Mecobo: A Hardware and Software Platform for In Materio Evolution
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Evolution in Materio (EIM) exploits properties of physical systems to compute. “Designs” are evolved instead of a traditional top down design approach. Computation is a product of the state(s) of the material and input data. Evolution manipulates physical processes by stimulating materials assessed in situ. A hardware software platform designed for EIM experimentation is presented. The platform with features especially for EIM is described together with demonstration experiments using carbon nanotubes in a thick film placed on micro electrode arrays.
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تاریخ انتشار 2014