On-chip evolution using a soft processor core applied to image recognition

Proceedings - First NASA/ESA Conference on Adaptive Hardware and Systems, AHS 2006

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 373-380

  Glette, Kyrre ^a   Torresen, Jim ^a   Yasunaga, Moritoshi ^b   Yamaguchi, Yoshiki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL DEVICES; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAYS; LOGIC DEVICES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION;

HARDWARE SYSTEMS; MICROBLAZE SYSTEM; ONCHIP PROCESSORS; XILINX FPGA;

MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS;

EID: 33845582692     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/AHS.2006.55     Document Type: Conference Paper

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