Đồ án tốt nghiệp - Approximate computing in sobel edge detection

H O CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION
FACULTY OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION

GRADUATION PROJECT

APPROXIMATE COMPUTING IN SOBEL EDGE
DETECTION
NGUYEN TRUNG TIN
Student ID: 21161268
DOAN THI MY PHUONG
Student ID: 21161259
Major: ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY
Advisor: PHAM VAN KHOA, Ph.D.

Ho Chi Minh City, July 2025
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DISCLAIMER
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This thesis was completed to fulfill the requirements for the Bachelor’s degree in
Electronics and Communication Engineering Technology at Ho Chi Minh City University
of Technology and Education. The research and results were carried out by the authors
under the supervision of Ph.D. Pham Van Khoa.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
First and foremost, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to our supervisor,
Ph.D Pham Van Khoa, for his invaluable guidance, continuous support, and dedicated
mentorship throughout the course of this project. His expertise, insightful feedback, and
encouragement were vital to the development and successful completion of our thesis. We
are truly grateful for the time and effort he invested in supporting our work, as well as for
providing us with the resources and conditions necessary to complete this research.
We are also thankful to our fellow students and coworkers, whose encouragement,
thoughtful advice, and support helped us overcome many challenges during this journey.
Their presence and motivation were truly appreciated.
Our heartfelt thanks also go to all the lecturers in the Faculty of International
Education for equippin
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