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From: walden@ready.eng.ready.com (Eugene Walden)
Newsgroups: comp.realtime,rec.aviation
Subject: Re: Far distributed real-time in flight control
Keywords: flight control, far distributed real-time
Message-ID: <1991Jun21.184055.24954@ready.eng.ready.com>
Date: 21 Jun 91 18:40:55 GMT
References: <1991Jun21.113500.5999@rcvie.co.at>
Organization: Ready Systems
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In article <1991Jun21.113500.5999@rcvie.co.at> fs_reise@rcvie.at (Christian Reiser) writes:

><summary of request: he is looking for information on distributed, real-time
> systems with geographically distributed nodes>

I don't have any specific references, but I know of two good resources:

   1. Contact anyone doing work on the IVHS (Intelligent Vehicle Highway
      System) project. The primary groups (forgive me if I've omitted your 
      favorite university here) are at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
      and University of California at Berkeley. I am not sure who the contact
      would be at Berkeley, but at Michigan, you can talk to Professor
      Kang Shin in the EECS department. 

   2. I remember reading a paper that came out of the MIT robotics lab (I'm
      not sure of the exact name-- perhaps someone from MIT could supply a 
      contact)  that dealt with geographically distributed real-time systems. 

Both of these research groups are likely to have done some research that 
will be of use to you. The robotics paper I remember reading had something
to do with remotely controlled robots in outer space. 

Good Luck!

   - Eugene Walden (walden@gate.ready.com)