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=== [[Year 1]] ===
 
=== 21st December, 2012 ===
 
'''Literature Review'''
 
* Suitable 3D printers
 
'''Project Work'''
 
* Work on SynDev proposal
 
* Work on Self-Reproduction Review Paper
 
'''Development'''
 
* Designs for reverse engineering an existing reproductive system
 
 
''' Laboratory Activities'''
 
* Assisting in big-arena multi camera setup
 
 
'''Ideas'''
 
 
'''Deliverable'''
 
 
=== 22nd September, 2012 ===
 
'''Literature Review'''
 
 
'''Project Work'''
 
* Work on Self-Reproduction Review Paper
 
'''Development'''
 
* Integration of shapes into Self-Assembly modeller
 
 
''' Laboratory Activities'''
 
 
'''Ideas'''
 
 
'''Deliverable'''
 
 
=== 31st August, 2012 ===
 
'''Literature Review'''
 
* Evolvable Physical Self-Replicators, Virgo 2012
 
* Some alternative reproductive strategies in artificial molecular machines, Laing 1975
 
'''Project Work'''
 
* Work on Self-Reproduction Review Paper
 
'''Development'''
 
 
''' Laboratory Activities'''
 
* Assist Gianpiero in procuring cabinets for robots in the arena
 
'''Ideas'''
 
 
'''Deliverable'''
 
Advanced Studies Thesis due in April 2013
 
 
=== 17th August, 2012 ===
 
'''Literature Review'''
 
* Self-reproduction in cellular automata, Langton 1984
 
* Formal definition of self-reproductive systems. Luskha 2003
 
'''Project Work'''
 
* Work on Self-Reproduction Review Paper
 
'''Development'''
 
* Staged self-assembly simulation. Development of a self-assembly modeller in the ARGoS framework.
 
** Tuning of parameters
 
''' Laboratory Activities'''
 
* Assist Gianpiero in procuring cabinets for robots in the arena
 
'''Ideas'''
 
 
'''Deliverable'''
 
FNRS scholarship proposal due in January 2013
 
 
=== 29th June, 2012 ===
 
'''Literature Review'''
 
* Compiling reading list for Self-Reproduction Review Paper
 
'''Project Work'''
 
* Drew skeleton for Self-Reproduction Review Paper
 
'''Development'''
 
* Staged self-assembly simulation. Development of a self-assembly modeller in the ARGoS framework.
 
** Tile integration rules introduced
 
''' Laboratory Activities'''
 
* Assist Gianpiero in procuring cabinets for robots in the arena
 
'''Ideas'''
 
 
'''Deliverable'''
 
 
 
 
=== 04th June, 2012 ===
 
'''Literature Review'''
 
* Self-Reproduction related papers
 
'''Project Work'''
 
* Drew skeleton for Self-Reproduction Review Paper
 
'''Development'''
 
* Staged self-assembly simulation. Development of a self-assembly modeller in the ARGoS framework.
 
** Tile instance created and fundamental functions set up.
 
''' Laboratory Activities'''
 
* Assist Gianpiero in procuring cabinets for robots in the arena
 
'''Ideas'''
 
* Include different magnetic patterns on the tiles to examine how they will be developed
 
'''Deliverable'''
 
Self Reproduction Review Paper [due October, first draft end of July(?)]
 
 
 
=== 14th May, 2012 ===
 
'''Literature Review'''
 
# Bhalla, Bentley. Staging the Self-Assembly Process: Inspiration from Biological Development [Manuscript]
 
'''Project Work'''
 
* Initial designs of Staged Self-Assembly
 
* Prepare presentation of literature review [completed]
 
'''Development'''
 
* Staged self-assembly simulation
 
''' Laboratory Activities'''
 
* Assist Gianpiero in drawing designs for cabinets for robots in the arena
 
* Assist Touraj in setting up the Kilo-bots
 
'''Ideas'''
 
'''Deliverable'''
 
Present an introduction to Self-Reproduction
 
 
=== 30th Apr, 2012 ===
 
'''Literature Review'''
 
# Stephen Wolfram. New Kind of Science. [Chapters: 1 and 3]
 
# Pesavento, Umberto. An implementation of von Neumann's self-reproducing machine
 
# Zykov, Mytilinaios, Adams, Lipson. Self-reproducing machines.
 
'''Project Work'''
 
* Prepare presentation of literature review [80% completed]
 
'''Development'''
 
* Staged self-assembly review
 
''' Laboratory Activities'''
 
* Assist Gianpiero in procurement of robot storage cabinets for the Arena
 
'''Ideas'''
 
* 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.
 
* Replication inspired by DNA strands and Genetic operations
 
'''Deliverable'''
 
Present an introduction to Self-Reproduction early in May 2012
 
 
=== 26th March, 2012 ===
 
'''Literature Review'''
 
# Freitas and Merkle. Kinematic self-replicating machines. [Chapters: 1 and 2]
 
# Sipper. Book review of Kinematic self-replicating machines.
 
# Penrose and Penrose. A self-reproducing analogue. Nature.
 
# Penrose. Self-reproducing machines. Scientific American.
 
# Bhalla. Designing self-assembling systems via physically encoded information. PhD thesis. [Chapters: 1 and 2]
 
'''Project Work'''
 
* Collect available videos and links of self assembling systems
 
* Prepare presentation of literature review
 
'''Development'''
 
* Extension of mini project: Add features to the virtual arena and make the robtos find them
 
''' Laboratory Activities'''
 
* Testing of robots brought back from Lausanne
 
* Testing new kernel:
 
** Connects more reliably to the wifi
 
** Hangs during operation of Nithin's script 'swarmorph'
 
'''Ideas'''
 
* Baseline problem for robots to solve: crossing a bridge
 
* 3D gear like entity which can create structures
 
'''Deliverable'''
 
Present an introduction to Self-Reproduction early in May 2012
 
 
=== 15th February, 2012 ===
 
'''Literature Review'''
 
[[Image:Review_20120215.pdf‎]]
 
 
'''Development'''
 
* Carlo has given me a mini project to work on to get me started on Argos. I am working on it.
 
''' Laboratory Activities'''
 
* In the afternoon on Monday, I will take a look at the Footbots with Arne.
 
* Alessandro and I have developed a rough plan for the setup of the camera network, we plan to start the execution this week.
 
* Nithin and I have also initiated talks, and he wants to finalise a few issues before we continue.
 
'''Ideas'''
 
* 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.
 
* Study the evolution of dicarboxylic acids
 

Revision as of 18:03, 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

Year 1