Title :
A high-performance processor for embedded real-time control
Author :
Cumplido, René ; Jones, Simon ; Goodall, Roger M. ; Bateman, Stephen
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Loughborough Univ., UK
fDate :
5/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This brief reports on an algorithm and corresponding processor architecture for the construction of high-performance processors targeted at linear time invariant (LTI) control. The overall approach involves reformulating the controller into a particular discrete state-space representation, which is optimized for numerical efficiency using the δ operator, then programming this into a specially-designed control system processor (CSP) implemented using a "programmable ASIC" device. This architecture presents large cost and performance benefits for control applications over traditional architectures, particularly for large multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) controllers. Results of implementing control of the vertical modes of a Maglev vehicle are presented and compared with implementations using commercial processors.
Keywords :
MIMO systems; control engineering computing; embedded systems; linear systems; magnetic levitation; optimisation; state-space methods; designed control system processor; discrete state-space representation; embedded real-time control; high-performance processor; linear system; linear time invariant control; maglev vehicle; multiple-input-multiple-output control; Application software; Application specific integrated circuits; Computer architecture; Control systems; Field programmable gate arrays; MIMO; Magnetic levitation; Microprocessors; Process control; Vehicles; Algorithms; computer architecture; control systems; linear systems; multiple-input–multiple-output (MIMO) systems;
Journal_Title :
Control Systems Technology, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TCST.2004.839579
