Concurrent processor for control
US4594651A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 18, 1984 |
| Grant date | Jun 10, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/34403
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This computer architecture is optimized for computing the state transitions of a controller, whereas conventional computers are optimized for data manipulation. The concurrent processor for control efficiently implements both the continuous and discrete control functions and has a processing element with two parts, the continuous and discrete processing elements. An arbitrary number of processing elements in a linear array have nearest-neighbor communications, and a general purpose microprocessor is provided to interact with them. Continuous states are computed concurrently and there is provision for interaction between continuous and discrete controls.
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