and processing random fractal signals and images. The methods presented are derived from a Fourier-based description of a random scaling fractal and are therefore able to utilize a Fast Fourier Transform. This provides the potential for constructing a real time facility by implementing available DSP hardware, the principal criterion for developing the techniques presented in this paper.
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Blackledge, J.M. (1993). On the Synthesis and Processing of Fractal Signals and Images. In: Crilly, A.J., Earnshaw, R.A., Jones, H. (eds) Applications of Fractals and Chaos. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78097-4_6
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