An Assessment of the Development of a Tracking System Using Concurrent Ada
Abstract
Parallel processing holds great promise for meeting the demands of complex real time systems such as those required for the Strategic Defense Initiative. Full realization of the capabilities of parallel computing will require the use of design methodologies and Programming languages specifically designed for that purpose. This paper describes the development of a representative real time system from problem analysis to final implementation on a parallel machine. The problem selected for implementation is a multiple model Kalman filter tracking algorithm. The system was designed using the Layered Virtual Machine/Object Oriented Design methodology proposed by Nielsen and Shumate, and was implemented in Ada on a 16 processor Encore Multimax. The paper discusses speed up results and includes commentary on the methodology used, the advantages of using Ada in terms of programmer productivity, portability, and reusability of the code.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA344660
Entities
People
- T. C. Hartrum
- W. J. Lemanski
Organizations
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics