REG: Neural Network Computer for Real-Time Control

该合同规定采购通用神经计算机和数据采集单元，以支持几个实验工程研究项目。项目包括(1)针对刚性或柔性机器人机械臂的实时力控制和更一般的控制-结构交互问题的神经网络控制器设计，以及(2)分层智能控制器的实现。这些基于神经网络的控制器需要大规模并行计算机体系结构和处理单元之间的高通信带宽。购买的设备具有这些特点。

This award provides for procurement of a general purpose neurocomputer and data acquisition units to support several experimental engineering research projects. The projects include (1) neural network controller design for real time force control of rigid or flexible robot manipulators and more general control- structure interaction problems, and (2) implementation of hierarchical intelligent controllers. These neural network based controllers require a massively parallel computer architecture and high communication bandwidth between its processing elements. The equipment purchased has these characteristics.