SBIR-STTR Award

This document proposes a 6-month Phase I effort to demonstrate the feasibility of a direct-programming tool for missile guidance algorithms. This tool will be an expansion of the currently supported product called the BEEcube Platform Studio (BPS), which is itself built upon the Mathworks Simulink framework and Xilinx System Generator for DSP. This expansion will be three-fold: first, to permit the support of multiple FPGA vendors, second, to support function kernels targeted for guidance algorithms, and third, to predict power and thermal load capacity of the system

Benefit:
A Direct Programming Tool based on Simulink Signal Flow Graphs, yielding low-power and high performance designs. Power and thermal estimation capability. Demonstration on Xilinx FPGAs and simulated performance on Altera FPGAs. Demo vehicles include 2 GSps signal generation, 1 GSps signal analysis, HD video edge detection and pattern recognition. Commercial benefit includes the development of a multi-platform electronic system level CAD tool to satisfy growing demand for such tools.

Keywords:
signal-flow graphs multi-vendor, signal-flow graphs multi-vendor, thermal analysis, Simulink