WulfPack™ COMPUTER CLUSTERS
WulfPack™ Computer Clusters provide the computational muscle for the most demanding signal and image processing algorithms. These high performance computer systems are designed for the challenging field environments associated with military aircraft and remote ground
installations.
Urban Robotics’ cluster management software seamlessly handles core load balancing for both streaming and batched based processing. Additional modules handle data distribution, health monitoring, load balancing, and job dependency/scheduling tasks. Whether tracking
moving cars in video streams, analyzing multiple SIGINT streams, or calculating Pi to 1 million digits, the WulfPack™ Computer cluster is a self contained rapidly deployable hardware platform for both aircraft and field installations.
At the center of the WulfPack™ Computer Cluster is the Urban Robotics WulfPack™ unit. This custom rackmounted computer is a 2U system, consisting of (8) Intel processor cores, 8 Gigabytes of memory, flash booted Embedded Windows XP, and 4x1 Gigabit Ethernet connections.
Having been deployed in theaters of active operations, the WulfPack™ Computer Cluster has proven its field readiness and durability. The system is now in its third generation of design.
Attributes Include:
- Extreme Low Power
Typical 34 core configurations operate at 1 kilowatt; it is ideal for aircraft 28VDC power
- Ruggedized
Critical software components installed in industrial flash memory; hard drives are automotive grade
- Heat Resistant
Hardware components chosen to minimize heat output and handle high ambient temperatures
- High Bandwidth
Discrete buses exist for each CPU, thus outperforming blade systems
- Scalable
Additional WulfPack™ systems can easily be added for increased capability/turnaround performance
- Modular architecture
Components are network-centric, connected via TCP/IP protocols
- Redundancy
individual WulfPack™units can be hotswapped and replaced with no impact on active processing
- Streaming ready
Cluster management software designed for real time processing
- Customizable
A powerful cluster SDK is available to adapt your existing algorithms to a WulfPack™or heterogeneous cluster
- Easy Field Setup:
A full cluster requires only a single AC or 28VDC feed
- Easy Deployment:
Systems are installed in rugged transit cases ready for quick delivery
Typical Configuration:
- Urban Robotics WulfPack™ units, typically in quantities 2, 4, 10 or 15.
- Urban Robotics AlphaWulf unit, for cluster management
–Urban Robotics Patch Panel, for power distribution
- Smart Gigabit Ethernet switch
- Ruggedized rackmounted transit case
- Rackmounted display, keyboard and trackball
- Universal AC power supply
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