{"title":"Instrumentation integrated system","authors":"A. Luh","doi":"10.1109/WESCON.1994.403549","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WESCON.1994.403549","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes a project to design, implement, and test an instrumentation integrated system. The system is a type of interface based on an IBM PC/AT or a PC/AT compatible computer system. The system will be able to function as an 8-channel logic analyzer, a single-input digital oscilloscope, a 100 kHz function generator, and +/-5 V and +/-12 V DC power supply. The hardware of the system is implemented using TTLs, PLD, and SRAMs logic families. The system is programmed with assembly and C++ languages and is implemented on a plug-in interface card.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":136567,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of WESCON '94","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132197559","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A high speed graphics processing application using FPGAs","authors":"K. Owyang","doi":"10.1109/WESCON.1994.403538","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WESCON.1994.403538","url":null,"abstract":"This graphics processing application shows that high level design methods using VHDL or Verilog HDL input with synthesis tools are an excellent choice for FPGA-based systems. The 50 MHz design integrates several complex, high signal count functions in a single FPGA, all described in VHDL code. The advantages of high level FPGA design are not limited to this industry. They apply to any market where time-to-market and ease-of-design are important. The benefits usually far outnumber and outweigh any risks associated with these design techniques.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":136567,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of WESCON '94","volume":"66 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131488444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Digital images, compression, decompression and your system","authors":"C.A. Maxwell, R. Jayavant","doi":"10.1109/WESCON.1994.403616","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WESCON.1994.403616","url":null,"abstract":"The dream system can playback whatever you ask of it and is inexpensive. The dream system plays back high resolution at full color and full speed. The simple answer to the problem of image transport, playback, recording and storage is digital compression/decompression, but that's where the simplicity ends. Digital images are the target of playback, but come at a price. The limitations of digital images are the bandwidth to transport, compress, capacity to store, decompress and bandwidth to playback and record. Standard systems can do some of the compression/decompression with standard components. First, there are the graphics subsystem, storage, software, firmware and the main CPU. Each of these components has limitations based upon bandwidth. Second, there's software decompression which provides the most flexible method for playback at a reasonable cost. The limitations of software decompression are also seen in bandwidth analysis. Software compression is harder than decompression and can require great amounts of patience. So what's the solution to these limitations? The solution for some users is image compression while others need decompression. Deciding when you need a video codec is difficult. The right digital image processing method should become clear as one type of compression and decompression find their way on enough systems to form a critical mass.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":136567,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of WESCON '94","volume":"72 3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116250940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Accelerated education program in biomedical engineering","authors":"G. Sonek","doi":"10.1109/WESCON.1994.403557","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WESCON.1994.403557","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes a new nine-month, non-degree accelerated engineering program for displaced engineers and scientists being offered by the University of California, Irvine. This program began in the fall of 1994 as part of the Technology Outreach Program in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. The curriculum includes regular engineering as well as custom courses covering subjects expected to be known by practicing engineers, such as engineering economics, statistical design and state-of-the-art technology issues.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":136567,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of WESCON '94","volume":"100 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122500125","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Automating boundary scan design","authors":"M. Olen, D. Hofer","doi":"10.1109/WESCON.1994.403542","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WESCON.1994.403542","url":null,"abstract":"ASIC and IC designers today are faced with the challenges of meeting strict design schedules and specifications, at the same time testability requirements are added. However, utilizing new top-down design techniques to automate the design, verification and testing of test logic such as IEEE 1149.1 boundary scan logic can be reduced from a six to eight week effort down to just days. This paper discusses a new technique of designing boundary scan in a top-down methodology, taking advantage of automated boundary-scan generation and automated logic synthesis.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":136567,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of WESCON '94","volume":"74 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121089082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Real world applications for field programmable gate array devices-an overview","authors":"W. Miller","doi":"10.1109/WESCON.1994.403539","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WESCON.1994.403539","url":null,"abstract":"Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) have gone mainstream. No longer are applications limited to performance and cost insensitive designs. The newest generation of FPGAs have hit performance and cost goals which allow a much wider spectrum of applications support. This paper provides an overview of these types of applications and project future performance and cost for FPGA devices.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":136567,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of WESCON '94","volume":"67 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121261956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Longitudinal control of an autonomous vehicle through a hybrid fuzzy/classical controller","authors":"Z. Zalila, P. Lezy","doi":"10.1109/WESCON.1994.403617","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WESCON.1994.403617","url":null,"abstract":"This research on the longitudinal control of a motor vehicle was carried out as part of the Autonomous Intelligent Cruise Control (AICC) project, which is itself part of the PROMETHEUS European Community program. It has two objectives: a speed regulation-the driver sets a cruising speed, the vehicle reaches that speed and keeps it; a distance control-when the AICC vehicle detects a target vehicle, it decides whether it is necessary to modify the actuator instructions so as to place itself at a safe distance behind the vehicle in front. These two operating modes are permanently active and must satisfy subjective criteria of comfort while ensuring a high robustness in control. These constraints are one reason why we had a hybrid approach in the conception of the regulator. Indeed, a classic type of control (by internal model) ensures a deceleration/acceleration regulation of the vehicle; the deceleration/acceleration instruction being generated by a controller based on fuzzy logic methods. This original hybrid control guarantees the robustness criterion even if there is a variation of the structural parameters such as mass, and if there are model errors as well. It also enables the driver to personalize the running of his vehicle by selecting a driving style (\"comfortable\", \"sportslike\", ...). With the controller thus conceived we obtain quite satisfactory results within the desired limits of use.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":136567,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of WESCON '94","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115449132","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Introduction to Mathematica in engineering","authors":"B. Friedman","doi":"10.1109/WESCON.1994.403610","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WESCON.1994.403610","url":null,"abstract":"Summary form only given. Engineers from all fields use Mathematica as an indispensable part of their engineering toolbox, calling on its numerical, symbolic, graphical, and programming capabilities throughout the course of their projects. This session will provide introductory training on using Mathematica for engineering projects, and presents examples of how it is being used in various fields of engineering.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":136567,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of WESCON '94","volume":"121 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116643682","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Results of a formal methods demonstration project","authors":"J. Kelly, R. Covington","doi":"10.1109/WESCON.1994.403627","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WESCON.1994.403627","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes the results of a cooperative study [D-11432] conducted by a team of researchers in formal methods (FM) at three NASA centers (The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Johnson Space Center (JSC), and Langley Research Center (LaRC)) to demonstrate FM techniques and to tailor them to critical NASA software systems. FM is a set of techniques and tools based on formal logic and mathematics for the purpose of specifying and verifying computer systems and software. This pilot project applied FM to an existing critical software subsystem. The Shuttle's Jet Select subsystem (Phase I of an ongoing study). The Prototype Verification System (PVS) specification language and tool developed at SRI International was used for this study. This study shows that FM can be used successfully to uncover hidden issues in a highly critical and mature Functional Subsystem Software Requirements (FSSR) specification which are very difficult to discover by traditional means.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":136567,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of WESCON '94","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129459294","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Processing of optical sensor data for tool monitoring with neural networks","authors":"W. Weis","doi":"10.1109/WESCON.1994.403572","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WESCON.1994.403572","url":null,"abstract":"The output of optical tool monitoring systems are in most cases contrasted images of tools showing the worn parts of the tools with a high resolution. However problems occur with fast and consistent evaluation of these images because multiple tool wear marks exist in various shapings. The idea of using neural networks to process optical sensor data seems to suggest itself because they are tolerant to errors and able to learn by teaching various frames. The design and optimization of a structural model based on a neural network for the evaluation of optical sensor data as an application of neural networks in manufacturing engineering is explained. Results of this application of neural networks during training phase as well as the ability to generalize are shown.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":136567,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of WESCON '94","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128522517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}