ON THE REALIZABILITY OF QUASI-LINEAR SEQUENTIAL MACHINES,

Abstract

The realizability of quasi-linear sequential machines is studied in this thesis. For a given coding of the states of a sequential machine, a set of linear relations among the states can be found. A quasi-linear sequential machine preserves these linear relations under state transitions. A necessary and sufficient condition is first established for a completely specified coded sequential machine to have a quasi-linear realization with a minimum number of state variables. The theorem is then extended to uncoded sequential machines and involves obtaining, by an iterative method, a linear relation among the states and from this relation the generation of others until a number of linear relations sufficient to specify a state assignment has been obtained. A graphical representation of the theorem and an algorithm to synthesize an uncoded completely specified quasi-linear sequential machine from the flow table description are developed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0648558

Entities

People

  • Szu-chi Chang

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

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  • Algorithms
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Demography
  • Transitions

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