Over the last several years the power of personal computers (PC) in enhancing teaching effectiveness in both classroom and laboratory has become universally recognized. The objective of this paper is to describe how P...
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We propose that short-period doping superlattices are suitable for the enhancement of a third-order susceptibility arising from free carriers in nonparabolic energy subbands. The inherent advantage lies in the ability...
We propose that short-period doping superlattices are suitable for the enhancement of a third-order susceptibility arising from free carriers in nonparabolic energy subbands. The inherent advantage lies in the ability to simply engineer the superlattice potential profile, yielding control of miniband energy dispersion. We consider short-period GaAs doping superlattices composed of uniformly doped donor and acceptor layers, and planar-doped n- and p-type monolayers separated by intrinsic regions. Calculations of the electronic structure of compensated and n-type noncompensated n-i-p-i superlattices incorporating miniband dispersion at nonzero temperature are reported. We show that small modulations of the superlattice potential lead to large subband nonparabolicities and we calculate a twentyfold improvement in the third-order susceptibility over bulk GaAs at room temperature, comparable to that predicted for GaAs/AlGaAs compositional superlattices.
This paper documents an experiment performed by The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory to measure the effect of inserting a data bus into a combat system. The experiment was conducted at the Aegis Com...
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This paper documents an experiment performed by The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory to measure the effect of inserting a data bus into a combat system. The experiment was conducted at the Aegis computer Center located at the Naval Surface Weapons Center in Dahlgren, Virginia (NSWC/DL). The purpose of the experiment was to determine whether or not the Aegis Weapon System (the core of the Aegis Combat System) could be operated with a portion of its point-to-point interelement cables replaced by a data bus. The data bus chosen for the experiment employs message broadcasting with receiver selection. A primary goal of the experiment was to minimize the amount of Aegis computerprogram changes required to accommodate the data bus. The results presented in this paper will show that the experiment was a success. Key certification tests were passed with no computerprogram changes to the tactical elements and minimal changes in the Aegis tactical executive (ATES) program (less than 110 words changed).
An approach to coordination of cooperating concurrent processes, each capable of error direction and recovery, is presented. Error detection, rollback, and retry in a process are specified by a well-structured languag...
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An approach to coordination of cooperating concurrent processes, each capable of error direction and recovery, is presented. Error detection, rollback, and retry in a process are specified by a well-structured language construct called recovery block. Recovery points of processes must be properly coordinated to prevent a disastrous avalanche of process rollbacks. The approach relies on an intelligent processor system (that runs processes) capable of establishing and discarding the recovery points of interacting processes in a well coordinated manner such that a process never makes two consecutive rollbacks without making a retry between the two, and every process rollback becomes a minimum-distance rollback. Following a discussion of the underlying philosophy of the author's approach, basic rules of reducing storage and time overhead in such a processor system are discussed. Examples are drawn from the systems in which processes communicate through monitors.
The author describes a personal-computer software package recently incorporated in the power engineeringprogram at Northeastern University. The package includes a set of computerprograms which can be utilized to sup...
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The author describes a personal-computer software package recently incorporated in the power engineeringprogram at Northeastern University. The package includes a set of computerprograms which can be utilized to support classroom instruction and student design projects. The programs cover matrix operations, symmetrical components, line constant, steady-state operation of transmission lines, power flow (100 buses), symmetrical short circuits (100 buses), short circuits (100 buses), transmission-line transients, and transient stability. The computerprograms, the way they are utilized, and initial student reaction are discussed. It is concluded that the availability of the power system analysis and design software package has extended classroom capabilities and enhanced student interest in power engineering courses. The reaction of students to the software has been positive, and it has allowed them to work on more difficult and realistic problems and make it an innovative tool in the learning process.< >
The development of a CIM (computer Integrated Manufacturing) environment requires that inspection processes be linked to databases containing the design data. Increased emphasis on flexibility must not be bought at th...
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Advances in technology coupled with the inefficiency of the conventional von-Neumann type architecture in handling database systems have motivated the design and implementation of the so called database machines. Unfo...
The authors propose the use of an access coprocessor (AP) to reduce the adverse effects of the access overhead on the performance of a VLSI processor. The AP offers the possibility of achieving substantial speedup in ...
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The authors propose the use of an access coprocessor (AP) to reduce the adverse effects of the access overhead on the performance of a VLSI processor. The AP offers the possibility of achieving substantial speedup in program execution time by means of concurrency in the access and execute processes, and by the use of special operations to perform efficiently address calculations. System operation is illustrated by means of a matrix multiplication algorithm. A preliminary analysis of the performance of a VLSI processor, with and without the AP, is presented.< >
Some of the previously proposed join operation implementations in several database machines are briefly analyzed. An associative parallel join module and its O(n) associative parallel algorithm are proposed. A VLSI ch...
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Some of the previously proposed join operation implementations in several database machines are briefly analyzed. An associative parallel join module and its O(n) associative parallel algorithm are proposed. A VLSI chip that has been simulated and fabricated is described, demonstrating the feasibility of the module.< >
Some of the fault-tolerance schemes that have been established as promising ones for use in real-time distributed computer systems (DCSs) are reviewed. Major issues that remain to be resolved in the 1990s are also dis...
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Some of the fault-tolerance schemes that have been established as promising ones for use in real-time distributed computer systems (DCSs) are reviewed. Major issues that remain to be resolved in the 1990s are also discussed. By and large, the design of fault-tolerant real-time DCSs is an immature field. Many of the promising fault tolerance schemes have not been adequately evaluated. It is hoped that many more testbed-based efforts will be made in the field of fault-tolerant real-time distributed computing.< >
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