Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #08326
To: BEAM beam@corp.sgi.com
From: Richard Caudle richard@cqc.com
Date: Friday, 17 December 1999 2:30
Subject: BEAM Flocking (HPV)
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Hello all!
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Wilf brought up something interesting the other day and IMHO is warrant=
s discourse: Photovore Flocking. =
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Migrating geese use a kind of location sound when flying in formation. =
AFAIK, it's just an "I'm here!" kind of thing. It should be relatively ea=
sy to build this kind of thing into a fairly un-complicated Photovore. My =
thinking is that there has to be a good BEAMish solution. =
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There needs to be a number of systems to the Herd PhotoVore (HPV). =
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1. Battery Power with solar charging capabilities!
2. Auditory sensors (for positive audiotropism)
3. Vocalization
4. Locomotion ('natch)
5. Vision (for positive phototropism)
6. Collision avoidance (feelers) =
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What I'm proposing that we do is to work on a joint project. It's work=
ing quite well on the Soccer Project and the PSH Project. =
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I feel that we need to push BEAM Tek forward. There is a vast pool of =
knowledge and creativity to draw from out there, so lets get off our collec=
tive duffs and take our hobby to a useful level!
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Brother Richard =
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Guardians of the sacred words: Nee, Ptang, and NeeWhon! =
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Hello all!
Wilf brought up something in=
teresting =
the other day and IMHO is warrants discourse: Photovore Floc=
king. =
Migrating geese use a kind o=
f =
location sound when flying in formation. AFAIK, it's just an &quo=
t;I'm =
here!" kind of thing. It should be relatively easy to build =
this =
kind of thing into a fairly un-complicated Photovore. My thinking=
is =
that there has to be a good BEAMish solution.
There needs to be a number o=
f systems =
to the Herd PhotoVore (HPV).
1. Battery Power =
with =
solar charging capabilities!
2. Auditory sensors (f=
or =
positive audiotropism)
3. Vocalization=
4. Locomotion =
('natch)
5. Vision (for positiv=
e =
phototropism)
6. Collision avoidance=
=
(feelers)
What I'm proposing that we d=
o is to =
work on a joint project. It's working quite well on the Soccer =
Project and the PSH Project.
I feel that we need =
to push BEAM Tek forward. There is a vast pool of =
knowledge and creativity to draw from out there, so lets get off our =
collective duffs and take our hobby to a useful level!
Guardians of the sacred word=
s: Nee, =
Ptang, and NeeWhon! =
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