Target Curves for Pick-up, Carry, and Drop Mobile Automata

Year: 2014 Authors: Gary R. Greenfield

Core claim

By adjusting the drop criterion, mobile automata can target a wide range of curves beyond circles, including ellipses, polar curves, and rotated Cartesian graphs.

Topics

mobile automata, target curves, algorithmic design, polar coordinates, cellular automata art

Domains

geometry, polar curves, Cartesian curves, parametric equations, algorithmic art, generative design, pattern composition, visualization

Methods

stochastic simulation, drop criterion modification, coordinate conversion, curve targeting

Media

grid cells, virtual sand grains, computer simulation, color grains

Source status

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