Cellular Automaton Self-Organizing a Mechanical Structure : Behavior of Total System Generated by Local Rules

This paper describes a cellular automaton generating an adapted structure for an arbitrary loading condition. The mathematical model is based on the remodeling (functional adaptation) of living systems. The model consists of identical cells which mechanically connect with each other. Each cell chang...

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Published inNihon Kikai Gakkai rombunshuu. A hen Vol. 61; no. 586; pp. 1416 - 1422
Main Authors Inou, Norio, Shimotai, Naoko, Kobayashi, Hiroki
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 1995
Subjects
Autonomous Distributed Systems
Cellular Automaton
Living Systems
Remodeling
Self-Organization
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ISSN0387-5008
1884-8338
1884-8338
DOI10.1299/kikaia.61.1416

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Summary:This paper describes a cellular automaton generating an adapted structure for an arbitrary loading condition. The mathematical model is based on the remodeling (functional adaptation) of living systems. The model consists of identical cells which mechanically connect with each other. Each cell changes its Young's modulus, sensing the mechanical condition around the cell. We examined the performance of the model, giving each cell local rules with a nonlinear relationship for the change in Young's modulus. The local rules are "death", "birth", and "split" as in living systems. The computer simulation showed that the model formed a clear framed structure satisfying the boundary condition.
ISSN:0387-5008
1884-8338
1884-8338
DOI:10.1299/kikaia.61.1416