The material in this paper is divided into the following four chapters for convenience. Chapter 1 explains, how the idea of fault testing changed from testing the machine instructions to testing the hardware in logic circuits. Chapters 2, 3 and 4 present the different approaches considered, namely:
1. Path sensitizing...
Several learning processes which can be used with computing
machinery are discussed in this paper. Consideration is given to what
has been done in this field in the past as well as to what is now
being done. New ideas which might be applied to such study are
introduced.
An...
The reliability of sequential machines is an important factor in
their design and implementation. In this thesis, stochastic sequential
machine models are employed to investigate some of the problems concerning
the reliability of sequential machines. Two different methods
are used to find the reliability required of individual elements. The
first...
In recent years the types of engineering data accumulated by many telemetry systems have become so diversified and complex, and
the environment in which these systems operate has become so restricting
that telemetry systems with increased capabilities and decreased
size are becoming a necessity. Advances in integrated circuitry
techniques satisfy...
With the advancing solid-state technology, it is necessary to
develop new techniques for synthesizing digital networks. The regular
pattern of cellular circuits seems to be the best fitted for the new LSI
technology. Recently, cellular implementations of comibinational circuits
have received considerable attention but very little attention has
been given...
The problem considered is that of causing all the machines of an
array to turn on simultaneously in the least amount of time. Each
machine is a finite sequential machine that can communicate with a
limited number of prescribed neighbor machines.
A solution for a linear array of these machines,...
The use of Regular Expressions to represent the conditions of operations of a finite automaton is becoming popular. A finite automaton can be represented by several regular expressions which are entirely different in out-looks and in structures. It is the primary purpose of this paper to develop several approaches to...
A review of current computer performance and evaluation techniques reveals a lack of an acceptable analytic tool for optimal computer system performance and evaluation. A generalized approach to the formulation of a third generation computer system model is proposed. The approach is used to optimize computer resource utilization and to...
The design of checking experiments for sequential machines
which do not initially have a distinguishing sequence is investigated.
Improvem,Jnts are suggested to an existing method for
augmenting the output logic so that the machine acquires homogeneous
distinguishing sequences. To indicate how the procedure
may be implemented on a computer, elements...