Dynamics of self-assembly

• Computer vision
  • Hardware: camera with adequate field of view, lighting [Done]
  • Program that records and catalogues videos [Done]
  • Blob detection [Done]
  • Object recognition [done]
    • Colour based
    • Shape based
    • Template matching
    • Progress: [Test with 40 components https://mega.nz/#!GYoFXDCR!iSGqD-1KyDzSXYHp2WCclwj_wt56sQsklkBzHoC2rvs]
• Single component motion characterisation [collaboration with KIST-EU]
  • Preliminary analysis
    • FFT plot
    • Velocity profile [Maxwell-Boltzman distribution]
    • Diffusion analysis
  • Todo - 3000 seconds of data [minimum]
• Experiments to test the dynamics
  • Modes of shaking
    • Orbital motion
    • Linear motion
    • Orbital with random kicks
  • Speeds of shaking
    • Starting speed: speed at which components start to move
    • Increments of speed: 25 rpm
    • Max speed: speed at which substructures start to break, max speed of shaker, or speed at which tracking is faulty?
  • Shapes of containers
    • Triangular
    • Square
    • Circular
  • Presence of 'catalysts'
    • Use of a external agent to break incompatible substructures