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GAPPCO: An Easy to Configure Geometric Algebra Coprocessor Based on GAPP Programs

Silvia FranchiniGiorgio VassalloDietmar HildenbrandSalvatore VitabileAntonio Gentile

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Settore ING-INF/05 - Sistemi Di Elaborazione Delle InformazioniCoprocessorTheoretical computer sciencebusiness.industryApplied MathematicsConfigurable hardware02 engineering and technologyParallel computing01 natural sciences020202 computer hardware & architectureComputer Science::Hardware ArchitectureGeometric algebraSoftwareChain (algebraic topology)0103 physical sciencesGeometric Algebra Geometric Algebra computing Gaalop GAPP GAPPCO0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringParallelism (grammar)GapP010307 mathematical physicsbusinessImplementationMathematics

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Because of the high numeric complexity of Geometric Algebra, its use in engineering applications relies heavily on tools and devices for efficient implementations. In this article, we present a novel hardware design for a Geometric Algebra coprocessor, called GAPPCO, which is based on Geometric Algebra Parallelism Programs (GAPP). GAPPCO is a design for a coprocessor combining the advantages of optimizing software with a configurable hardware able to implement arbitrary Geometric Algebra algorithms. The idea is to have a fixed hardware easily and fast to be configured for different algorithms. We describe the new hardware design together with the complete tool chain for its configuration.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2017-01-13Advances in Applied Clifford Algebras
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00006-016-0755-x