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=== [[Year 1]] === |
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| − | === 21st December, 2012 === |
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| − | '''Literature Review''' |
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| − | * Suitable 3D printers |
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| − | '''Project Work''' |
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| − | * Work on SynDev proposal |
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| − | * Work on Self-Reproduction Review Paper |
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| − | '''Development''' |
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| − | * Designs for reverse engineering an existing reproductive system |
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| − | ''' Laboratory Activities''' |
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| − | * Assisting in big-arena multi camera setup |
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| − | '''Ideas''' |
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| − | === 22nd September, 2012 === |
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| − | '''Literature Review''' |
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| − | '''Project Work''' |
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| − | * Work on Self-Reproduction Review Paper |
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| − | '''Development''' |
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| − | * Integration of shapes into Self-Assembly modeller |
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| − | ''' Laboratory Activities''' |
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| − | === 31st August, 2012 === |
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| − | '''Literature Review''' |
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| − | * Evolvable Physical Self-Replicators, Virgo 2012 |
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| − | * Some alternative reproductive strategies in artificial molecular machines, Laing 1975 |
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| − | '''Project Work''' |
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| − | * Work on Self-Reproduction Review Paper |
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| − | '''Development''' |
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| − | ''' Laboratory Activities''' |
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| − | * Assist Gianpiero in procuring cabinets for robots in the arena |
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| − | '''Ideas''' |
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| − | Advanced Studies Thesis due in April 2013 |
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| − | === 17th August, 2012 === |
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| − | '''Literature Review''' |
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| − | * Self-reproduction in cellular automata, Langton 1984 |
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| − | * Formal definition of self-reproductive systems. Luskha 2003 |
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| − | '''Project Work''' |
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| − | * Work on Self-Reproduction Review Paper |
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| − | '''Development''' |
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| − | * Staged self-assembly simulation. Development of a self-assembly modeller in the ARGoS framework. |
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| − | ** Tuning of parameters |
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| − | ''' Laboratory Activities''' |
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| − | * Assist Gianpiero in procuring cabinets for robots in the arena |
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| − | '''Ideas''' |
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| − | '''Deliverable''' |
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| − | FNRS scholarship proposal due in January 2013 |
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| − | === 29th June, 2012 === |
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| − | '''Literature Review''' |
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| − | * Compiling reading list for Self-Reproduction Review Paper |
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| − | '''Project Work''' |
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| − | * Drew skeleton for Self-Reproduction Review Paper |
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| − | '''Development''' |
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| − | * Staged self-assembly simulation. Development of a self-assembly modeller in the ARGoS framework. |
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| − | ** Tile integration rules introduced |
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| − | ''' Laboratory Activities''' |
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| − | * Assist Gianpiero in procuring cabinets for robots in the arena |
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| − | '''Ideas''' |
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| − | === 04th June, 2012 === |
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| − | '''Literature Review''' |
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| − | * Self-Reproduction related papers |
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| − | '''Project Work''' |
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| − | * Drew skeleton for Self-Reproduction Review Paper |
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| − | '''Development''' |
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| − | * Staged self-assembly simulation. Development of a self-assembly modeller in the ARGoS framework. |
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| − | ** Tile instance created and fundamental functions set up. |
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| − | ''' Laboratory Activities''' |
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| − | * Assist Gianpiero in procuring cabinets for robots in the arena |
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| − | '''Ideas''' |
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| − | * Include different magnetic patterns on the tiles to examine how they will be developed |
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| − | '''Deliverable''' |
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| − | Self Reproduction Review Paper [due October, first draft end of July(?)] |
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| − | === 14th May, 2012 === |
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| − | '''Literature Review''' |
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| − | # Bhalla, Bentley. Staging the Self-Assembly Process: Inspiration from Biological Development [Manuscript] |
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| − | '''Project Work''' |
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| − | * Initial designs of Staged Self-Assembly |
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| − | * Prepare presentation of literature review [completed] |
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| − | '''Development''' |
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| − | * Staged self-assembly simulation |
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| − | ''' Laboratory Activities''' |
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| − | * Assist Gianpiero in drawing designs for cabinets for robots in the arena |
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| − | * Assist Touraj in setting up the Kilo-bots |
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| − | '''Ideas''' |
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| − | '''Deliverable''' |
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| − | Present an introduction to Self-Reproduction |
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| − | === 30th Apr, 2012 === |
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| − | '''Literature Review''' |
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| − | # Stephen Wolfram. New Kind of Science. [Chapters: 1 and 3] |
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| − | # Pesavento, Umberto. An implementation of von Neumann's self-reproducing machine |
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| − | # Zykov, Mytilinaios, Adams, Lipson. Self-reproducing machines. |
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| − | '''Project Work''' |
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| − | * Prepare presentation of literature review [80% completed] |
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| − | '''Development''' |
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| − | * Staged self-assembly review |
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| − | ''' Laboratory Activities''' |
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| − | * Assist Gianpiero in procurement of robot storage cabinets for the Arena |
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| − | '''Ideas''' |
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| − | * Hand drawn sketch of 3D gear as an idea of machines capable of climbing one another in order to create a smart bridge over a gap. |
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| − | * Replication inspired by DNA strands and Genetic operations |
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| − | '''Deliverable''' |
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| − | Present an introduction to Self-Reproduction early in May 2012 |
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| − | === 26th March, 2012 === |
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| − | '''Literature Review''' |
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| − | # Freitas and Merkle. Kinematic self-replicating machines. [Chapters: 1 and 2] |
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| − | # Sipper. Book review of Kinematic self-replicating machines. |
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| − | # Penrose and Penrose. A self-reproducing analogue. Nature. |
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| − | # Penrose. Self-reproducing machines. Scientific American. |
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| − | # Bhalla. Designing self-assembling systems via physically encoded information. PhD thesis. [Chapters: 1 and 2] |
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| − | '''Project Work''' |
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| − | * Collect available videos and links of self assembling systems |
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| − | * Prepare presentation of literature review |
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| − | '''Development''' |
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| − | * Extension of mini project: Add features to the virtual arena and make the robtos find them |
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| − | ''' Laboratory Activities''' |
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| − | * Testing of robots brought back from Lausanne |
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| − | * Testing new kernel: |
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| − | ** Connects more reliably to the wifi |
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| − | ** Hangs during operation of Nithin's script 'swarmorph' |
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| − | '''Ideas''' |
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| − | * Baseline problem for robots to solve: crossing a bridge |
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| − | * 3D gear like entity which can create structures |
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| − | '''Deliverable''' |
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| − | Present an introduction to Self-Reproduction early in May 2012 |
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| − | === 15th February, 2012 === |
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| − | '''Literature Review''' |
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| − | [[Image:Review_20120215.pdf‎]] |
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| − | '''Development''' |
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| − | * Carlo has given me a mini project to work on to get me started on Argos. I am working on it. |
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| − | ''' Laboratory Activities''' |
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| − | * In the afternoon on Monday, I will take a look at the Footbots with Arne. |
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| − | * Alessandro and I have developed a rough plan for the setup of the camera network, we plan to start the execution this week. |
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| − | * Nithin and I have also initiated talks, and he wants to finalise a few issues before we continue. |
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| − | '''Ideas''' |
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| − | * Using nuclear fission or fusion models to create multiple agents, but the concern is that these models are unlike biological evolved systems and are not adaptive, versatile or agile. |
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| − | * Study the evolution of dicarboxylic acids |
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Revision as of 19:03, 4 March 2013
Personal Information
Name: Dhananjay Ipparthi
Date of arrival in Brussels: 08th February, 2012
Home address: Rue des Vierges 58, 1000 Bruxelles
Telephone number: +32 483 382 207
Milestones
- Advanced Studies Thesis due in April 2013
- FNRS scholarship proposal due in January 2013
- Self Reproduction Review Paper due in October 2012
Academic Activities
1st March, 2013
Literature Review
Project Work
- Work on FRS-FNRS Fellowship application
- Work on Self-Reproduction Review Paper
- Talk in Dubai
Development
Laboratory Activities
- Assisting in big-arena robot storage setup
Ideas
Deliverable
- Synthetic Reproduction Review Paper due by May 2013
- Defense of Report of Advancement on 17th May 2013
