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2 October 1998 VHDL token-based performance modeling for 2D and 3D infrared search and track processing
Eric K. Pauer, Mark N. Pettigrew, Cory S. Myers, Vijay K. Madisetti
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Abstract
This study develops and evaluates a new VHDL-based performance modeling capability for multiprocessor systems. The framework for this methodology involved modeling the following system aspects: processor characterization, and data set size. Initially, all aspects are specified at an abstract level, and eventually become specified at a detailed level through the process of verification and refinement of design assumptions. Processor characterization involves modeling the processor's speed, instruction set, and memory hierarchy. Task modeling is concerned with the execution time and instruction mix of software tasks within the systems Network characterization models bus protocols, topology, and bandwidths. Data set size refers to how much data is represented by the tokens used in the models. In this study, we applied and evaluated this methodology using both 2D and 3D IR search and track (IRST) algorithms. Two different candidate processors were investigated: IBM PowerPC 604 and Texas Instruments TMS320C80. For the 2D IRST algorithm, the abstract and detailed performance modeling results were obtained for both processors using partitioned data and pipelined algorithmic approaches. For the 3D IRST algorithm, abstract performance models for pipelined and parallelized implementations on the PowerPC were developed. These models examined the feasibility of the implementations, the potential risk areas, and laid the groundwork for detailed performance modeling.
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Eric K. Pauer, Mark N. Pettigrew, Cory S. Myers, and Vijay K. Madisetti "VHDL token-based performance modeling for 2D and 3D infrared search and track processing", Proc. SPIE 3461, Advanced Signal Processing Algorithms, Architectures, and Implementations VIII, (2 October 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.325706
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KEYWORDS
Performance modeling

Infrared search and track

Data modeling

3D modeling

Process modeling

Systems modeling

Image processing

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