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COSMOS Cluster #1: Computers in Everyday Life. Prof. Ryan Kastner July 22 , 2010. State of Computing. Computers are cheap, embedded everywhere. State of Computing. Computers are cheap, embedded everywhere. Source: Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli . What are Embedded Systems?.
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COSMOS Cluster #1:Computers in Everyday Life Prof. Ryan Kastner July22, 2010
State of Computing • Computers are cheap, embedded everywhere
State of Computing • Computers are cheap, embedded everywhere Source: Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli
What are Embedded Systems? Ecological Monitoring Building Monitoring Traditional Computing Biotechnology Transportation Robotics “The use of [these embedded computers] throughout society could well dwarf previous milestones in the information revolution.”
Electronics and the Car More than 30% of the cost of a car is now in electronics 90% of all innovations will be based on electronic systems • Modern cars: up to ~100 processors running complex software • Engine & emissions control, stability & traction control, diagnostics, gearless automatic transmission • http://www.howstuffworks.com/car-computer.htm Source: Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli