Evolvable hardware is a concept that integrates reconfigurable hardware, artificial intelligence, fault tolerance, and autonomous systems to design computer hardware systems, especially those that must keep working when no maintenance is possible. Greenwood (electrical and computer engineering, Portland State U., Oregon) and Tyrrell (digital electronics, U. of York, England) provide an overview for researchers, engineers, designers, and managers interested in such systems. They introduce the basic terminology and principles, reconfigurable hardware, algorithms that conduct simulated evolution, and system integration concepts. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Introduction to Evolvable Hardware: A Practical Guide for Designing Self-Adaptive Systems provides a fundamental introduction for engineers, designers, and managers involved in the development of adaptive, high reliability systems. It also introduces the concepts of evolvable hardware (EHW) to new researchers in a structured way. With this practical book, you’ll be able to quickly apply the techniques presented to existing design problems.