The Body of Knowledge and Curriculum to Advance Systems Engineering

Much of the funding and sponsorship for BKCASE was provided by the U.S. Department of Defense

Work in Process: A Body of Knowledge and Curriculum to Advance Systems Engineering (BKCASETM)

This paper reviews the progress and content of the Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge (SEBoK) and the Graduate Reference Curriculum for Systems Engineering (GRCSETM) products being developed as part of the Body of Knowledge and Curriculum to Advance Systems Engineering (BKCASETM) project initiated in September 2009. The version 0.25 of each product was released for limited review in fall 2010; version 0.5 of each product will be released for public review in fall 2011; and final version 1.0 of each product are due out in fall 2012. This paper reviews how these products differ from and build upon existing products, and recounts lessons learned after the first 15 months on the project.Much of the funding and sponsorship for BKCASE was provided by the U.S. Department of Defense

A Single Chip Low Power Asynchronous Implementation of an FFT Algorithm for Space Applications

A fully asynchronous fixed point FFT processor is introduced for low power space applications. The architecture is based on an algorithm developed by Suter and Stevens specifically for a low power implementation. The novelty of this architecture lies in its high localization of components and pipelining with no need to share a global memory. High throughput is attained using large numbers of small, local components working in parallel. A derivation of the algorithm from the discrete Fourier transform is presented followed by a discussion of circuit design parameters specifically those relevant to space applications. A survey of this application specific architecture is included with a detailed look at the design of the complex-valued Booth multiplier to demonstrate the design methodology of this project. Finally, simulation results based on layout extractions are presented and an outline for future work is given. 1 Introduction This paper discusses the background, design, and impleme..