| Abstract |
This paper assesses the performance of an INMOS Transputer parallel processing network for real time motor control. This assessment is felt to be significant since parallel architectures are likely to become increasingly exploited as the processors become cheaper, more powerful and flexible, and with enhanced system support. The questions are therefore: what are the advantages of parallel processing, and the transputer in particular, when applied to motor control? To what extent should parallelism be used either for development systems or for commercial application? The assessment is based on experience of transputer implementation of AC Induction Motor Vector Control Algorithms. These implementations are described. |
