Marek Perkowski, Professor ECE, PSU.


PROJECTS FOR YEAR 2002.




Project 1. DIGITAL CUBE AND SIGNAL PROCESSOR. (DCASP)


This project is to design an enhanced digital signal processor architecture with cube calculus operations for pattern recognition. This is a complex project, but you will continue after previous year projects. Real life project. Collaboration with ATR in Japan. Continuation of the many projects since 1997, and especially 2000 project. You will learn about DSP processors, cube calculus and synthesis.

To prepare yourself to work on this project read the Cube Calculus description on this webpage. Read also about DSP processor design and standard microprocessor design from this webpage, or any book or webpage on VHDL. Review computer architecture from books such as Mano. Try to understand Qihong Chen's code of CCM. This is a typical computer architecture project. Emphasis on system design, buses, memories, instruction list and efficiency rather than on innovative design of logic circuits. This is a good project for people who have software rather than hardware background.
This is a strictly VHDL project. I can accept a big group of students. It requires some knowledge of computer architecture, but we will review.


Project 2. CUBE CALCULUS MACHINE USING REVERSIBLE LOGIC.



Anas (Andie) Al-Rabadi - consultant.

The topic of this project is to re-design the CCM of Qihong Chen into reversible logic circuits. This means, the emphasis will be mostly on reversible circuit design to reduce power. You will not have to modify or improve Qihong's design, unless you will prove that a modification is necessary for higher efficiency. Your task will be to find good logic realizations using reversible gates and components. The instruction list and general machine organization will remain the same.
This is a VHDL project but in addition you have to learn about reversible logic. Anas Al-Rabadi will help you. In addition, there will be my slides and lectures. This project is for people who like logic synthesis and power reduction considerations.


Project 3. ADVANCED SPEECH PROCESSOR.


This project is to design an advanced speech processor using FPGA technology.
This is a VHDL project but you have to learn about fundamentals of speech processing.