Title :
Heterogeneous hardware technologies for accelerating complex aerospace system simulations
Author :
Mills, Andrew R. ; Apopei, Ben ; Mangion, Andrew Zammit ; Barron-Gonzales, Hector ; Gunetti, Paolo ; Thompson, Haydn A. ; Garbett, Peter
Author_Institution :
Dept. ACSE, Univ. of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Abstract :
This paper investigates the use of novel hardware and techniques to increase the speed of simulation for large gas turbine engine models. In particular, the work shows the results of attempting to accelerate an engine system model using multiple processor cores and a FPGA co-processor. Strengths and weaknesses of the technologies are illustrated and an account of the lessons learnt for distributing models over disparate technologies is provided.
Keywords :
aerospace engines; aerospace simulation; field programmable gate arrays; gas turbines; FPGA coprocessor; complex aerospace system simulation; engine system models; gas turbine engine models; heterogeneous hardware technologies; multiple processor cores; Acceleration; Aerospace simulation; Concurrent computing; Engines; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Mathematical model; Paper technology; Parallel processing; Processor scheduling;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Big Sky, MT
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3887-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1095-323X
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.2010.5446789
