Research Equipment Grant: Computer Equipment for Real-Time Parallel-Processing Control Applications

新泽西理工学院电气和计算机工程系将购买并行处理硬件(具体地说，用于带有Inmos T800 Transputer的IBM AT兼容主机的适配器板)以及相关的接口外围设备和软件，将专门用于支持工程研究。该装置将用于研究实时并行反馈控制策略实施中的几个问题。主要的重点将是应用于对抗控制，这是一种通过主动控制张力的弦或线来控制对象位置的新概念。该应用程序不仅为阐明并行处理算法实现中的问题提供了一个有用的范例，而且还具有实现精确位置控制的全新方法的潜力。研究设备的其他用途将包括可重构控制和可靠的控制软件。

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of New Jersey Institute of Technology will purchase parallel processing hardware (specifically, adapter boards for use in IBM AT-compatible host computers with INMOS T800 transputers) and associated interfacing peripheral equipment and software which will be dedicated to the support of research in engineering. The equipment will be used to study several issues in the implementation of real-time parallel feedback control strategies. The primary emphasis will be on the application to antagonistic control, a new concept for controlling the position of an object by means of strings or wires in which the tension is actively controlled. The application not only serves as a useful paradigm for elucidating the issues in implementation of parallel processing algorithms, but also has the potential of an entirely new way of achieving accurate position control. Other uses for research equipment will include reconfigurable control and reliable control software.