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https://hdl.handle.net/10216/69985| Author(s): | José C. Alves Tiago Ramos Nuno Cruz |
| Title: | A recongurable computing system for an autonomous sailboat |
| Issue Date: | 2008 |
| Abstract: | This paper presents the computing infrastructure used in an autonomous unmanned smallscale sailboat. The system is build on a reconfigurable FPGA and includes custom designed interfaces for the various sensors and actuators used in the sailboat. The central processing unit is a 32-bit RISC microprocessor (Microblaze from XILINX) implemented as a soft IP (Intellectual Property) core, running at a maximum frequency of 50 MHz. The computing system runs uClinux, a simplified version of the popular Linux operating system. The usage of a reconfigurable platform enables the possibility to reconfigure completely the processing and control hardware system. This facilitates enormously the development of the control system and allows the selection of different hardware control systems, according to the navigation requirements and environmental conditions. |
| Subject: | Engenharia electrotécnica, electrónica e informática Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering, Information engineering |
| Scientific areas: | Ciências da engenharia e tecnologias::Engenharia electrotécnica, electrónica e informática Engineering and technology::Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering, Information engineering |
| URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10216/69985 |
| Source: | Proceedings of the 1st International Robotic Sailing Conference |
| Document Type: | Artigo em Livro de Atas de Conferência Internacional |
| Rights: | openAccess |
| License: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
| Appears in Collections: | FEUP - Artigo em Livro de Atas de Conferência Internacional |
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