Introduction to Evolvable Hardware : A Practical Guide for Designing Self-Adaptive Systems
Garrison W. Greenwood
Bok Engelsk 2006 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Hoboken : : Wiley, , 2006.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (210 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - INTRODUCTION TO EVOLVABLE HARDWARE; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ACRONYMS; 1 INTRODUCTION; 1.1 Characteristics of Evolvable Circuits and Systems; 1.2 Why Evolvable Hardware Is Good (and Bad!); 1.3 Technology; 1.4 Evolvable Hardware vs. Evolved Hardware; 1.5 Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Evolution; 1.6 Online vs. Offline Evolution; 1.7 Evolvable Hardware Applications; References; 2 FUNDAMENTALS OF EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTATION; 2.1 What Is an EA?; 2.2 Components of an EA; 2.2.1 Representation; 2.2.2 Variation; 2.2.3 Evaluation; 2.2.4 Selection; 2.2.5 Population; 2.2.6 Termination Criteria. - 2.3 Getting the EA to Work2.4 Which EA Is Best?; References; 3 RECONFIGURABLE DIGITAL DEVICES; 3.1 Basic Architectures; 3.1.1 Programmable Logic Devices; 3.1.2 Field Programmable Gate Array; 3.2 Using Reconfigurable Hardware; 3.2.1 Design Phase; 3.2.2 Execution Phase; 3.3 Experimental Results; 3.4 Functional Overview of the POEtic Architecture; 3.4.1 Organic Subsystem; 3.4.2 Description of the Molecules; 3.4.3 Description of the Routing Layer; 3.4.4 Dynamic Routing; 3.5 Remarks; References; 4 RECONFIGURABLE ANALOG DEVICES; 4.1 Basic Architectures; 4.2 Transistor Arrays; 4.2.1 The NASA FTPA. - 4.2.2 The Heidelberg FPTA4.3 Analog Arrays; 4.4 Remarks; References; 5 PUTTING EVOLVABLE HARDWARE TO USE; 5.1 Synthesis vs. Adaption; 5.2 Designing Self-Adaptive Systems; 5.2.1 Fault Tolerant Systems; 5.2.2 Real-Time Systems; 5.3 Creating Fault Tolerant Systems Using EHW; 5.4 Why Intrinsic Reconfiguration for Online Systems?; 5.5 Quantifying Intrinsic Reconfiguration Time; 5.6 Putting Theory Into Practice; 5.6.1 Minimizing Risk With Anticipated Faults; 5.6.2 Minimizing Risk With Unanticipated Faults; 5.6.3 Suggested Practices; 5.7 Examples of EHW-Based Fault Recovery. - 5.7.1 Population vs. Fitness-Based Designs5.7.2 EHW Compensators; 5.7.3 Robot Control; 5.7.4 The POEtic Project; 5.7.5 Embryo Development; 5.8 Remarks; References; 6 FUTURE WORK; 6.1 Circuit Synthesis Topics; 6.1.1 Digital Design; 6.1.2 Analog Design; 6.2 Circuit Adaption Topics; References; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHORS. - Introduction to Evolvable Hardware: A Practical Guide for Designing Self-Adaptive Systems provides a fundamental introduction for engineers, designers, and managers involved in the development of adaptive, high reliability systems. It also introduces the concepts of evolvable hardware (EHW) to new researchers in a structured way. With this practical book, you'll be able to quickly apply the techniques presented to existing design problems.
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| ISBN | 0471719773. - 9780471719779
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