| Evolvable Components: From Theory to Hardware Implementations 2004 Edition Contributor(s): Sekanina, Lukas (Author) |
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ISBN: 3540403779 ISBN-13: 9783540403777 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2003 Annotation: This book deals with adaptive evolvable systems operating in a changing environment. The proposed component approach for the design of evolvable systems, the mathematical theory of evolvable machines, and the idea of virtual reconfigurable circuits have opened a way towards a better understanding of evolvable systems and to the design of more adaptive, competitive and innovative engineering products. In particular, topics such as the computational power of evolvable systems, the design of complex human-competitive digital circuits and the implementation of a one-clock partial reconfiguration in a common field-programmable gate array are introduced, investigated and implemented. The application domain is adaptive image preprocessing. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Computer Science - Computers | Software Development & Engineering - Systems Analysis & Design - Computers | Computer Graphics |
| Dewey: 005.1 |
| Series: Natural Computing |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.24" W x 9.46" (1.17 lbs) 195 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: At the beginning of the 1990s research started in how to combine soft comput- ing with reconfigurable hardware in a quite unique way. One of the methods that was developed has been called evolvable hardware. Thanks to evolution- ary algorithms researchers have started to evolve electronic circuits routinely. A number of interesting circuits - with features unreachable by means of con- ventional techniques - have been developed. Evolvable hardware is quite pop- ular right now; more than fifty research groups are spread out over the world. Evolvable hardware has become a part of the curriculum at some universi- ties. Evolvable hardware is being commercialized and there are specialized conferences devoted to evolvable hardware. On the other hand, surprisingly, we can feel the lack of a theoretical background and consistent design methodology in the area. Furthermore, it is quite difficult to implement really innovative and practically successful evolvable systems using contemporary digital reconfigurable technology. |