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Abstract
This paper illustrates the use of the Yale XP/DCS - a dual board real-time distributed control module based upon the INMOS Transputer family of micoprocessors - for high performance real-time motion control applications. The XP/DCS complements the the Transputer’s 1.5 Mflop computational rate and four independent on-chip 20 Mbps DMA communication engines, by providing a bidirectional latched 32 bit bus extension with full handshaking support for easy customization of the I/O capabilities of any node. After contrasting this design with commercially available alternatives we describe three particular applications presently underway in the Yale Robotics Laboratory. We conclude by reporting some initial experiments concerning the effect of code distribution and message passing protocols upon sampling rate.
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Document Type
Conference Paper
Subject Area
GRASP, Kodlab
Date of this Version
6-23-1989
Publication Source
Proceedings of the American Control Conference
Start Page
478
Last Page
483
Bib Tex
@inproceedings{Buehler-conference-1989, author = {M. Buehler and L. L. Whitcomb et al}, title = {A Distributed Message Passing Computational and I/O Engine for Real-Time Motion Control}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the American Control Conference}, year = {1989}, location = {Pittsburgh, PA}, month = {June}, }
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Comments
Copyright 1989 IEEE. Reprinted from Proceedings of the American Control Conference, pages 478-483.
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NOTE: At the time of publication, author Daniel Koditschek was affiliated with
Yale University. Currently, he is a faculty member in the Department of Electrical
and Systems Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania.