Experiences with an Operational Associative Processor

Abstract

A space object position prediction program was implemented on the STARAN associative array processor (AP) installed at the Rome Air Development Center (RADC), New York. This document outlines the experience gained from this task. A section is devoted to an analysis of the time and effort required to implement the program. Emphasis is given to the program design and array layout phase. Systematic (i.e., independent of the specific program) and application- related capabilities and limitations are discussed. An analysis of the RADCAP system from a user's viewpoint is also presented. The latter part of the paper deals with recommendations for an approved STARAN system (hardware and software) and an improved host computer interface.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA003414

Entities

People

  • D. L. Baldauf

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Arithmetic
  • Assembly Languages
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Content Addressable Memory
  • Corporations
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Debugging
  • Floating Point Operations
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Machine Languages
  • Parallel Computing
  • Parallel Processing
  • Standards
  • System Software

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space