A multi-microprocessor system for finite element structural analysisDuring the last few years, advances in microprocessor technology have spurred a renewed interest in special-purpose computers. The microprocessor has become small, inexpensive, and powerful enough to be considered as a building block for special-purpose hardware. A description is presented of the architecture of a prototype 'finite element machine' currently being built. Attention is given to details regarding the finite element analysis problem, the arrangement of the processors as finite element nodes in the structural model, the influence of the architecture on the solution algorithm, interprocessor communication primitives, and the performance of the finite element machine.
Document ID
19790038915
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Jordan, H. F. (Colorado, University Boulder, Colo., United States)
Sawyer, P. L. (NASA Langley Research Center Structures and Dynamics Div., Hampton, Va., United States)