Several methods to compute the prime implicants and the prime implicates of a negation normal form (NNF) formula are developed and implemented. An algorithm PI is introduced that is an extension to negation normal for...
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A formal framework for a calculus of real-time systems is presented. Specifications and program statements are combined into a single language called TAM (the Temporal Agent Model), that allows the user to express bot...
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The real time process algebra of Baeten and Bergstra [Formal Aspects of Computing, 3, 142-188 (1991)] is extended to real space by requiring the presence of spatial coordinates for each atomic action, in addition to t...
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The programming language Prolog allows succinct representation of a wide variety of scheduling problems. To speed up execution, a new version called CHIP (Constraint Handling In Prolog) was introduced that maintains t...
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The programming language Prolog allows succinct representation of a wide variety of scheduling problems. To speed up execution, a new version called CHIP (Constraint Handling In Prolog) was introduced that maintains the programming advantages of Prolog. CHIP achieves its speed by keeping track of the sets of possible values for each variable. In this way, a search can be abandoned as soon as any such set becomes empty. This mechanism is made part of the unification algorithm. CHIP maintains the conventional orientation of logic towards single values. Thus, an awkward theoretical structure results from interfacing with set orientation in unification. This problem is solved by using a set-orientation for the entire logic.< >
Formal methods may be at the crossroads of acceptance by a wider industrial community. In order for the techniques to become widely used, the gap between theorists and practitioners must be bridged effectively. In par...
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Automatic evaluation of drawing-to-CAD conversion performance is addressed. The generating model of artificial images in the domain of cadastral maps was built. The proposed model was close to the authentic drawings o...
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Automatic evaluation of drawing-to-CAD conversion performance is addressed. The generating model of artificial images in the domain of cadastral maps was built. The proposed model was close to the authentic drawings on the level of graphic primitives and on the level of map understanding. The shape of the parcel was characterized by the number of corners, line lengths and respective angles. The model of a house consists of 12 random variables, while the 13th variable describes the location of the house in a parcel. The parameters of probability distributions have been estimated from the sample of 115 parcels and 127 houses. The goodness-of-fit for all distributions was very high.< >
Performance evaluation of shipboard electronic systems entails debugging the systems in a laboratory environment, placing them in service and relving on svstem operators to provide feedback. General testing can be per...
Performance evaluation of shipboard electronic systems entails debugging the systems in a laboratory environment, placing them in service and relving on svstem operators to provide feedback. General testing can be performed at selected sites by system designers, but each site where equipment is to be installed can offer unique problems. It is impossible to predict all the scenarios. Unique problems are more the rule than the exception when equipment is destined for Navy ships. Ship deployments make for difficult logistics when sending test teams to evaluate system failures. So, out of necessity, if newly installed equipment receives the proper inputs and generates the proper outputs, it is accepted and becomes the sailor's responsibilitv to maintain. In cases where documentation is ambiguous or incomplete, it is left to the sailor's ingenuity to continue testing and training on equipment. This is generallv obtained through computer simulations and back-to-back testing which can provide results for ideal conditions, but does not take the dynamics of interference into account. Remote site testing is the only way to get a true representation of equipment performance and training problems. Electronic system operators on board Navy vessels are fortunate, thev have help. There exists an organization available near major naval ports worldwide whose existence is to test electronic systems performance. The testing utilizes electronic systems as they would normally be configured for operations. This organization is the Shipboard Electronic Svstem Evaluation Facility (SESEF).
A major limitation of the boundary element method (BEM) for the solution of electrical potential problems is the long computational time required. However, a large portion of the calculations involved can be viewed as...
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A major limitation of the boundary element method (BEM) for the solution of electrical potential problems is the long computational time required. However, a large portion of the calculations involved can be viewed as being parallel in nature and can therefore be computed concurrently. This paper makes an effort to increase the efficiency of the BEM process using transputer-based multiprocessor computing techniques. The algorithms developed may equally well be applied to any multiprocessor system. The application selected to demonstrate the technique is the solution of an electrostatic problem governed by a two-dimensional Laplace equation. A parallel algorithm for problem setup and field extraction using BEM is designed and implemented on a transputer array. Special attention is directed to the utilization of the parallel processors to achieve maximum efficiency. The analysis in this work concentrates on the communication strategies for passing data between processors as well as a consideration of the workload attributed to each processor. The parallel algorithms were implemented using 3L Parallel Fortran;however, the choice of topology for the overall BEM implementation was limited by the fact that certain parts of the algorithm could only utilize a pipeline configuration of processors. Comprehensive results for the parallel BEM algorithm are given and they are encouraging, indicating that parallel processing has much to offer when applied to the boundary element method.
A major limitation of the transmission-line matrix (TLM) method used to solve Maxwell's equations is the long computation time required. The TLM scattering calculations involved can, however, be viewed as parallel...
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A major limitation of the transmission-line matrix (TLM) method used to solve Maxwell's equations is the long computation time required. The TLM scattering calculations involved can, however, be viewed as parallel in nature. This paper describes an effort to reduce computational time by using an SIMD, DAP multiprocessor computer employed to solve a two-dimensional TLM electromagnetic field formulation. A parallel algorithm based on the TLM scattering algorithm is designed and implemented using FORTRAN-PLUS Enhanced on an AMT DAP 510 machine. Here the connectivity of the DAP is exploited to simulate the intrinsic scattering behaviour on which the TLM algorithm relies. The results show that parallel processing on an SIMD machine such as the DAP is advantageous, especially for higher-order mesh sizes.
There have been active work to extend the Prolog style Horn Clause logic programming to non-Horn *** this paper,we will analyze the complexities of several such *** purpose is to understand the computational complexit...
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There have been active work to extend the Prolog style Horn Clause logic programming to non-Horn *** this paper,we will analyze the complexities of several such *** purpose is to understand the computational complexity of these inference *** analyses do not prove that any one system is better than the others all the *** they do suggest that one system may be better than the others for some particular *** also discuss the effect of caching.
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