Title :
Intelligence in embedded controls - a case study
Author :
Muthuraman, R. ; Fajebe, A. ; Commuri, S.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Oklahoma Univ., Norman, OK, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents a framework for the realization of intelligent embedded systems for control applications. Requirements on system intelligence are translated into requirements on the system hardware and software. The hardware and software components of the design and their impact on system performance are discussed. Software and hardware architectures are presented that enable the realization of these requirements. Recent trends in the hardware-software co-design and hardware reconfiguration are utilized to design systems that are fault-tolerant and have higher reliability under all operating conditions. The design approach is validated by means of a case study.
Keywords :
control system synthesis; embedded systems; fault tolerant computing; field programmable gate arrays; hardware-software codesign; intelligent control; intelligent sensors; reconfigurable architectures; FPGA; actuator agent; control agent; embedded control applications; fault-tolerant systems; hardware components; hardware reconfiguration; hardware-software codesign; higher level of abstraction; intelligent embedded systems; intelligent sensor selection; reconfigurable computing; remote monitoring; sensor agent; sensor fusion; software components; system intelligence requirements; user programmable gate array; Application software; Computer architecture; Control systems; Embedded system; Fault tolerant systems; Hardware; Intelligent systems; Software performance; Software systems; System performance;
Conference_Titel :
Region 5 Conference: Annual Technical and Leadership Workshop, 2004
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8217-X
DOI :
10.1109/REG5.2004.1300180
