Title :
Using an architecture design and assessment system (ADAS) to evaluate computer architecture alternatives
Author :
DeBrunner, Linda S. ; Gray, F. Gail
Author_Institution :
Bradley Dept. of Electr. Eng., Virginia Polytech. & State Univ., VA, USA
Abstract :
The architecture design and assessment system (ADAS), a set of computer-aided design tools for the synthesis and analysis of service algorithms and their hardware implementations at the architectural level, is described. The ADAS was used to evaluate the performance of a fault-tolerant architecture development by an advanced information processing system (AIPS) relative to a typical aircraft control system. A typical flight-control application was modelled using ADAS. Several candidate AIPS architectures were considered to find a suitable architecture on which the flight-control system would execute efficiency. Potential bottlenecks are described, and architecture modifications to relieve the bottlenecks are presented
Keywords :
computer architecture; fault tolerant computing; performance evaluation; advanced information processing system; architecture design; assessment system; bottlenecks; computer architecture; computer-aided design tools; fault-tolerant architecture; flight-control application; performance; service algorithms; Aerospace control; Algorithm design and analysis; Computer architecture; Design automation; Fault tolerant systems; Hardware; Performance analysis; Software algorithms; Software design; Software tools;
Conference_Titel :
Southeastcon '90. Proceedings., IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
DOI :
10.1109/SECON.1990.117853
