Adaptive computing technology: an enabling processing technology for advanced sensor systems

Adaptive computing technology (ACT) represents one of the key processing technologies being investigated for advanced sensor systems. A processor architecture study was conducted for analyzing the feasibility of inserting aided target acquisition technology into military ground vehicles. Preliminary results show that, with the given set of constraints, an architecture augmented with ACT was able to meet many of the insertion requirements. Key aspects of ACT learned from the study are discussed in terms of emerging advanced sensor systems.