SBIR Phase I: Research on Software for a Multisensor/Actuator Parallel Processor Network

SBIR 第一阶段：多传感器/执行器并行处理器网络软件研究

• 批准号: 9961417
• 负责人: Carlos Lopez-Reyna
• 金额: $ 9.9万
• 依托单位: Scitefair International
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-01-01 至 2000-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9961417&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Research; Software; Multisensor

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project proposes to research and develop modular software for generic multisensor/actuator intelligent nodes containing commercial embedded microcontrollers and/or digital signal processors (iPod). The software provides an autonomous multiprocessor network with operational computational data processing and actuation capabilities which can 'enable more efficient, safer and more satisfying products and services to improve quality of life in both work and home environments and to augment human capabilities'. It would consist of an instrument development environment (IDE), an ActiveX-like object (iBroker), and an embedded virtual machine (EVM). The IDE generates run-time commands (applets) for the PC and the iPods. The iBroker, as intermediary, links the iPods embedded microcontrollers to a PC and/or a larger network through a master. The EVM residing on each iPod utilizes downloaded applets and communicates through a master to the iBroker and beyond. While some software components have been tested in programs both here and elsewhere, a research effort is needed on a modular, over-arching program for a sensor based multiprocessor systems that can fully utilize their networking capabilities while providing real time multiprocessing of sensor/actuator information. In Phase I, this software will be tested on Scitefair's recent flow measuring nodal network.

这个小企业创新研究第一阶段项目提出研究和开发通用多传感器/执行器智能节点包含商业嵌入式微控制器和/或数字信号处理器（iPod）的模块化软件。 该软件提供了一个具有操作计算数据处理和驱动能力的自主多处理器网络，可以“实现更高效，更安全，更满意的产品和服务，以提高工作和家庭环境的生活质量，并增强人类能力”。 它将由一个工具开发环境（IDE）、一个类似ActiveX的对象（iBroker）和一个嵌入式虚拟机（EVM）组成。 IDE为PC和iPod生成运行时命令（小程序）。 iBroker作为中介，通过主机将iPod嵌入式微控制器连接到PC和/或更大的网络。 每个iPod上的EVM利用下载的小程序，并通过主程序与iBroker及其他设备通信。虽然一些软件组件已经在这里和其他地方的程序进行了测试，一个模块化的，过的传感器为基础的多处理器系统，可以充分利用它们的网络功能，同时提供真实的时间多处理的传感器/执行器信息的程序需要一个研究工作。 在第一阶段，该软件将在Scitefair最近的流量测量节点网络上进行测试。