Hardware fault-tolerance within the POEtic system

TY - GEN

T1 - Hardware fault-tolerance within the POEtic system

AU - Barker, W

AU - Tyrrell, A M

PY - 2005

Y1 - 2005

N2 - The ideas presented in this paper are results of a new research project, "Reconfigurable POEtic Tissue". The goal of the project was the development of a hardware platform capable of implementing bio-inspired systems, in digital hardware. In particular, the final hardware device, while similar to other FPGAs, was designed with a number of novel features which facilitate fault-tolerance. These include dynamic reconfiguration and on-chip re-programming. This paper considers these features in the context of fault-tolerant system design and shows how an ensemble of different, but often complementary, techniques might be produced using these novel device features. Such characteristics are crucial for many control systems, particularly with safety implications.

AB - The ideas presented in this paper are results of a new research project, "Reconfigurable POEtic Tissue". The goal of the project was the development of a hardware platform capable of implementing bio-inspired systems, in digital hardware. In particular, the final hardware device, while similar to other FPGAs, was designed with a number of novel features which facilitate fault-tolerance. These include dynamic reconfiguration and on-chip re-programming. This paper considers these features in the context of fault-tolerant system design and shows how an ensemble of different, but often complementary, techniques might be produced using these novel device features. Such characteristics are crucial for many control systems, particularly with safety implications.

M3 - Conference contribution

SN - 3-540-28736-1

SP - 25

EP - 36

BT - EVOLVABLE SYSTEMS: FROM BIOLOGY TO HARDWARE

A2 - Moreno, JM

A2 - Madrenas, J

A2 - Cosp, J

PB - Springer

CY - BERLIN

T2 - 6th International Conference on Evolvable Systems

Y2 - 12 September 2005 through 14 September 2005

ER -