An Adaptive FPGA-Based Mechatronic Control System Supporting Partial Reconfiguration of Controller Functionalities

Author

Toscher, Steffen ; Reinemann, Thomas ; Kasper, Roland

Author_Institution

Inst. of Mobile Syst., Univ. Magdeburg

fYear

2006

fDate

15-18 June 2006

Firstpage

225

Lastpage

228

Abstract

Adaptive systems based on reconfigurable hardware provide an attractive platform for the implementation of mechatronic controller functionality. Such control algorithms comprise various operating states, parameter sets or algorithms that depend on changing external conditions. This paper presents an implemented and tested adaptive mechatronic control system, supporting the partial reconfiguration of real-time controller functionality. It provides a distributed reconfiguration and activation management as well as on/off-chip communication solutions including a delta-sigma ADC and an USB 2.0 interface. All functionality and the reconfiguration management are implemented directly in hardware using bit serial methods. This approach avoids real-time problems and takes advantage of high level parallel signal processing

Keywords

adaptive control; adaptive systems; delta-sigma modulation; field programmable gate arrays; mechatronics; reconfigurable architectures; system buses; FPGA; USB 2.0 interface; activation management; adaptive system; bit serial method; delta-sigma ADC; high level parallel signal processing; mechatronic control system; off-chip communication; on-chip communication; partial reconfiguration; real-time controller functionality; reconfigurable hardware; Adaptive control; Adaptive systems; Communication system control; Control systems; Hardware; Mechatronics; Programmable control; Real time systems; Signal processing algorithms; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Adaptive Hardware and Systems, 2006. AHS 2006. First NASA/ESA Conference on

Conference_Location

Istanbul

Print_ISBN

0-7695-2614-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AHS.2006.17

Filename

1638164