Compiler support for interval arithmetic

Author

Schulte, Michael J. ; Akkas, Ahmet ; Zelov, Vitaly A. ; Burley, James Craig

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Electr. Eng., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

1189

Abstract

Interval arithmetic provides an efficient method for representing uncertainty in data that results from physical measurements. It is also useful in evaluating the accuracy of measurements that have been processed by software. To facilitate the development of interval arithmetic software, the GNU Fortran compiler has been modified to support interval arithmetic. This paper gives an overview of the interval-enhanced GNU Fortran compiler and its use in developing interval arithmetic software. Support for interval arithmetic is also being added to GNU C and C++ compilers

Keywords

C++ language; FORTRAN; digital arithmetic; program compilers; C++ compilers; accuracy of measurement; interval arithmetic; interval arithmetic software; interval-enhanced GNU Fortran compiler; physical measurement; uncertainty; Control system synthesis; Digital arithmetic; Floating-point arithmetic; Metrology; Optical control; Signal processing; Signal processing algorithms; Software measurement; Solid modeling; Very large scale integration;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 1999. IMTC/99. Proceedings of the 16th IEEE

Conference_Location

Venice

ISSN

1091-5281

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5276-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMTC.1999.777044

Filename

777044