An Associative Processor Study, The RADCAP Project.

Abstract

The underlying objective of the Rome Air Development Center Associative Processor (RADCAP) Project is to investigate solutions to data processing problems which strain conventional approaches due to high data rates and heavy processing requirements. One group of data processing functions, those inherent in the USAF Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS, now called the E-3A), have been chosen as being representative of this class of problems. This report describes the results of a five-year project which involved the implementation of the AWACS functions on the RADCAP testbed system which consists of a STARAN S-1000P associative processor interfaced to a Honeywell Information Systems 645-MULTICS computer (later upgraded to a HIS 6180). Based on these results, the key characteristics of an associative processor to handle this type of problem are identified and some general conclusions as to the applicability of associative/parallel processing to real-world, real-time processing problems are drawn. The report also makes some general statements concerning the future of associative/parallel processing. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA052717

Entities

People

  • Edward C. Stanke Ii

Organizations

  • Rome Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Algorithms
  • Associative Processing
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Content Addressable Memory
  • Control Systems
  • Data Processing
  • Doppler Radar
  • Information Systems
  • Parallel Computing
  • Parallel Processing
  • Parallel Processors
  • Passive Tracking
  • Radar Tracking

Readers

  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.