Accession Number:

AD0810294

Title:

LOGICAL DESIGN OF A MICROPROGRAMMED SPECIAL-PURPOSE COMPUTER.

Descriptive Note:

Master's thesis,

Corporate Author:

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA

Personal Author(s):

• Ingalls, Robert Austin

Report Date:

1966-12-01

Pagination or Media Count:

110.0

Abstract:

An investigation is made of the microprogramming approach to logical design of a digital machine. The digital processor designed performs general matrix manipulation and in particular is adapted to the requirements for implementing a Kalman-Weiner filter in a Track-While-Scan radar system. A timing and data-flow analysis is made and micro-programs written to implement the required macros for the selected benchmark application. A detailed comparison is made of the operation of the microprogrammed processor to that of a current general purpose avionics type computer of similar main memory cycle time. Some conclusions are made concerning the optimizing of various parameters of a microprogrammed computer design. Author

Descriptors:

• *DIGITAL COMPUTERS
• *COMPUTERS
• COMPUTER PROGRAMS
• COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
• MATRICES(MATHEMATICS)
• TRACK WHILE SCAN
• RADAR
• FLOW CHARTING
• THESES

Subject Categories:

• Computer Programming and Software
• Computer Hardware

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE