Recent research at the US Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories (Flight Dynamics Lab) has resulted in the development of a promising microprocessor based flight control system design. This system is characterized by a collection of cooperately autonomous distributed microcomputers interconnected by an arbitrary number of common serial multiplex busses. Each processor in the system independently determines its assignments using a simple algorithm that dynamically redistributes system functions from processor to processor in a never-ending process of reconfiguration. This approach offers several potential benefits in terms of system reliability, and the architecture in general incorporates many state-of-the-art features which promise improved system throughput, expandability, and above all, ease of programming. The Continuously Reconfiguring Multi-Microprocessor Flight Control System (CRM2FCS) represents a significant data point in multi-processor control system research. Promising ideas from a variety of references have been included and integrated in its design. Its laboratory implementation will provide a demonstration of the extent to which these ideas may improve throughput, reliability, and ease of programming in flight control applications.


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    Title :

    Continuous reconfiguration in a multi-microprocessor flight control system


    Additional title:

    Kontinuierliche Aufgabenverteilung in einem Mehrprozessor-Flugregelungssystem


    Contributors:
    Maher, S.L. (author) / Larimer, S.J. (author)


    Publication date :

    1981


    Size :

    9 Seiten, 10 Bilder, 2 Quellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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