Physical Optics Corporation — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: MDA14-012

Description

Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new Parallel Adaptive Modeling and Simulation Through Intelligent Execution (PAMSIE) system. PAMSIE is a portable, scalable, and modular computing block designed for real-time modeling and simulation. It uses a heterogeneous computing architecture comprising homogeneous computing blocks consisting of FPGAs, DSPs, CPUs, and GPUs to perform bulk processing, thereby maximizing computational performance while minimizing infrastructure complexity. The innovation in the PAMSIE architecture consists of a novel resource allocator, along with new communication methods, which significantly reduces distribution overhead to improve system efficiency. Furthermore, it uses newer processor designs, fabricated by the 3-D, 22nm technology, resulting in higher performance per watt over existing portable systems such as the Cray CX1. It uses COTS components, thereby inheriting economy of scale price reductions as well as reducing developmental risks. In Phase I, POC will produce a conceptual design for PAMSIE along with a limited-scale prototype. In Phase II, we will design and build a prototype and test it by loading unclassified software. POC plans to deliver in Phase III two or more builds that interoperate to execute high level simulations. Approved for Public Release 14-MDA-8047 (14 Nov 14)