Architecture definition of non-binary hardware processor & possible applications Possibility of processor for human like activities in robotics

The multiprocessor and multivariate environment will be simplified with non-binary data processor (NBDP) that can read, process, and output in parallel multiple variables encoded with pulse position modulation (PPM) without intermediate A/D and digital-to-analog (D/A) converters. The NBDP defined herein is an improvement of Von Neumann Architecture. Variables are encoded as the time gap between start pulse (SP) and end pulse (EP). SP and EP are pulses of opposite polarities. Polarity of SP is sign of digit represented. NBDP has addition/subtraction unit incorporated with look-ahead-carry generation. Two monostable multivibrators in inverse parallel connection serve as temporary storage. Object of the NBDP is to use PPM to encode analog signals as non-binary data and process in parallel those non-binary data to create uniprocessor environment in a multiprocessor and multivariable environment; with future possibility of direct hardware realization of complex mathematical functions.